Inside a Mind

Tag: life

  • Quotes for when you’re feeling a bit shit

    Literature is life. Or at least, a huge part of life. It’s a way to escape, a way to be aware, a way to learn about yourself, and a way to learn about others. It can inspire you, calm you, upset you and even frustrate you. It is also origin of some of the best,…

  • Tips for being a student with lupus

    I feel really lucky that four months after my diagnosis I was able to begin my masters degree in a foreign country – not everyone gets that pleasure. Often lupus forces people to quit school or university, with hope of maybe returning when things are a little better. I, however, am a stubborn individual, so…

  • I have a Masters degree!

    Disclaimer: I actually still have my dissertation to complete before my degree is official, but we had the ceremony anyway so had to celebrate. Yes, despite another 10,000 words to write about human rights in the Middle East, and an extra semester in Berlin for the fun of it, my degree is complete! I can’t…

  • Is ‘The Girl Who Travels’ the new Manic Pixie Dream Girl?

    I’ve seen circulating on the internet that there are quite a few articles about “Date the girl who travels”, or “Don’t date the girl who travels” – ironically promoting the same idea: a girl who travels is the girl of your dreams, but she will only be in your dreams if you can’t keep up…

  • 3 Years, 3 Faces

    Okay so in the last photo I had been drinking so it’s not the most flattering… But this is a comparison of my face from 2015, 2016, and 2017, all from around the same time of the year. In other words, pre-diagnosis of lupus, when I was on about 40mg of steroids, and nowadays when…

  • Little Lupie Essentials

    Coffee Not the healthiest of options/recommended by doctors and nutritionists, but let’s face it, with chronic fatigue and the days when just getting breakfast or taking a shower can drain you of all energy, a good strong coffee is needed and well-deserved. Other options like herbal tea, gentle exercise (maybe just a walk!) or even…

  • My Daily Thoughts as a Spoonie

    Today marks one year since the doctor confirmed that I have lupus. Happy anniversary to me! It’s had some ups and downs – A&E, multiple doctors, medicine increases and decreases, so many blood and urine tests, and countless colds. But looking back, I’m so pleased things have gone well since my diagnosis. Things could be worse,…

  • The perks of having lupus

    Okay, so it’s not great having an incurable, life threatening, life changing disease that can control your life and ambitions, affect your relationships and can make day to day life a struggle. It actually sucks. It’s even worse when you feel like people don’t understand, which is a top complaint from anyone living with a chronic…

  • Lupus Beauty

    It often feels like lupus and beauty do not go hand in hand. Before I was diagnosed I was rather okay with my physical appearance. Never 100% happy, always finding faults, but I felt like I could talk to guys with confidence and enjoy taking a selfie from time to time (priorities…) All that changed when…

  • A Personal 2016 in Review

    Let’s not talk about 2016 in the general sense. I think most agree that 2016 was a disaster of a year in terms of politics and celebrity deaths (and lets not forget the horrors of Syria and refugees that are not close to being resolved). I’m going to talk about my own 2016. Specifically the…