My Experience With Migraine and Headaches

Something I have struggled with since the age of about sixteen is headaches and migraines. Before that age, I'd never experienced either, but by my mid-teens the headaches started, and gradually over the last fifteen years they've increased in frequency and severity. I avoid talking about my experiences with headaches and migraines because people think "Oh, she's just got a bit of a headache" but a migraine is far, far worse. At my worst, I've been admitted to hospital for my migraines and ended up in A&E on countless occasions because of how bad they get.

How I'm Getting Organised With A Bullet Journal

The start of the new year gave me the perfect excuse I needed to start a new diary. I'm a sucker for crafting, scrapbooking and planning but I just really don't have the time to keep up with all of them these days. Between the kids, the business, the blog and the Mr, well I just don't have as much time for hobbies as I would like. I've also taken on so much in the last six months, most notably my new son Hayden who is now five months old, but also a whole new business and I'm full time blogging at the moment as well. So it's very full on! And trying to organise everything is a nightmare. Try finding a diary or planner that will help me keep track of everything I need to know for even just one of these areas is tricky, let alone a diary that would suit my needs for organising ALL of these areas together.

Gift Guide: The Candle Edit

If there's one thing I love as much as make-up, it's scented candles. Scented Candles are my thing. I've got far too many to count in my house and I constantly have them burning to make my home smell lovely. We wear perfume for ourselves, so why wouldn't we scent our house too? Plus you can get some absolutely amazing scented candles and it would be a shame to stick to just one wouldn't it? So I tend to buy them all, yes, I buy a LOT of candles because I love them so much. Plus candles make such fantastic gifts - everyone loves a good scented candle after all. You can't go wrong with giving a scented candle as a gift, it's just about finding the right one for the person you're giving it to. So, to make life easier, from one candle addict to another, here's my 2017 Gift Guide: The Candle Edit...

Gift Guide For The Grown Up Disney Fan

It's here! It's here! It's finally here! The start of the 2017 Lady Writes Christmas Gift Guides! I have been SUPER excited to start these posts and have been frantically collating the best of the best for each category I had in mind. (It's made for some seriously fun shopping trips, let me tell you!) I thought I'd kick off my Gift Guides with a bit of a fun one, and one that all the girlie-girls out there will love...Gift Ideas For The Grown Up Disney Fan.

30 Things I've Learnt in 30 Years

Seeing as I turned 30 yesterday, it seemed like the appropriate time to have a bit of fun and also seriously reflect on some of the many things I've learnt in the past 30 years.Some are silly and lighthearted, some are a touch more serious, but altogether I'd say these are some of the most profound...except the one about chocolate and Gin...

Norma & Dorothy - The Best Place for Personalised Stationery & Gifts

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When it comes to stationery, I'm obsessed with all things pretty. I love to look at pretty cards, stationery, prints and gifts that I can buy for every occasion - and just for myself and my home. I love those independent shops and boutiques that seem to carry the most beautiful products that you just won't find anywhere else and one of my newest online discoveries for this was Norma & Dorothy.

Fluoxetine - One Year On. My Story With Depression

This weekend marked a huge moment for me in the last few years. The day went by unmarked, it wasn't celebrated or talked about - because no-one else knew that this weekend was exactly one year since I stopped taking Fluoxitine.  My history with depression isn't one I talk about online very often, in fact I've never blogged about it. It's not the sort of thing I hide, I think the stigma surrounding depression needs to be banished forever, but I also prefer to play those cards a little closer to my chest for practical reasons. Mostly being that one day my son will be able to read the things I write online. But my depression battle is one that will likely continue for the rest of my life.

10 Things I Didn't Learn Until My Late Twenties

I'm 28 and although I'm terrified about reaching the big 3-0 next year, I've actually enjoyed my late twenties far more than my earlier ones. I think it's because the older we get, the more comfortable with ourselves we become. Heck, maybe we all just chill out?! I know I have.

I've also found that in my late twenties I've learned far more than I did when I was in my younger ones, and maybe that's because I've just accepted more about myself, my life and my surroundings. This life stage has taught me far more than any other and if that's a sign of things to come then I genuinely look forward to what 30, 40 and beyond brings. However there are some lessons that didn't take root until my late twenties, things that feel particularly poignant to this age. Things like...