Bright Life! Bright Life!
I’m writing this post by hot-spotting the data from my phone to my laptop, in my car, which I’ve parked in one of the few areas in the town with a connection. This post isn’t going to be my best and I’m sure it’s going to be full of typos and it's lacking images, so [...]
On 21st June (the summer solstice!) I turned 23. This comes a month before I leave the life that I built for myself in Japan and return to the UK to find out what happens next. For anyone who follows the blog, you guys will know that my 22nd year has been a rough one. [...]
It’s been 13 weeks since I started my fitness plan, the Golden Triangle and 7 weeks since I introduced it to you guys. I thought it was a good time to give you an update! For anyone who hasn’t read about it, the Golden Triangle is my three-point, daily fitness plan that I created to [...]
Low self-esteem is a pain, like, dementor sucking at your face kind of pain. The first thing we do when we’re in pain nowadays is Google the remedies. As a fellow low-self-esteem-dabbler and confidence-boost-article-searcher I’ve done my bit of ground research. Searching how to help low self-esteem can bring up some amazing resources and I’ve [...]
When we think of progress we immediately think of numbers- how much more money did I make, how many pounds did I lose, how many words did I write? We like progress that we can quantify. Ironically, one of the things holding us back from progress is something unquantifiable and quite abstract. So what could [...]
I started running in 2018 when I came to Japan. I hardly knew anyone, the closest gym was a 40-minute drive away and I thought running would be the best way to explore the abundance of nature that was around me. Before then, I didn't run. Ever. Even in the gym, I’d choose to walk [...]
I’ve been hand-writing letters since I was 16, when my friend moved a couple of hours away for college. I decided it would be cool to write to him, even though we could always message and call. It was like retro and cute af. From then, writing became a bonus way to keep up with [...]
White pythons dwelling in castles, monkey mountains and now… owls!? That trip to Beppu was certainly animal-orientated! On our way home from Beppu we stopped off in the small onsen town of Yufuin. This town is often preferred by travellers when compared to its...less...polished neighbour (but I prefer the raffishness of Beppu). For me, Yufuin [...]
This week's post is a special one! I'm sharing my super awesome, surprisingly easy fitness and weight-loss strategy with you guys. I've been pretty consistent in following this self-made plan for the last six weeks now and I'm happy to say that I'm already seeing results! I've lost 7kg (15 pounds) so far, without major [...]
It’s like laughing at something that looks funny from a distance, then having it run at you full force and realising that you were laughing at a giant fucking cave troll. COVID-19 wiggled into my consciousness at the end of January. Before then I was focused on going back to the UK for Christmas and [...]
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