Bright Life! Bright Life!
Last Sunday I headed out to Beeston Castle with the famalam. My work-life balance has been absolutely shocking lately and it was absolutely essential for me to get out and not think about teaching and lesson plans for a while. With my Tudor Gothic module coming to an end, I was craving some Gothic vibes; [...]
Hello, my little lightbulbs! I hope that you’re doing well and feeling good and grounded in yourself. I, personally, haven’t felt so grounded lately; the three-job-boomerang has left me feeling a little bit whiplashed, disorientated and out of sorts. To reconnect I’ve been prioritising activities that make me feel happy: spending time outside in nature, brain-dumping [...]
Exercise is an essential part of my week. It’s proven to have an absolute bouquet of benefits for the body, mind, and emotional wellbeing. One of the best things about exercise is that it’s very flexible; you can choose whatever exercise fits your lifestyle and ability; from running (sadly no more for me and my [...]
Phone phobia was a term originally coined for those, like me, who were scared of making or taking telephone calls. Beware the dreaded unknown number! Back in my admin assistant days, when I was working for my dad’s psychotherapy business, I would need a pep talk, a trip to the bathroom, and a spare piece [...]
I have spent the last couple of months eating and cooking some pretty good food, in the spirit of hibernation and comfort. I wanted to share some of my favourites with you guys. It might give you some inspiration to cook something new; to tweak one of the meals I mention or maybe it'll help [...]
Fleeting side glances and burning cheeks progress into declarations of love, gift-giving, cuddles, and all those lovely things that relationships bring. We’ve seen it in every single romance ever. Hetero boy meets hetero girl, their relationship builds until some great crisis occurs, they have a break and eventually return to each other and become stronger [...]
Hey lightbulbs! A few months back, you may have noticed the not-so-subtle changes made to this beautiful blogosphere. Yōkina Living became Akarui Lifestyle and, me being the amazing chaotic wonder that I am, there wasn’t much explanation as to why that was. Well...the wait is over! This post is going to chat about the reasons [...]
Where my average Joe’s at? My losers. Failures. People who don’t win pub quizzes or get promoted; who don’t get drinks bought for them or have 10k followers on social media; who maybe struggle to say the right thing sometimes (or all the time); who always seem to be going through something; who are late [...]
Hello my little lightbulbs! You guys know that I love an early rise. Getting up early and cracking on with the day gives me such an energy boost: I'm more productive, active and positive when I'm up early and I'm always striving to be up as early as possible . This wasn't always the case [...]
Hello there my little lightbulbs! I’m back in the UK after spending a couple of months in Guernsey, a small island between the UK and France (not a town near London like I originally thought). What started as a short visit blossomed into a longer working holiday. I got a job as a bartender, travelled [...]
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