Observations of a Fictional Girl

* WARNING CONTAINS POTENTIALLY TRIGGERING REFERENCES TO SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM* Evening folks, I find myself as per usual cramming in far too many late night tasks before I can properly set my mind to rest and hibernate until the next day rudely beginnings. However whilst my brain perhaps does not appreciate last minute reading it has enjoyed the time for reflection on what was a long but brilliant day (which is what my life mainly seems to consist of at the moment). My third year at university at the moment seems to be filled with a never ending To Do list and not enough time in which to complete it all, and whilst it can be exciting to be involved in lots of things, I confess I do frequently teeter on the brink of feeling overwhelmed by the amount I have on personally and course wise. Yet despite this my day today involved a good kind of busyness, the kind I am happy to surrender moments of rest to because I am invested ...

Hey there my lovely blog readers :) I hope this blog post finds you well and enjoying a relaxing or exciting weekend in just the way you want to. Today I'm going to deviate a little from my 'more traditional' style of blog posts that centre around rambling accounts of monthly exploits. This is because I would like to take the opportunity to write to you about mental health, which is a subject those of you well acquainted with my blog (or me) will know is close to my heart and never far from my tongue. For me it is always important to talk about mental health as it is still a topic within our society that has far too close a link with secrecy and shame, on both a personal and public level. But considering that today is World Mental Health Day it seems even more important to use this time to  increase awareness, understanding and respect of mental health and mental health issues. Especially since as much as mental health issues are gaining more recognition the actual fact...

'Sup blog readers?  Hope you are all faring well. Surprisingly enough since I landed back on English soil at the end of the first week of September I have not really had many quiet moments to stop, relax and write this blog post. Then I suddenly realised there's only a few days of the month left and I better fill you all in on what I've been up to. So here we go. Sheffield has welcomed me back beautifully and one month on it feels like the time has flown by. 1. Saying Goodbye to Italy- As as of you who follow me on twitter or are friends with me on Facebook are sick of hearing I spent this summer Au Pairing in Italy which was a dream come true for me and despite being the most challenging surreal thing I've ever done to date it was so hard to say goodbye to my family there and the friends I'd made. I will definitely have to plan a return trip soon and despite all the tears and hugs I have Whatsapp and Skype to keep me sane and help ...