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My Mental Health Journey

  • How I’m Preparing For My No Buy | Things To Do

    My past few posts have been about the project I’m dedicating 2020 to and this is another instalment. Since making the decision to go on a no buy in the new year, I have been doing some things to get myself prepared for it and make sure that I will not fail. Failure is something Read more

  • My No Buy Rules | The ONE Thing 2020

    My last post was an announcement about the project I’m going to be working on in 2020. Now, this may seem a bit early to be  announcing things for the new year, but a no buy is something I’ve been considering for ages. I finally decided to stop beating around the bush and actually commit Read more

  • Why I’m Stopping Shopping In 2020 | Project Announcement

    I have hinted a few times in my most recent posts, but I have spending the past few days  days planning the project I’ll be working on in 2020 and I’m ready to share it. I’m going to be doing a year long no buy throughout 2020. That sentence feels stupidly scary to type out Read more

  • What I’ve Learnt Since Going Freelance | New Beginnings

    If you’ve been to this blog before, then you may know that I didn’t have a job for a small period of time. I am so happy to report that this is no longer the case! I’ve managed to get so lucky and land a job that is perfect for me right now. It does mean Read more

  • Recovery and My Life Now | How Quitting My Job Saved My Mental Health #2

    This is the second part of this mini-series. To see part one, the backstory, click here. As I am writing this I am still unemployed. I have been out of work now for just over a month and this time has certainly had it’s ups and its downs. I wasn’t sure if I’d even get Read more

  • How Quitting My Job Saved My Mental Health #1| The Back Story

    I’ve been trying to write this post for weeks now. It was something I thought about even before I handed my notice in, but the words have just failed me. As I explained in one of my latest posts (read here) I recently quit my part – time, customer service job due to mental health Read more