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09/06/2022

On slowing down, whether you want to or not

I am writing to you from the grass on a little green in town. SUMMER IS HERE. I did realise – after I’d scanned the area carefully and sat down – that I was right next to a fag end, and it might be about to rain, but still. SUMMER. I even brought coffee and… Continue reading

brain chat, Health

chronic illness, chronic pain, sitting outside, slow living, surviving British summer, tarot coffee mug, The Guardian
06/02/2016

Stories From the Bathroom Floor

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Complaints, February 2016, Food, Paywall

Blogging101, chronic illness, clean eating, fodmap diet, food blogging, foodie, IBS, Indifferent Ignorance, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, onions

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When I began this blog in 2009, I was a teenager. That’s why you’ll find some posts have been hidden behind a paywall. I was an incredibly different, less eloquent person when I was a teen, so if you want to read the thoughts of that teenager, you can join the No. 1 Readers’ Club for access.

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This blog continues to evolve with me. My favourite topics are books and reading, travel adventures, the extensive works of up and coming rock band My Chemical Romance and the occasional update about my life and work as an author and scriptwriter. I’m also interested in digital minimalism, how we can solve environmental issues and why it’s probably a better idea to make a cup of tea than it is to shout at people you disagree with.

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chronic illness

On slowing down, whether you want to or not

Stories From the Bathroom Floor