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Hi guys. Today I wanted to contribute to the thousands of examples of uplifting, positive art and writing that many great people have been contributing into the world since the pandemic. Like many of us, I would not exactly call my lockdown experience a positive one; family illness, my masters degree, and my relationships with my family and friends are some of the things that have been tested during this time, and some days have felt unbearable. Despite all of this, I want to shine light on the positive things going on in both my personal life and the world, because it is in these positive things that we can find a light to focus on, to get ourselves through these unprecedented times. If any of you are having bad days at this time, just know that it’s totally understandable and that your feelings are valid. Tomorrow will be better! 1. The Success of the Black Lives Matter Movement  After the tragic death of George Floyd, it seemed that racism was at such a point that ...

Hi guys, Sending well wishes to you all at this continually weird time. This is a pretty random post but clear evidence that my mind really be WONDERING during isolation haha. Either way, I hope this is a somewhat interesting read. I fell down a bit of a YouTube hole the other day (nothing new) of watching celebrity interviews of people I like and look up to. In doing this I had a bit of a realisation; the majority of people, specifically musicians, that I idolise and look up to, would probably want nothing to do with me. Let me explain. There is definitely a stereotype that surrounds certain musicians. Stuff like; they are unnecessarily rude, they play up to the ‘tortured artist’ personality, or they refuse to answer questions on their music - generally tutting at the mainstream media obsession with asking too many questions. I will never know how I would react to this lifestyle (the media don’t generally care too much about Theology students lol), but I’d like think that...

Hey guys and gals! Sorry once again for being the worst blogger ever. Apparently not even a a lockdown and no plans is enough to motivate me (I have actually written a few things recently that never made it to post but I’m just self critical lol). I mostly blame Animal Crossing for my lack of productivity as I’m sure we all do, oh...and the global pandemic and threat of death. With the ‘current situation’, there are a lot of tips floating around regarding self isolation and taking care of yourself. I considered writing a very realistic version myself, no bubble bath suggestions in sight, but not only are these posts getting a little repetitive, but I really am in no place to give much advice on self care, crying approximately every three days in isolation, as I’m sure many of you are too. Buuuut...so many people are doing such cool and helpful things with their creative spaces online to offer whatever kind of help they can whilst we all muddle through this unprecedented situ...

Hi there, Since travelling an awful lot on trains, coaches and the occasional overpriced Uber over summer, I finally began to jump onto the podcast bandwagon as my way of helping the time pass. Being such a fan of YouTube creators, I had always been quite visual and wasn’t sure that podcasts would entertain me in the same way videos did. If video wasn’t available, I had since always reached for music as my travel entertainment so again I saw no need for podcasts. But, with all of the travelling I was doing and not getting into much new music at the time, I got tired of listening to the same playlists over and over (plus unreliable signal on trains often prohibited me from watching YouTube), and finally gave podcasts a go. I have now found some that I really enjoy and that I will now often choose over music or video when on my daily commute. Banging Book Club - Hannah Witton, Lucy Moon and Leena Norms This is the first podcast that I really stuck my teeth into and have n...

Hey there, Yet again, it has been a long time since I posted. Apologies. I have no real excuse other than life getting in the way. I do miss regular posting and maybe one day soon I can get back on track, but for now, I am popping in to have a chat about something I am hoping some of you can relate to. Apologies for the dramatic title, I’m not sure I’m quite at the level where I can use clickbait in any kind of serious way. Dramatic it is, but there is definitely some genuine feelings behind this claim. definition:  Impostor syndrome  (also known as  impostor phenomenon ,  impostorism ,  fraud syndrome  or the  impostor experience ) is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent  internalized  fear of being exposed as a "fraud" I recently graduated from King’s College London with a 2:1 in Theology, granting me access to my chosen masters course in Religions and Theology at the Un...

Hi hello, We all know I’m a huge Radiohead fan - if you did not know then, surprise I’m a huge Radiohead fan. I did not need any other reason to support and love them more than I do but this is quite possibly the most respectable and unprecedented move of their career in a long time. I am excited and I want to share that excitement and adoration with my readers. The general consensus of being a Radiohead fan is that getting direct information, updates or public appearances from the band are becoming more and more few and far between. Interviews are a very rare occurrence, new music is drip fed with no warning or press, and they’re generally very minimal in their fan communication. This week has been a crazy week for the band. Session tapes dating back to the recordings of their iconic OK Computer album, owned by lead singer Thom Yorke and dating between 1995 and around 1998, were hacked and began to be illegally released to the public, with a ransom threat of $150,000...

Hello hello, Contrary to what you might think, I am not dead (a little on the inside after uni but what’s new). Like always at this time of year my blog has been very much on the back burner of my priorities, but my degree is done (I cannot believe it) and I am looking forward to paying some attention to the creative parts of my life that don’t involve my theology degree - what a wild concept. In true Hannah fashion I thought what better way to resurrect the blog than a classic post on tattoos and piercings, because I have a lot to update you on. Let’s do itttt. Brief piercing chat first. For the most part my piercings remain the same - I never change the jewellery on any of my cartilage ones, so changing my lobe ones is as exciting as it gets. In terms of new additions, I got my first ever outer conch piercing (pictured below) as a present to myself for finishing my dissertation. This was not the piercing I planned to get, but on arrival to my regular piercing place Undergro...