29th January 2026

18:28 | Mood: Better than yesterday!

So the past 36ish hours have consisted of me mainly trying to rest as much as possible, following catching a stomach bug and emptying the contents of my stomach into the toilet at 6:30am on Wednesday morning. Thank god for plain white bread and lucozade. I'm kinda bummed as a project I've been working for the past year at work has come to a big conclusion, and I had to miss the set up, the event, and the take down because of it. At least on Tuesday I get to see what has/hasn't sold and sort out the remainder of the stock. Maybe see how much we raised too? Ho hum. So yeah, kinda of a downer on closing something I've been working hard on.

Other news, hmmm. I've been trying to keep on top of my Hobby Log recently. Check it out if you're interested in hobbies, and what people do day to day

I'm currently trying to find people to follow who blog similar to me; their day to day thoughts and ramblings, what they did in the day, how work is going. Let me know if you blog like 'this'!

18th January 2026

23:42 | Mood: Okay

Been back at work two weeks, feeling thankful for the routine and familiarity.

Some good stuff happened whilst I was away (does 2 weeks count as away on the internet? I remember it being the equivalent of MONTHS). I dyed my hair a deep forest green. Rest in peace split dye blue/green, you were good to me, but it's time for something new. Maybe I'll take a picture, maybe not. If you can find my Instagram, you can find a picture there.

Had my final physiotherapy session at the hospital on Friday and I've been given the 'green light' to return to the gym. Starting very slowly and working on doing my usual routine but with no weight, and then carefully and slowly increasing the load, ideally about 2-3% increases each week. I'm very excited, after almost 9 months of painkillers and medicine and an MRI scan I'm happy to feel like I'll be me again. I have always been me, and always will be, but I've missed going to the gym. I'm down to around 127lbs, which is still a healthy weight, but I know its because I've most likely lost some muscle mass whilst looking after myself.

Picked up my knitting again, and started another quilt. Really happy to be finding time to make stuff, finding motivation, finding satisfaction.

Love Island All Stars has started back up, so I'm watching it (guilt free) whilst knitting. It's my dedicated hour everyday to knit and do nothing else. I also am VERY much on the Heated Rivalry train.
all the things she said, all the things she said, running through my head.........

4th January 2026

22:15 | Mood: comfortable

It's been snowing throughout the UK apart from here somehow... I love the snow so much so I'm quite envious of all the snowwy pictures I've been seeing.

I got a lot of stuff done today.

Sometimes I imagine myself being filmed when I do tasks. Like how those in the 'clean with me' community will film themselves cleaning, phone fixed to a tripod, edited to twice the speed. I dunno why but imagining that I'm making my own video is weirdly motivating. Maybe I should consider making a niche Instagram account to post my 'productive' days, maybe pass along the motivation to someone else.

Many of my hobbies and projects (especially Salvaged) are done with others in mind. I knit jumpers for friends' babies, I sew quilts for my friends, I share Photoshop resources I find on the internet.

Plant trees whose shade you'll never sit in.

1st January 2026

18:24 | mood: okay

hello january. we meet again.

i still long for it to be 2007... to be without worry, to be young, to hang out at the monument with my friends before iphones, playing senses fail through a sony ericcson speaker. smoking cigarrettes we stole from our parents. thanks 2007, for being there for me, and helping shape the person i am today, in 2026.

maybe i'll do a proper blog later. maybe not. idk.