Dear Donna, I’m a white nearly-thirty woman wanting your advice as a woman of colour as to what I should do. The death of George Floyd has woken me to the reality of racism. I feel regretful that it has taken until now for me to realise how bad it is, but I want to
I think it’s safe to say pretty much every aspect of life as we know it has been impacted by Covid-19 to one degree or another, and it is hard to imagine any sector coming through the other side completely unscathed. Of course, our primary focus has been on our unbelievable key workers: from the
Before this pandemic, I rarely, actually, I never talked about politics. Purely because it’s a subject that doesn’t interest me and I wouldn’t have a clue how to initiate a conversation with it. I just know who the prime minister is and where he lives. And Brexit. I know the word Brexit. Nowadays I’m always
My Mam and me were chatting about Facebook one evening, generally about the stuff that people post on there. She then happened to mention that one of her Facebook friends had posted about her mental health on one of her statuses, something my Mam thought was wrong. Something which I disagreed with. Something that I
I’ve been wondering about this for a while. I don’t identify as a mummy blogger, but you could say I am one. After all, my social handles are ‘Divamum’ —kind of a give away. Did I used to fall solely into this category – I don’t know. Do any ‘mum bloggers’ define themselves as just
I wouldn’t say this is necessarily the Corona talking, rather that the Corona has amplified a feeling that I’ve been suppressing for some time now. The anxiousness of the lockdown has been a trigger for longstanding but previously ignored concerns which are now frenetically bubbling to the surface. It’s week seven of lockdown (or is
The start of 2020 feels like a million lightyears ago. We’ve been in lockdown for what feels like a lifetime and I think it is safe to say that we’re all desperate to get back to normality and live normally again. But – us wanting to leave the house and do whatever we please may
As lock-down rumours swirled in the office and shoppers began to stockpile Pasta ’N’ Sauce packets like it was freshers’ week again, I started to ponder over the inevitable self-isolation and what that would look like for me as a twenty-something year old single, self-employed woman living by herself. I’m no stranger to sitting with
Scrolling through my Insta feed, conscious that my weekly screentime has soared since the start of lockdown but still wanting to nose on how everyone’s been adapting, I saw a post by @ThereSheGlowsBlog_ that said “Pretty is not the rent you pay to exist in this world as a woman” and it knocked me sideways.
By tapping into positive patterns that work for others, can help you achieve your goals. Like many during this lockdown period, we have been educating ourselves with online seminars and encouraging our creativity, to keep our minds ticking over and becoming our better selves. I have noticed a trend in the things mentioned, and have
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Dear Donna, I’m a white nearly-thirty woman wanting your advice as a woman of colour as to what I should do. The death of George Floyd has woken me to the reality of racism. I feel regretful that it has taken until now for me to realise how bad it is, but I want to make amends for that by…
I think it’s safe to say pretty much every aspect of life as we know it has been impacted by Covid-19 to one degree or another, and it is hard to imagine any sector coming through the other side completely unscathed. Of course, our primary focus has been on our unbelievable key workers: from the astonishing NHS staff and care…
Before this pandemic, I rarely, actually, I never talked about politics. Purely because it's a subject that doesn't interest me and I wouldn't have a clue how to initiate a conversation with it. I just know who the prime minister is and where he lives. And Brexit. I know the word Brexit. Nowadays I'm always complaining about something to do…
My Mam and me were chatting about Facebook one evening, generally about the stuff that people post on there. She then happened to mention that one of her Facebook friends had posted about her mental health on one of her statuses, something my Mam thought was wrong. Something which I disagreed with. Something that I made her aware of is…
I’ve been wondering about this for a while. I don’t identify as a mummy blogger, but you could say I am one. After all, my social handles are ‘Divamum’ —kind of a give away. Did I used to fall solely into this category - I don’t know. Do any ‘mum bloggers’ define themselves as just such? I know where it…
I wouldn’t say this is necessarily the Corona talking, rather that the Corona has amplified a feeling that I’ve been suppressing for some time now. The anxiousness of the lockdown has been a trigger for longstanding but previously ignored concerns which are now frenetically bubbling to the surface. It’s week seven of lockdown (or is it eight? Don’t even bother…
The start of 2020 feels like a million lightyears ago. We've been in lockdown for what feels like a lifetime and I think it is safe to say that we're all desperate to get back to normality and live normally again. But - us wanting to leave the house and do whatever we please may not be the best idea…
As lock-down rumours swirled in the office and shoppers began to stockpile Pasta ’N’ Sauce packets like it was freshers’ week again, I started to ponder over the inevitable self-isolation and what that would look like for me as a twenty-something year old single, self-employed woman living by herself. I’m no stranger to sitting with my own company, having combatted…
Scrolling through my Insta feed, conscious that my weekly screentime has soared since the start of lockdown but still wanting to nose on how everyone’s been adapting, I saw a post by @ThereSheGlowsBlog_ that said “Pretty is not the rent you pay to exist in this world as a woman” and it knocked me sideways. It felt like an epiphany.…
By tapping into positive patterns that work for others, can help you achieve your goals. Like many during this lockdown period, we have been educating ourselves with online seminars and encouraging our creativity, to keep our minds ticking over and becoming our better selves. I have noticed a trend in the things mentioned, and have compiled a list of seven…