Exactly 10 years ago today (12 January to be exact), I started my blog. Life of a Blind Girl was born into the world. I remember thinking that I wanted to do something with my determination to do more disability related work. I’d been speaking to my friends and family about wanting to do some…
Did you expect to see a second football match experience here on the blog again this year? Me either. I’ve got a lot to thank the Lionesses for. I’ve previously shared how they helped me find my love of women’s football once again, but I never imagined that I’d get to see them on the…
“Is there not some kind of treatment?” that’s the question I’m often asked when people find out about my vision impairment. People’s mind wanders to the fact that it’s 2024, so surely there can be some kind of magical fix for my blindness. What if I told you that I don’t want or need fixing….
If you’re a recent reader of the blog, then you’ll know that over the last few years I’ve become a massive women’s football fan. Following in my grandad’s footsteps of being a long-time Manchester United supporter, I found myself gravitating towards supporting the women’s team. So they say, the rest is history. I was lucky…
Independence has meant something different to me throughout my life. As our lives change, so does our independence. When we’re growing up, it’s all about finding our feet. When we’re stepping into adulthood, it’s about standing on those two feet. When it comes to disability, independence is rooted in us in more ways than you…
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![I started 2025 with lots of determination to throw myself back into blogging and disability work. However, life had other ideas and the motivation I had quickly disappeared. I couldn’t put my true self into something I’m so passionate about when I wasn’t feeling like myself at all.
It’s a new month, I’ve taken some time to recharge and focus on the things that make me happy, and I’m slowly finding my feet again. Onwards and upwards 💪🏻
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