I’ve been thinking about you again. When I think of how I feel about us, I imagine a railway line between the city and you. I think of every landscape, every newsagent, every town along the way. Really, there isn’t much distance between us but when you take in all that exists between the city …
Author: Sarah-Louise
On Not Being a “Hustler” & My New Podcast
I’ve now worked full-time in digital marketing for 5 years. Largely, I really enjoy what I do and I work hard at it. I’m passionate about ethical marketing and working with small businesses. I get to write for a living on a range of different topics and I’ve learned so much from working with all …
The Fibroid Diaries Entry #2 – No Surgery?!
The last time I wrote about fibroids, I said I was expecting to undergo short-term menopause before having a myomectomy (fibroid removal surgery). I was never really nervous about the surgery, I’m not afraid of hospitals, needles, any of that. I’m good with it. I was, however, pretty afraid of short-term menopause. I didn’t …
January 2019 – Good Chaos
I left 2018 with a message of hope. Tired hope. A little “just let me rest my eyes a minute” before tackling a new year. I was beaten down, fed up and ready to really start living again. 2018 was a strange year. I left my job expecting to have surgery and then a better …
My New Year Wish
May there be braver days ahead of us Wiser days Kinder days If we can’t see it, feel it then I hope we can create it May 2019 be the year of giving a shit We can’t afford not to May we be steadfast in our empathy May we continue to be resilient If not …
It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop
It seems fitting that this December, my number one song is a Frightened Rabbit one. It’s a dark but lightly hopeful song which, I guess, sums up a lot of their lyrics, really. I spent a weekend this month with American friends who’d travelled over to do Sleep in the Park and come to terms …
The Woman I Am At 29
I’m the friend that has The Stories. Stories of sharing my most excessive nights with people that I’d previously never met, going home with men I hated, flying to the other side of the country with only £10 to my name to salvage a relationship I wasn’t sure that I wanted – only to …
A Weekend in Riga
A taxi, a flight, a bus and a long walk brought us to our apartment in Riga. Riga wasn’t really on my bucket list. I didn’t know much about it, to be honest until I met a Latvian person. I’m ashamed at how little I knew about such a hugely fascinating corner of the world. …
What Did I Miss?
Imagine me jazzing onto my blog like Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton when he returns to America. If that is lost on you, just picture me awkwardly doing jazz hands. I’m baaack! From Abba to Zappa has been my longest-running blog, ever. I’ve had countless LiveJournal, WordPress, Blogger, etc accounts since I was 12 years old(!) …
Slowing down with the Gudak App
I’ve never fully understood the sentiment of being frustrated at people for not sharing their “real” lives online. Instagram is a curated feed mostly full of people’s happiest or most idyllic moments. Of course, it is. There aren’t many of us that think to take a photo of the more dull, lonely, sad hours …