Observations of a Fictional Girl

Hey hey lovely blog readers, Lost time, no post eh? I feel like I have been very remiss this past year leaving you all with less to read from Observations of a Fictional Girl yet this has been because the real girl behind the words has been incredibly busy. Therefore even when I've had awesome ideas, started drafting them etc. I just haven't been in the right mindset to actually put them up. But here we go, 8 months since my last post and I'm briefly back. It's Mental Health Awareness week and given that this year of doing my Masters has been a time where I've been forced to examine my wellbeing more than ever - it seems apt to post now. If you guys have been following my blog for a while, or know me a little bit, you'll know that mental health is a kind of key theme for me, one of the main passions of my life as well as the defining thread of it thus far. If I'm honest my mental health is something that has ebbed and flowed during unive

Hey there my lovely readers, I hope this blog post finds you well and soaking up those first few days of Autumn with a cup of your chosen refreshing beverage and focusing on the things that make you happy. It's been a while since I've blogged and as usual the reasons behind this are a combination of busyness and finding the right topic. However the busyness of the past month has actually been a combination of nose-to-the-grindstone-time-consuming work stuff alongside completely-blissful-lose-yourself-in-the-moment-happiness that you just want to cram into every available conscious minute. So after finding a slot in amongst this all to cosy up and turn my mental waves into a more concentrated form for you to peruse I've decided that today I want to reveal to you some of the fact behind the fiction. When I started this blog - Observations of a Fictional Girl - around 2 years ago the name came to me because I felt like a girl who lived her life through books. The

Hi there blog readers, I hope this post finds you well and enjoying some relaxation and me-time during these summer months. This particular outpouring of my observations comes to you today - after mulling over several choices - regarding the topic of running. Yep that's right the dreaded R word: running. Several years ago I have been guilty of cringing myself at the concept of this specific form of exercise and whilst I am not exactly a running role model presently I certainly am a converted cheerleader for this pursuit. Let me explain to you why this is so. During the time I spent growing up I happened to view running as a highly athletic pursuit, for the talented and the foolhardy only with no middle ground. Those who ran had great stamina, determination, and confidence, in my opinion. These three qualities were ones that I felt I lacked, and prohibited me from viewing running as anything more than a necessary burden to be endured during P.E lessons at school or an un

Hey there my lovely blog readers, By having more free time it means that I can actually have time to write blog posts again - woo! So here's another instalment of my observations for your reading pleasure. The topic that I would like to share my thoughts with you today on is that of films, and going to the cinema, specifically. Despite being a lover of reading, writing, books and words from when I was very young - and throughout my life - I have always revelled in, and admired, films and the cinema at large. I'm also including a selection of quotes that speak to me about the wonder of cinema :) From when I was very little (although some might say height wise I have not advanced that much) movies were an escape, a treat and another language/means of bonding too. Films also accompany some of the most prominent memories of my life so far from going to see Toy Story 2 whilst my sister was being born, to birthday outings, celebrations and so on. For me a cinematic ou

Hey my lovelies, I hope this blog post finds you well. I promised I'd have another blog post up and ready for you soon and here it is. Finally. After many attempts and pesky things like essays and life getting in the way. This is a particular blog post I've been toying around with for a while in terms of finding the right words and the correct tone to use for talking about the following topic. It was hard deciding if I even wanted to talk about it all because it's personal in a way my blog hasn't really been before, it's still something I'm journeying through, and because I am always hesitant of appearing oracular rather than observational. But here we go. I'll try my best. So way way back in October 2014 I had one of those big life-changing moments. You know one of those ones which you replay over and over in your head afterwards trying to use the measure of hindsight to wonder what on earth has just happened? In this particular instance this ripp