Writer/bookworm/beauty/fashion blogger. I bring awareness of life with several disabilities and just rolling along and dealing with whatever comes my way.
Hello my lovelies, A lot of you have been asking about my housing situation. For those new to my blog, I am waiting for my local authority to find me my own accessible property. Well, unfortunately due to the bloody Coronavirus everything has stopped housing wise (like everything else) To my internet pals who’ve been … Continue reading Me and my disability: Housing update and life over the festive period.
Exercise 1.3 The following story was written in 15 minutes in response to a prompt in my module syllabus, I was in allowed to stop writing until the time was up or edit; this is called free writing and I found was very cathartic even though I know some bits may be repetitive. I remember … Continue reading Scriptwriting Module Day 2: Free Writing Caravan Prompt
Genre: Adult Fiction Rating: 5/5 Plot: You cannot do anything in this country without my permission.” Being a teenager isn't easy. And it doesn't help when you have a mega strict Egyptian dad who tells you that everything is "haram" a.k.a. forbidden. All Sara wants to do is experiment with makeup, listen to the latest … Continue reading Book Review: Hijab And Red Lipstick by Yousra Imran
So as you’ll have learned from my last post on Monday we had a power cut and my mum must have put the hoist up too high after hoisting me on to my bedroom transfer chair and unfortunately it jammed. Also, because of the powercut the hoist needed to be reset. So of course, this … Continue reading Me and My Disability: Hoisting Horror & DPD Debarcle
On Monday night just as the final player on The Chase was doing the cash builder round, our whole street had a power cut. This meant my stairlift and hoists weren’t working as well as the heating and the cooker so the carers couldn’t put me to bed and we couldn’t cook any food. The … Continue reading Me and my disability: Power cut in Pyle
So to celebrate starting third uni module, I’ve treated myself to; The new IPhone SE, two new charging cables and a pen cap as well as stunning matching cases for my iPad, kindle and iPhone. As if today couldn’t get any better I qualified for a free trial of amazon prime (which I’ve already cancelled … Continue reading Celebrating Enrolling on my 3rd uni Module: Scriptwriting
So yesterday I had a massive wake up call in regards to my weight, I nearly didn’t fit in my wheelchair and my parents have noticed that it’s harder to lift me. (Mums learnt the hard way as I’ve told her time and time again to hoist and now she’s hurt her back.) Something needs … Continue reading The start of my weight loss Journey and why
Emetophobia is a fear of vomiting or seeing others being sick. Those who experience emetophobia may also fear being out of control while they are being sick or fear being sick in public, which can trigger avoidance behaviours. It is a condition that is not widely diagnosed even though it is a fairly prevalent anxiety … Continue reading My Disability and Mental Health: What is Emetophobia/ why I have it/ My triggers
Thank you for all your lovely messages regarding my wellbeing in these scary and uncertain times. I’m sorry for the lack of posts but until today I have been stumped when it comes to posting content.. It’s only because I was emailing a friend today with an update on all things Rachel Marie that I … Continue reading Lifestyle, Health and Entertainment: My life in lockdown
Essentials for quarantine: Comfy clothes and slippers - it's hardly going to be an opportunity to flaunt your latest ASOS/Zahra purchases Put your hair in a messy bun Make sure that you have access to Wi-Fi (maybe spring for a Disney+ subscription/Netflix?) make sure you ring your relatives at least once a week to check … Continue reading Fashion Entertainment, love and advice: what I do to maintain during our lockdown period
