A blog by a witchy book lover that loves to rant about politics and diet culture
as you should know by now i love reading, particularly fantasy books. i'm becoming more and more engaged in the bookstagram community on ig and have started subscribing to book boxes. from this i'm finding out loads of amazing bookish businesses that create wonderful products and talented artists. i think, so far, my absolute favourite has been discovering madame alchemie. i received a rollerball perfume named god of lies inspired by the winner's curse series and featured as an ... Read more
felix has conjunctivitus and after a telephone consultation with the doctor he was prescribed some antibiotic eye drops. adam went out yesterday to collect from the pharmacy (who didn't have it, because the doctor didn't send it until the end of the day) but that is beside the point. he came home saying how weird it was walking around town whilst going to the pharmacy and then the supermarket to get us a few bits and pieces. people are now, rightly so, being asked to wait in line ... Read more
high risk pregnancy is something i know a little bit about - because i've been there. i've written a lot about my experience of a high bmi pregnancy however i've never had to look at what that means for those experiencing a high risk due to bmi pregnancy during a global pandemic. the truth is no one is exactly sure how long this will last for, but it's predicted to be hitting us pretty hard in the uk for the next 12 weeks. many women are probably thinking what should i do if i ... Read more
the midnight lie by marie rutkoski is a recent read of mine from the illumicrate february book box subscription. it's a ya fantasy fiction book and i rate it 4/5 stars. the blurb: "where nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society's pleasures are reserved for the high kith. life in the ward is grim and punishing. nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest. but then she encounters sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers ... Read more
i've talked openly about trying to balance my relationship with food and looking at improving my overall general health rather than obsessing about weight loss. however, being a bigger woman, my bmi does put me at an increased risk than others at developing complications if i were to be diagnosed with covid-19. i would be lying if i said that my size does not worry me about this pandemic. despite this, there are loads more beneficial things i can do during this pandemic than focus ... Read more