May is my birthday month and I have learnt a lot this month. I've learnt more about myself, my habits, mental health, self care, and about various people in my life. I am super grateful that I have people in my life who feel safe to be open and honest with me. I have had [...]
In the middle of May each year is Mental Health Awareness Week. This year the theme is loneliness, as many people have been experiencing loneliness during the pandemic and even now. Loneliness and mental health Loneliness was highlighted during the pandemic and lockdown, where many people altruistically isolated themselves for the benefit of the public [...]
So the new year has arrived and with it come the usual resolutions. I recall ever since I was about 12 that almost every year my new years resolution was to improve my handwriting and make it neater and more legible. That resolution has never been met. And now probably never will need to be [...]
August has been a heavy month for me, filled with so many emotions. Life events, a funeral, a wedding, farewells, good byes, reunions. So many emotions all in just one packed month. Places have been open for a little while now, but I feel it's only this month that we've started actually leaving the flat. [...]
July has been a rollercoaster month, to say the least. So many emotions, so many feels, so much confusion and revelations and learning new things about people I thought I knew. It's been a sad month too. I've had an amazing support network to get me through and it's crazy how the littlest of things [...]
Spring has sprung and it's May already - my birthday month. Reading back on my daily gratitudes, and I'm reminded that so much has happened! How was this all in one month? A lot of entertainment was consumed: films, TV, books, podcasts. Went down Memory Lane for a little too, which was not unexpected as [...]
I'll be turning 30 soon - very soon. I've never had an issue with getting older, but this year seems different. I didn't have a quarter life crisis that came with turning 25 - maybe it's the pandemic, or living in lockdown. As I tried to reconcile with this angst, I realise that maybe I'm [...]
This week was Mental Health Awareness week, and the theme this year is nature. Usually starting the second Monday of May, the Mental Health Foundation has run its awareness week every year since 2001. The theme of nature was chosen as many people have turned to nature during the pandemic to help improve their psychological [...]
Endless May Dreams 