CATS and tears

CATS and tears

Work’s weighing on me today. My manager’s got this whole vibe going, and I’m front and center in it. Sharp tone, public digs that feel like Im on target. Pretty sure I am. I still catch the patterns though. I note them down like a detective. I’ve always been like that as without doing so [...]

Working from home

Working from home

I love working from home. I have done since 2019 and fully appreciate how much better my productivity is and the work life balance. In fact I work better than I ever have and I can thoughtfully attribute that to no people = better worker me. Maybe I just don’t like people? I’ve learnt that [...]

YOGA

YOGA

I set up a whole yoga corner from Chez Moi. The shelving, plants, mat rolled out, the full “I’m a person who has namaste etched in my soul vibes” Then I sat on the sun lounger, admired it for 12 minutes, imagined myself doing a perfect downward dog, and immediately got tired from the thought [...]

2 for 1

2 for 1

Sometimes you come across two pieces that don’t just work together, they feel like they were designed as a pair from the start. That’s exactly what happened with these from Chez Moi. Same palette, same textures, same quiet little details that tie everything together. No adjusting. No standing there rotating items for 20 minutes. Both [...]

Cracking headache

Cracking headache

Today I woke up with a cracking headache the kind that politely reminds you that spending half the night glued to your phone creating tiny AI characters was, in fact, a questionable life choice. So today,I reset. No chaos, no screens, no questionable midnight creativity. Just me, a chair, a decent book, and a strong [...]

The Dressing table

The Dressing table

The dressing table isn’t about makeup. It’s about a moment. A small, quiet pause before the world starts asking things of you. Mine in reality isn’t glamorous. It’s cluttered, chaotic, and hiding at least three lip glosses I thought I forgot I had, covered in dust. This is where I arrive for the day. Some [...]

LETS DINE under the “Shingles”

LETS DINE under the “Shingles”

If I could sit down comfortably right now at a dining table, I’d probably be writing this with a cup of tea and a biscuit I don’t need. Instead, I’m uncomfortable in pain and itching and driving myself nuts with trying to get comfortable. Why? Because I have shingles. Found out yesterday. After a long [...]

Relax

Relax

I swear this weekend cannot come quick enough. The past few weeks felt like wading through treacle… uphill… carrying everyone else’s nonsense in a Tesco bag for life. My body is aching, and every joint has decided to sync itself into a concertina effect. There’s just so much on my plate right now responsibilities, overthinking, [...]

The balance is not balancing

The balance is not balancing

I ended work feeling oddly mature today, like a person who might own matching undies. I don’t. I actually don’t. So I checked my bank account, because it’s payday this week. A bold and foolish act upon my part. I don’t know what fantasy I was living in, why did I bother? Deluding myself to [...]

Nobody’s Child

Nobody’s Child

This weekend I read Nobodys Child by Virginia Giuffre and I wasn’t prepared for how much it would stay with me. I picked it up thinking I’d read a few pages before bed. Except it wasn’t a few pages. It was fifty. Then another fifty. And before I knew it, I’d finished it. I couldn’t [...]