Do you know what I’m sick of seeing? ‘Oh <insert persons name here> is so lovely despite their disability’. As someone that identifies as disabled, that one word, ‘despite’ infuriates me so much. Why can’t they just be lovely? What does their disability have to do with anything? Using that shitty little D-word is so…
Month: September 2017
Bravura Skincare Review
I’ve had this lot of Bravura products for a while now and been using them religiously for about 4-6 weeks. And *spoiler alert* my skin has never looked or felt better. I’m so incredibly impressed and am shocked at how affordable the range is. Every day I have used the First Cleanse Oil* (£14.50) the…
My Personal Independence Payment Assessment and Decision
Back in February the brown envelope of doom landed on my doorstep. I wasn’t expecting it so wasn’t struck with anxiety when I opened it but as soon as I read the first few lines the panic set in. It’s no word of a lie how much fear the assessment process is for disabled people…
August #Paperhaul Stationery Subscription Collection
The August collection arrived last week and I wasn’t allowed to open it until my nephew arrived that weekend at my house as he wanted to ‘help’ me because he’s very much a lover of receiving mail, like his auntie. If you’re a stationery lover and want a parcel delivered to your door each month,…
International Literacy Day 2017
Today is International Literacy Day and I teamed up with Viking to express my love of literature. Because, if you hadn’t realised already (where have you been?) I’m very much into my novels, especially those from the Victorian era. I’ve been a bookworm since before I could even read. My family would read to me…
August Favourites
I’m a tad late with my August favourites but I didn’t forget, do not worry, they are here! I’m going to jump straight in with the things I was loving last month as my hands can’t handle this typing lark. Zoella Gelat’Eau Body Mist | £8 | Superdrug | I won the Zoella Jelly and…