During lockdown I got to grips with digital art using Procreate. After a lot of positivity and encouragement on my social media and I decided to set up a Redbubble shop as a little side hustle along with being a author. A lot of my work is about Body Positivity, Disability, Mental Health and myRead More
WIP: The Midnight Mistress
First chapter of my book written today. Total word count 1426. It’s a YA Cinderella retelling called The Midnight Mistress
OCA: Uni – Module two complete
I’ve just done and submitted my assignment five for my second module with the OCA. I just have to wait for feedback, write an extended commentary and then upload ready for assessment in November and that’s module two done. I’ll wait till my results on the 14th of August before I apply for my thirdRead More
Book Review: Girl in the Window by Penny Joelson
Genre: Teen/YA Rating: 5/5 Plot: Nothing ever happens on Kasia’s street. And Kasia would know, because her illness makes her spend days stuck at home, watching the world from her bedroom window. So when she sees what looks like a kidnapping, she’s not sure whether she can believe her own eyes . . . ThereRead More
Book Review: I have no secrets by Penny Joelson
Genre: Teen/Ya Rating: 5/5 Plot: Fourteen-year-old Jemma has severe cerebral palsy. Unable to communicate or move, she relies on her family and carer for everything. She has a sharp brain and inquisitive nature, and knows all sorts of things about everyone. But when she is confronted with this terrible secret, she is utterly powerless toRead More
Book Review: The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz
Genre: Historical Fiction/ YA Rating: 5/5 Plot: Seventeen-year-old Penny is a lead dancer at the Grande Teatro, a finishing school where she and eleven other young women are training to become the finest ballerinas in Italy. Tucked deep into the woods, the school is overseen by a mysterious and handsome young master who keeps theRead More
Food: American style gooey cookies
Source: http://www.BBC.co.uk/goodfoods. Ingredients: 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature85g light muscovado sugar85g golden caster sugar1 egg225g self-raising flour50g plain chocolate, 50-70% cocoa, roughly chopped50g white chocolate, roughly chopped85g natural colour glacé cherry, roughly chopped Method: Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Beat the butter, sugars and egg until smooth, then mix in the flour, chocolatesRead More
Mental Health: positivity and motivation for the week ahead
PS. For all my friends who aren’t particularly artistic but want to start a bullet journal download the app Zinnia and create your own online bullet journal using templates, stickers et cetera. If you have an Apple Pencil you can even add your own drawings or write down your thoughts. You can even change theRead More
Entertainment: My playlist for the week
Melanie Martinez – Play date Savage love – Jason Derulo Watermelon sugar – Harry Styles Holiday – Little mix Break my heart Dua Lipa Kings and queens – Ava Max Stuck with U – Ariana Grande I love me – Demi Lovato Thank you next – Ariana grande Senorita – Camilla Cabello and Shawn MendezRead More
Book Review: The time of our lives by Lynda Page
Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 Plot: When Rhonda Fleming runs away from home the last place she expects to end up is at a Jolly’s holiday camp. But a chance encounter with a chalet maid at the train station leads Rhonnie to Mablethorpe on a cold winter’s day and her life changes for ever. ThrownRead More