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Archives for January 2019
Rachel’s Recommended Reading
We are displaced by Malala Yousafi The tides turning by Ellie Dean Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce Techbitch by Lucy Sykes Becoming by Michelle Obama The separation by Dinah Jefferies Before the Rains by Dinah Jefferies
What’s on my Netflix list
Guess who’s addicted to Netflix? 🙋🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ Full house Fuller house Good news Good girls The Lizzie Borden Chronicles You The Ted Bundy Tapes Orange is the new black Call the Midwife The Cable girls Backstage Dance Academy
Soothing Self Care Tips #1
Well, my back and pelvis are aching due to the cold weather, so I thought what a great time to share some self-care tips! Take a bubble bath Light a scented candle and try some meditation. Turn your devices for an hour Put on your favourite movie Drink eight glasses of water a day: hydratedRead More
My Disability and Me: I got my medical shit together like a GirlBoss!
Today has been my ‘get-my-medical-shit-together’ day. So guess who was overdue for a wheelchair review! Waiting for somebody to ring back with an appointment! (Honestly, their systems for following up appointments is rubbish, you end up doing the job for them.) I’ve left a message with my doctor receptionist about the spinal injections because accordingRead More
Family Appreciation post: Your caregivers have lives too.
So as you all know I’ve been suffering from terrible constipation since going back on my MST medication, so, on Friday I went to the doctor because by now I looked two months pregnant and was constantly in pain. So I tell the doctor what the problem is and instead of putting me on alternativeRead More
Books I’ve recently read and LOVED
Puddin’ by Julie Murphy The Forgotten Daughter by Renita D’ Silva We are displaced by Malala Yousafi East of India by Erica Brown The lost daughter of India by Sharon Maas A little bit obsessed with novels with a strong heroine who overcomes adversity and I’m a little obsessed with Middle Eastern culture.. India isRead More
Poem: A New Chapter
So, the last chapter has finished A new one is to begin. I feel anxious as I turn the page, What’s to happen in this chapter? Will it turn out alright? Well, that’s up to me This is my life. I want to live in the movement and Do extraordinary things And not hide awayRead More
An interview with Models undercover author Carina Axelsson
So last summer I interviewed Carina after I got hooked on her detective turned model series, so I thought I’d share it here. 1. So I’m 3/4 my way through book 1 so no spoilers, please! What inspired you to write the book? My fashion experiences! (I worked as a fashion model for many yearsRead More
My Disability and Me: hoists and wheelchairs
Yes, they give me independence and take the strain of my carers back but I used to loathe hoists. Having to use a hoist for me was a symbol of my deterioration… now I couldn’t live without them. Will regards to wheelchairs I know nothing different. Sometimes you have to miss out on things dueRead More