Bright Life! Bright Life!
Hello my lightbulbs! How have you been? I had a draft ready for you last week, but my laptop decided that it was hungry and swallowed it whole; I hope it was delicious. Since we last spoke - I completed my Masters in Education (wahoo!) and am awaiting results (wish me luck!). I also finished [...]
Hello my lightbulbs, I hope that you're doing well. After a reflective and, I suppose, existential post last time; I wanted to write something a little lighter. Maybe update you on the dot-Jess hunt! Things have been slowly becoming a little clearer, I'm happy to announce. By no means smooth, nor easy, nor necessarily completely [...]
Hello my lightbulbs! I hope that you’re doing well. Our more frequent chats have meant a lot to me and I'm hoping to keep them going! I had originally written this post in early February and then lingered to post it. Since then, so much more has happened and I suppose it’s even more relevant. [...]
Hello, my little lightbulbs! How’ve you been since we last spoke? It’s not been too long, has it? There’s a change in the waters perhaps, a more consistent Jess could be floating just around the corner. I truly hope so. Every time I come to this blog, stitch my words together, and feel that I [...]
Hello my little lightbulbs! How have you been? I’m sure you can guess from the title that I have been doing swimmingly; blessed with good fortune, divine light and serendipitous circumstance. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case and things haven’t been too great for me recently. I have managed to slowly and gradually creep away [...]
Hello my little lightbulbs! A year has passed and so, like Michael Bublé at Christmas, I have risen to grace you all with my presence. My goal was to write to you all sooner than fourteen months… thirteen is still a win, right? Istanbul, April 2025 I hope that you’ve been keeping well! How have [...]
The path heading down to the canal was shadowed by a canopy of trees and as I walked downhill it felt like everything was in HD. Bird calls were sharper, the fragrant smell of the waterside plants was stronger, ducks were chillin’ out on the canal and everything just felt better. I wasn’t under the [...]