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We ask kids all the time what do they want to be when they grow up, they may answer astronaut or doctor or teacher and some of they may mean it! We ask again when they’re about to choose their GCSE options, the lucky ones will have an aim and know which road they’re heading down. […]
Two years ago I started working for Scope as the senior community officer. I saw the job advertised on Twitter and retweeted it saying how I wished I lived in London so I could apply. I got a reply saying that for the right applicant they would consider remote working and so I decided to […]
Last week I saw that Chloe from CPstudentblog was talking about an electric hot water bottle on Twitter and it made me curious and so I went onto amazon and ordered the Bauer electric hot water bottle and thought I would share my thoughts. It was £17.42 and because I have Amazon Prime I got […]
At the beginning of the year I got tickets for Eli and myself to go see Hamilton. And then for my birthday Eli surprised me with tickets for Les Miserables for the matinee on the same day! Hamilton is their fave show and they know every single word and Les Mis is my go to […]
No, not Cotton Headed ninny muggins. Or C**t. But Cancer. Today I’m writing about cancer. Before it feels too click baity, first up, I don’t have cancer, so no panicking!!! But I’m in the middle of a bit of a scare, so here goes… A few weeks ago I had a CT scan to take […]
Just a word of warning, this post has lots of graphic and medical images of my old stoma site healing and may not be suitable for everyone. So after the last surgery where they resited my stoma, the old site was left open. I was gobsmacked when I first saw it as I’d never seen […]
I got a message from someone on twitter today from a mum who is facing stoma surgery. “You have made a difference. You made me feel ok about stoma surgery, you help me to remember I’m not the only one feeling like this. These school holidays are breaking my heart, I feel so guilty for […]
At a time when everyone I know seems to be in such high stress mode, I was interested to read about 3D meditation from Bellabeat. I have used a few apps over the years to help with health, sleep and wellbeing, Im a big fan of the Sleep Well app that uses guided meditation to […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about work at the moment, I work for the brilliant charity Scope and have been off sick since my emergency surgery at the beginning of June. They have been great but that doesn’t stop me feelinh terribly guilty about having time off and the pressures that puts on my team. […]
This is surprisingly, a topic that I get a lot of messages about. People panicking about getting travel insurance when they have a current medical condition, such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease or an ostomy. My stoma has never stopped me travelling, and I always ensure I have good insurance, we are so lucky here in […]