8 months for 236 pages This was a wonderful book. A book which opened some Pandora's boxes inside of me. I read 184 pages in one sitting,...

25 years and my life is still Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope For a destination I realized quickly when I knew I should That...

In the last year I've been doing a lot of work with women. I run a girls-group for young women and girls for a youth organisation, and I...

I wrote this post a couple of days ago and scheduled it for today. ‘Today’ I’m on a summer camp with young people from the youth org I’ve...

There’s this song that I really really like. It talks about this Debbie whose dreams went out the door… when she turned 24. What happened...

Trigger Warning! Grief. I thought I wasn't going to have an article to write this Christmas. It was expected to be about boxes and...

Books have a way of finding you at the right time. It feels like the Universe just knows… October and November have been physically,...

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I wrote this essay as a formative assignment in the first year of my part-time MA Applied Anthropology & Community & Youth Work. The...

I've been on the go all day today. Working on multiple bits throughout the day, but also going from one place to another. Because I...

Mind is the mental health charity that 'made me' do 20 mins of Yoga everyday in November. It was founded in 1946, originally named the...

Today was a balanced day for my energy. I worked as much as my productivity allowed, but then I also read, cleaned around the house, did...

I might keep this structure for all my #muddyshoes titles in November. 😅 It's so good to stretch and go for a walk after a day spent...

Today instead of 20 minutes, I'm doing a full hour. I do it almost every week, regardless of the challenge, but now it also counts...

It is November and that means that my 20-mins of Yoga everyday challenge has started! I had a very busy day, sitting at my desk and...

Uni, work, Halloween... Adulthood is the spookiest thing out there! 💀

Recap. Last year I got a job with Goldsmiths Students' Union as part of their CARE Project, against sexual violence. As part of that, I'm...

My quick "filler" read for this occasion is another Romanian detective novel. You've seen me read Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu before (I even...

Apparently it only took me 3 weeks. I would've loved to finish it quicker and read another book or two... but October was... a month....

These events are just so cosy and... safe. They kinda remind me why I love this organisation and, generally, youth work. ❤️