When I was young, I thought that everyone belonged in a box. Quiet people, loud people, kind people, funny people. I’m aware as I type this how ridiculous it sounds, as though each person can be categorised by one thing. As though we aren’t complex beings of more than one emotion, aspiration, experience. It scared … Continue reading On Being an Adult (part 1)
It feels like a long time since I’ve sat down with a cup of tea and the spontaneity of writing a blog post, so it’s rather nice to be doing just that. With the reintroduction of Christmas music into my life and the weather warming up, blogging is go. This year has gone fast, and … Continue reading Looking Back, Looking Forward
I think something that can get lost in the busyness of our everyday lives is that God loves us. Continuously. He loves us whether we finish our to-do list or not, whether we procrastinate or not. He loves us whether we read our Bible for an hour or two minutes, whether we pray in the … Continue reading Love, Always
Today is my birthday, so I thought I'd do one of these lists that make their way around the internet. 21 things learned at 21, here we go. 1/ People who want to be in your life will make an effort 2/ But you need to put in effort too 3/ Go to church when … Continue reading 21 things learned at 21
The past few mornings I've done something that I haven't done in too long: Not checked my phone as soon as I wake up. My usual routine is to wake up without an alarm, save for Sunday's because I have church in the morning. I don't do volunteering until midday, so the time I wake … Continue reading Wake Up
It's winter, hoorah! The people rejoice! So what's happening this June, I hear you ask? 1/ Birthday celebrations This camper is turning twenty one in under two weeks. It's come around so quick; usually your birthday is something that's always in the distance, you know? Well it's nearly here and I don't know what to … Continue reading June Camper
I didn't write as many blog posts this May. Let's talk about that. In some ways I have never written more, but in other ways I've never written less. In terms of this blog, I wrote down a lot of one-liners or starts to a blog post, but most haven't come into fruition yet. Whenever … Continue reading Slowing Down
I have decided to try something and that is to do something for ten minutes a day. My theory is this: dedicating ten minutes to a task is easier than committing to half an hour or more. By saying I'll do something for ten minutes, I'll end up spending more time on them anyway whilst … Continue reading Ten Minutes Bro
Get a cup of tea because we're here for the long haul, campers. You ready? Okay. Perfectionism can look different to what I typically associate with it. I thought I wasn't a perfectionist because I started a blog where I had to write every day regardless of how polished or refined my writing was. I … Continue reading Oh Hey Perfectionism
Easter is one of those days that I want to write a blog post about (hence what you're reading, well, right now) but in reality it feels like nothing I could write in this post can match up to the meaning of Easter and why it exists. The weightiness of it, if you will. Easter … Continue reading Easter
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