I was severely bullied at school in Birmingham, whilst studying for my GCSEs so, when I was 15, I decided to move to Buckinghamshire to live with my Mum and Stepdad. Off I went, with two cracked ribs, lumps of missing hair and a seriously bruised sense of myself. I’d been broken down by my
I remember reading somewhere that when it comes to missing someone there is a clear difference between the man and the woman. When a woman is missing someone or something, she feels it immediately, whereas the man, well it takes him a little longer to realise what it is he is missing. Which leads me
The world we live in is fixated with love, fixated with finding ‘our person’ not just that but the whole love, dating and relationships saga. It is everywhere. We scroll through social media seeing couple after couple, we talk to our friends about it, we download tinder, we delete tinder and we go around and
If you had asked me 10-15 years ago, where I would see myself at 33, I would have 100% told you, married with at least two children. Those of you who have read some of my other blogs, will know what happened on the marriage side, and it’s not something I am against, but I’m
Comparing myself to myself – that’s a thinker! Let me start from the beginning: I did quite a random thing the other night (don’t get any ideas!) I was scrolling through my Instagram, right back to about three years ago when I posted nearly everyday. Remembering an innocent time when engagement and likes wasn’t such
Ah social media, we love it and then we hate it all in the same day. For me, if I’m in a good place it can be a great way of connecting with my friends, meeting new people and swapping posts with like-minded Instagrammers. However, if I’m having a bad day it can majorly affect
Dear Donna, Just over six years ago the love of my life cut ties with me and said that he didn’t believe in us as a couple anymore, that he didn’t love me and that he didn’t want to be friends. He completely cut me out of his life. I was deeply hurt and traumatised
Hi guys! I thought today would be a good time to address a couple of misconceptions within the beauty community. I mean, obviously I can’t speak for everyone, so these views and experiences are entirely my own. This post is inspired by the lovely Hollife (in case you don’t already know, Holly is a beauty
When I thought about healing, I used to think I would heal in a certain amount of time and that would be that. I would pick the pieces back up and move on with my life. I thought of myself in two versions, the broken me and the healed me, and the two never crossed
Dear Donna, I’m a perpetually single 30-something who’s never had a long term relationship because I just haven’t found anybody who I’ve really wanted to be with for more than a couple of months. However someone who I’ve been good friends with for over four years now has admitted to me that he does like
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I was severely bullied at school in Birmingham, whilst studying for my GCSEs so, when I was 15, I decided to move to Buckinghamshire to live with my Mum and Stepdad. Off I went, with two cracked ribs, lumps of missing hair and a seriously bruised sense of myself. I’d been broken down by my tormentors and I hated school.…
I remember reading somewhere that when it comes to missing someone there is a clear difference between the man and the woman. When a woman is missing someone or something, she feels it immediately, whereas the man, well it takes him a little longer to realise what it is he is missing. Which leads me to wonder, if that is…
The world we live in is fixated with love, fixated with finding ‘our person’ not just that but the whole love, dating and relationships saga. It is everywhere. We scroll through social media seeing couple after couple, we talk to our friends about it, we download tinder, we delete tinder and we go around and round in search of finding…
If you had asked me 10-15 years ago, where I would see myself at 33, I would have 100% told you, married with at least two children. Those of you who have read some of my other blogs, will know what happened on the marriage side, and it’s not something I am against, but I’m not overly concerned that I…
Comparing myself to myself - that's a thinker! Let me start from the beginning: I did quite a random thing the other night (don’t get any ideas!) I was scrolling through my Instagram, right back to about three years ago when I posted nearly everyday. Remembering an innocent time when engagement and likes wasn’t such a hot button issue with…
Ah social media, we love it and then we hate it all in the same day. For me, if I’m in a good place it can be a great way of connecting with my friends, meeting new people and swapping posts with like-minded Instagrammers. However, if I’m having a bad day it can majorly affect my mood and how I…
Dear Donna, Just over six years ago the love of my life cut ties with me and said that he didn't believe in us as a couple anymore, that he didn't love me and that he didn't want to be friends. He completely cut me out of his life. I was deeply hurt and traumatised by this. Around six weeks…
Hi guys! I thought today would be a good time to address a couple of misconceptions within the beauty community. I mean, obviously I can’t speak for everyone, so these views and experiences are entirely my own. This post is inspired by the lovely Hollife (in case you don’t already know, Holly is a beauty and lifestyle YouTuber. She specialises…
When I thought about healing, I used to think I would heal in a certain amount of time and that would be that. I would pick the pieces back up and move on with my life. I thought of myself in two versions, the broken me and the healed me, and the two never crossed paths, but healing isn’t like…
Dear Donna, I’m a perpetually single 30-something who’s never had a long term relationship because I just haven’t found anybody who I’ve really wanted to be with for more than a couple of months. However someone who I’ve been good friends with for over four years now has admitted to me that he does like me romantically and would like…