(my name is Saffron and these are some of my thoughts)
Bridget Jones – a 32-year-old British single woman who, like many 32-year old British single women, is unhappy with her weight, job, relationsip status, and tends to feel like she fumbles her way through her life unable to keep up with the pace of seemingly-perfect professionals around her. Usually ends the night drunk or crying … Read moreEntering My ‘Bridget Jones’ Era
SO. It’s been a long time. I have been kicked out of university, been volunteering a lot and done lots of cool things in that area, have some interesting research opportunities coem up, and reapplied to uni, and been in a general hospital for just under two months. But what am I blogging about? Taylor … Read moreThe Eras Tour + Small Reflection
My mum is like my best friend, and thinking about that a lot recently has made me want to explain exactly why she is such an inspiration to me.
I wanted to share my other resolutions for the year, as well as the ones I’ve achieved so far!
This is the second year I managed to achieve my New Years Resolution of reading 52 books, something I am very proud of!
I went to see the new Barbie movie (my second time going to the cinema in about a decade!!!), and I had THOUGHTS. So I decided to write a review.
I had some positive thoughts a few days ago, and I wanted to share them. I’ve been feeling a lot of regret, but after a lot of thinking, I keep telling myself this little thing I thought up:
‘YOU ARE RUNNING YOUR OWN RACE’.
In recent years, a new caricature has been added to society’s ‘roles for women’. Alongside ‘delicate flower’, and ‘loud RELATEABLE tomboy’, sits ‘power woman’.
I want to talk about the saviour narrative, and ‘delicate girl’ image, because they’ve affected my confidence, my identity, and my desire to be attractive.
It’s nearly the end of January, and I’m sorry I’ve been so absent. I’m still in hospital, but I’m trying to think of positives, and set goals…