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Writer. Worrier.

Exploring why I never feel “good enough”.

9 min read with introspection and lists

anxietyaboutthefuture, dealingwithimpostersyndrome, hedonictreadmillandsuccess, introspection, notfeelinggoodenough, personalblog, personaldevelopment, reachingpersonalgoals, societyexpectations, strugglingwithmyambitions, thelazyslinky

Isolation Diaries #4: I am scared of outside also I broke my shoulder.

4 min read about normal things.

anxious working from home, covid blog, covid diary, don't want to leave my house, funny blog, lockdown anxiety, lockdown diary, shoulder pain gp, socially awkward in quarantine, thelazyslinky, visiting gp during lockdown

My Childhood God was the Best God.

4 min read about how I wrapped my head around God as a child.

anecdote, blogger, childhood confusion, explaining God to children, funny stories, longreads, perception of God, personal story, positive religious stuff, religious childhood, thelazyslinky, what does god look like

I have a pointless bathtub.

3 min read about my bathtub

anecdote, bad water tank, blogger, cheekylandlords, funny blog, house design, no hot water, renter problems, rubbish bath, thelazyslinky

Why I truly, madly, desperately want to learn how to sew my own clothes

10 min read exploring self-image and fashion

#handmadewardrobe, clothesdontfit, clothingsizes, consofstandardisedsizing, diygoals, giveyourselftime, makemyclothes, nationalsewingmonth2020, pakistanimums, pakistanisewing, personaldevelopment, personalgoals, sewingblog, sewingblogger, sewinglife, standardizedsizing, workinprogress

My brain gaslights me when I fail: you’re not as bad as you think

6 min read. Will help you feel better about your failures.

areepiphaniesalwaystrue, catastrophizingatwork, copingwithfailure, feelinglikeafailure, funnyblog, keeptrying, lemonade, lifegivesyoulemons, overcomingfailureatwork, overwhelmedbywork, stressatanewjob, stressedteacher, teachingonline, thelazyslinky

Pick a side on BLM.

We do not live in Judge Dredd world. Sylvester Stallone can’t go “judgement: death” and pew pew pew at a criminal.

black lives matter, BLM, blogblm, edwardcolston, emotionallabourofracism, icantbreathe, istheukasbadasamericaracism, opiniononblm, pickingaside, policebrutality, racism, racismintheuk, removingstatuesUK, riotsandvandalismprotests, systemicracism, systemicracismintheuk, thelazyslinky

Isolation Diaries #3: people reacted to my DIY face mask

3 hours and four bleeding fingers later, I had a mask. It was… clumsy. And frayed. And wonky. But it was mine.

aldishoppingsafe, coronovirusdiary, coronovirusstress, feelweirdwearingmask, makingdiyfacemask, peoplenotsocialdistancing, shoppingwithamask, shouldimakemyownmask, socialdistancingshopping, wearingmaskforshopping

5 Ways Quarantine Has Changed Us

Are we all just hibernating slugs? Yes. Yes we are. And now that we know this. We cannot un-know it.

adaptingtolockdown, copingwithquaratine, dietduringquarantine, funnyblog, lifeunderlockdown, mentalhealthunderquarantine, positivearticles, quarantineimpact, sleepproblemsquarantine

Signs You Might Not Be A Runner

“We are writing in response to your recent decision to go for a run along the canal.”

exercise during lockdown, funny blog, isolation, lockdown, lockdown diary, lockdown life, NHS, parody, quarantine blog, quarantine story, running not good, runningafteralongtime, staying healthy, struggling to stay fit during lockdown, why you shouldn't run

Isolation Diaries #2: plant fiend husband

There’s this gleam in his eye that could burn planets. I need to draw the line somewhere.

coronovirus stress, couples in isolation, dealing with isolation, gardening indoors, humour, lockdown experience, relationships in lockdown, self-isolation, working from home

Isolation Diaries #1: Time and Potential

I played with my mute button to see if anyone noticed . They didn’t.

couples in isolation, dealing with isolation, humour, introvert isolation, new projects, self-isolation

Aren’t job interviews weird?

You might be thinking I’m having a bit of a moan. But I love interviews.

advice, culture, employment, humour, interviews, jobs, opinion, work

Am I Enjoying Unemployment?

There’s something about that moment just after you end a job and have yet to start fully panicking about your next one.

advice, blogger, career goals, culture, employment, hobbies, society, teacher, unemployment, work

And now, I am become Scrooge

English teachers can make a lot of money in China. Especially if you work in an international school or within … More

career goals, expat lifestyle, frugal, life choices, life plan, millennial, saving money, scrooge

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