Today is my 19th birthday.  It comes at the end of one of the most emotionally draining, challenging, strange months I've ever lived. I recently talked about how I was struggling massively with conflicting situation and feeling (read here). Balancing the pain and upset of an unexpected, hard breakup, with the excitement and pride of my book and career success left me feeling...

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built countless friendships. walked away from toxic friends. completed college did myself proud with revision learnt how high my pain tolerance is survived surgery and recovery while dealing with a sickness phobia. made my teachers and family proud. cut my own hair X2 achieved AAAA at A-Level and got into uni, exceeding my offer. watched my sister graduate. began going out, and got...

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The other day I was catching up with Jade from SimplyJadey, and she got talking about her upcoming GCSEs. Revision and exam time has come round again so so quickly, but uni exams are definitely very different so I feel a little more free than the me that was sitting exams the last 4 year. Having got through all my secondary exams, GCSEs,...

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Jacket - Oxfam (originally asos)Top - VulgarJeans - TopshopSandals - Primark I haven't been doing so well lately. There's a lot, a lot, going on in my life at the moment, both good and bad. I feel like I've just noticed how much my life is splitting directly down the middle of overwhelming success and happiness, and overwhelming emotions of loneliness and a...

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Today I went to Baltic in Gateshead while I'm on a little tour of the North East art scene. All the exhibitions were amazing, the building itself is glorious, topped off with some amazing weather. But I felt like I needed to talk a little about one exhibition; Disappearance At Sea - Mare Nostrum Disappearance At Sea is a collaborative piece created by artists...

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chrysalism. n. the amniotic tranquillity of being indoors during a thunderstorm, listening to waves of rain pattering against the roof like an argument upstairs, whose muffled words are unintelligible but whose crackling release of built-up tension you understand perfectly. My first book chrysalism is available for pre-order now and you can get yours HERE ready for release on April 24th. This book is so...

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