Candyfloss & Dreams

Shaming Fat People and Parents will NEVER end Obesity.

June 30, 2021

The latest in how we all hate fat people (I am a fat person) is a medievil magnetic structure to prevent your mouth opening more than like 2mm - here's the Guardian article and back to school weigh ins in September. It's all a load of absolute bullshit. 2mm? Is that some sort of liquid diet from now on then? The issue isn't a complete lack of control about shoving food in all day long it's all complex and has so many varients that will cost money to fix but we have a hoarding, greedy ... Read more

Felix has started preschool

June 29, 2021

About two months ago Adam and I began discussing paying for Felix, who is now 2 and a half, to do a couple of sessions at nursery. It's been a really tough year for so many people and for so many different reasons. I've had my fair share of parenting tough situations but parenting a toddler through a pandemic really has made me worry about my son. I hate the thought of him growing up in a world where all he's been told is not to go near or play with other people's children in the park, ... Read more

Could it be ADHD? Seeking an ADHD Diagnosis in my Thirties

June 22, 2021

Do I have ADHD? I am currently on the waiting list for an assessment and seeking an ADHD diagnosis from the mental health and psychiatry team. Although it never occured to me before until I recently read a post by my blogger friend Louise who started sharing her diagnosis with ADHD, or ADD for some people. I've always thought I was "not like normal people" and a bit of a weirdo. I've always thought I had some form of neurodivergence and I've long suspected my eldest as having ADHD ... Read more

Bronze & Brighten in time for Summer – Ad

May 6, 2021

Ad - (gifted product) I received a Beverly Hills Formula Bronze and Brighten gift set in exchange for this blog post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. If you fancy seeing a little unboxing video of the gift set I've uploaded it to TikTok - You can find me at @awitchisreading on there! You can purchase your own Bronze and Brighten Gift set here. I love how this little set has been put together. I'm trying to do a bit of a post lockdown "glow up" and what says glow up better than ... Read more

Make Allergy Testing Part of your Summer Glow Up – Ad

April 29, 2021

Ad - This is a paid post in collaboration with Klarify. It seems everyone, right now, is getting ready for summer. For lots of us this is improving our movement, our skincare routines and maybe even shopping for a new wardrobe; a summer 'glow up' which feels especially important to many of us as we've been stuck inside for the last year. It's been tough going hasn't it? Many people might have noticed things about themselves, or paid more attention to their bodies needs and wants ... Read more