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I miss my laptop

Welcome to The Lounge for another week.  If you follow me on any social media then you will know that I am down a laptop.  So this week I am being completely materialistic and I want to know what things you can’t do without.

This week I am writing to you from my dinosaur laptop.  It has taken an hour for me to get to this point, but man am I glad to be typing on a normal keyboard and seeing the words flowing as fast as my thoughts.  I tried to use a keyboard with my Ipad but the keyboard was too little and my fingers were pressing every button expect the one I wanted.  I used it to write the first paragraph of this post and those 3 sentences took me 10 minutes! read more

Borderlines & the people who love us

I regularly Google the name of my blog to check where I have been mentioned that I may have missed.  The results are usually positive link backs and I’m glad to be part of such a supportive blogging community.  Today I discovered my blog and the radio interview I did as part of Mental Health Week linked on a blog that is so far removed from what I am trying to achieve here. read more

My 10 Proudest Moments

Welcome to The Lounge for another week!  This week I want to know what your top 10 proudest moments are.  Link up your posts and spread the love around!

I have done a lot of things that I am not proud of.  Things that I talk about on the blog and things that I don’t.  However I also have a lot of moments that I am proud of.  I’ve done some pretty awesome stuff. read more

How to keep mentally well with diet and exercise

Welcome to The Lounge!  This week the theme is Food and I have a guest post from Kylie Ofiu about how she uses diet and exercise to manage her mental health. 

Before I start, I want to be clear that I don’t think diet and exercise should replace medication or professional help completely. They do have a significant effect on your mental health, but since conditions vary greatly, it is always best to use medication if needed and continue to get professional help. read more