Overview In 2022, I had very bad anxiety. This wreaked havoc on my digestion. I felt that certain foods, especially those containing gluten and dairy and spicy food, aggravated my symptoms. In July that year, I decided to go on a gluten-free diet and reduce my dairy intake. There were a few occasions on which … Continue reading Love Free From March 2024 Gluten-Free Subscription Box Review
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2022: A Year in Review
My nine most liked Instagram photos of 2022 2022 has been a whirlwind of a year. Despite issues with my physical and mental health as well as dealing with bereavement, I stayed with my parents more often this year than I did last year. Here are the peaks and troughs of 2022: January My purple … Continue reading 2022: A Year in Review
How I’ve Been Coping During Localised Lockdowns, Tiers, Lockdown 2.0, Lockdown 3.0 and the Roadmap Out of Lockdown 3.0
Since my blog post about how I've coped with the first lockdown as an autistic person (I published that post in July 2020 when I believed that there was still a lockdown albeit with eased restrictions), I feel that certain things have changed, some for the better and some for the worse. In this blog … Continue reading How I’ve Been Coping During Localised Lockdowns, Tiers, Lockdown 2.0, Lockdown 3.0 and the Roadmap Out of Lockdown 3.0
2020: A Year in Review (updated 2nd January 2021)
2020 has been an unusual year and not necessarily in a good way. It was the year of a global pandemic, some online friendships ending, coming across more online negativity than ever before, losing an elderly relative and not seeing my parents in person until September. Despite all these points, there were some more lighthearted … Continue reading 2020: A Year in Review (updated 2nd January 2021)
The Body Shop Autumn/Winter 2020 Haul
This blog post is based on the ideas of Favourite Autumn/Halloween Bath & Shower Products and What's In My Autumn Haul Shopping Bag? as part of the Blogtober with BOA challenge by Louna from Bursts of Autumn. I was originally going to publish this post purely about The Body Shop's Vanilla Pumpkin Shower Gel, an … Continue reading The Body Shop Autumn/Winter 2020 Haul
My Favourite Autumn Beverages
In my eighth blog post as part of the Blogtober with BOA challenge by Louna from Bursts of Autumn, I share with you my favourite beverages I drink in the autumn. Peppermint tea Not only do I love drinking this in the autumn, but I drink this all year around. This is my go-to hot … Continue reading My Favourite Autumn Beverages
Autumn Food and Baking
As a keen foodie, I am thankful to share with you my favourite autumn meals and baked goods, particularly those I've cooked, made and eaten this autumn in my seventh post as part of the Blogtober with BOA challenge by Louna from Bursts of Autumn. Fray Bentos Pies (Minced Beef & Onion and Just Chicken), … Continue reading Autumn Food and Baking
Things I’m Grateful For
In my sixth post as part of Louna from Bursts of Autumn’s Blogtober challenge, I will share with you some things I’m extremely grateful for, especially during these uncertain times. Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com The hard work from frontline workers such as NHS staff, shop assistants, emergency services staff, my house support staff … Continue reading Things I’m Grateful For
A Day in the Life of Me
In my fourth blog post as part of a Blogtober challenge by Louna from Bursts of Autumn, I will share you a typical day in my life where I volunteer from home. I volunteer for a neurodivergent recruitment agency called Exceptional Individuals 2 days a week from 11am until 5pm usually on a Monday and … Continue reading A Day in the Life of Me
10 Things I Love about the Autumn
As suggested by Louna from Bursts of Autumn, here are the things I love about autumn. All photography is mine except the photos that are by Pixabay on Pexels.com while my dad took the photos of my mum and I at St James's Park. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Fallen leaves in various shades of … Continue reading 10 Things I Love about the Autumn
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