I must apologise to you guys for the delay in updating. There's just been so
much going on recently that I've been a little overwhelmed, to be perfectly
honest! Unfortunately, this summer—alongside gifting the UK with an abnormally
rainy August—has dealt a fair whack of bad news to the household. I've handled the
problems but there were a few hairy moments along the way—and I was definitely
forced to follow the advice I gave out in these blogs!
The good news is that I should have some fun and interesting blogs coming
up! I've got lots of exciting trips planned and I'll update you on those over
the next few months, as I embark on a variety of interesting new adventures!
I'm also going to continue posting more self-help articles. I always feel
like I'm preaching a little bit with those—but I only post things which have
positively helped me or friends. I know there’s always going to be things on my
blog that people don’t agree with, for whatever reason, because everyone has
their own beliefs and thoughts, but hopefully there will be some helpful tips
here.
I see life as an empty book where we can write our beliefs and make our own
choices—and sometimes we might find a spark of an idea which resonates so
strongly within us that we are compelled to ‘magpie’ it, as we create our own
life story. There’s so much potential in all of us and each fresh chapter
brings with it exciting new experiences for us to try. It is never too late to scribble out old ideas and start again on a fresh blank page.
Since being diagnosed with coeliac disease, I have been on a mission to find
delicious gluten-free food and will be adding a few gluten-free recipes to the
blog, too. Truthfully, the first few months felt like a prison sentence had
been issued (and anyone who says gluten-free bread tastes nice is definitely
lying) but things do get easier as your body adjusts to the different tastes.
Note: If anyone has recently been
diagnosed and would like extra support, I'm happy to post up advice and helpful
tips. Whether you have coeliac disease or gluten intolerance, you don't have to
suffer alone!
I've also been dipping into the gaming world again recently. My days of
playing Dota 2 on Steam are few and far between now but I've loved indulging in
spending more time on the X-Box 360, especially on RPG games (Mass Effect is my
newest love since finishing Dragon Age). I can’t pretend to be amazing at
any of the games but I definitely enjoy them.
For a while, I've been toying over whether or not to upload some poetry that
I've been working on—but I might leave that for now. I've spent the last few
months, in between working lots, editing a novel. I’ll probably never submit it
to a publishing house (I'm shy when it comes to sharing prose or poetry work—and
struggle even with close friends) but I'm proud of myself for sticking with
this story. The demon writer’s block has caused so many face-palming moments
that I never dreamed I'd get this far. On the bright side, I can tick this
off the bucket list for 2015 now!
Anyway, I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday! I'm off to sit by the bay
and watch the last rays of summer glisten over the sloshing salty sea waves.
Have a lovely weekend!
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F. x