Stay

One of the reasons I started Audrey was to explore my love of words and practice writing. I wrote about one of my favourite words: somehow. But now I'm thinking of another, equally poignant one - stay. Stay makes me think of things that have become reliable thanks to their familiarity. There's a sense of security…

Nothing

Audrey is back! And right now, I'm dwelling on Nothing. I've been meaning to return to my cherished blog for a while now - somehow, six months have passed by since I last published a post. In that time, I've started a new job, deferred uni in favour of a retail apprenticeship and moved house…

Goodbye for now

I feel sad to announce that this will be the last Audrey post for a while. It's a long story but the crux is that, as well as being really busy with work and uni, I need to process my thoughts before I can contemplate sharing them. I could write paragraphs and still not communicate…

Loves of September

I suggested it, you wanted it and now you're gonna get it! Except for the people who didn't vote on my online poll and are in no way responsible for Audrey's new 'monthly faves' feature... and will also have no idea what I'm talking about. Anyways, here's my loves of September:   TV Show: 'Babylon Berlin' I can't remember how I came across…

New Chapter – guest post by Gene Buchanan

I'm very pleased to introduce a guest post! Thank you, Gene, for this lovely piece. 'New chapter', 'new beginning', 'a fresh start' - there are many connotations and ways of saying that we are moving on and starting a new life.It may be viewed as being necessary, healthy, invigorating, cathartic or even frightening when someone…

Why?

It's funny how, sometimes, everything seems to support a certain thing. Despite being really busy lately, so much that I've read or come across has led me to contemplate a particular question (and one I first verbalised at nine months old): 'Why?' 'Why' is a question that constantly bounces amongst my brain cells. I have an insatiable…

New chapters

I think it might have translated in my last few posts that I was coming to an end of a chapter. Two days ago, on Tuesday, I turned the last page. It seems a fitting time to be starting a new chapter. Relatively new month, new season, new academic year. It's refreshing and inspiring. The…

Some thoughts about forgiveness

I'm currently reading a wonderful book called Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting by Lynn Grabhorn. Today I read her thoughts on forgiveness... I'm going to digress here slightly to share that I've been encouraged to write lighter blog posts. Less deep, less complex, less intense. Essentially, less me. But I honestly believe that the…

Seeing in the dark

Does everything really happen for a reason? Will it ever all make sense? I wonder... Autumn is already on its sly way into 2018. Twilight creeps in earlier every day and the leaves are already starting to die on their branches as the trees prepare for rest and renewal. I adore autumn: like a crab…

Broken Safety Nets

I've been working on a post about Nadis and Chakras, the body's energy centres. Today I can't bring myself to write any more about it - it's like poking an open wound. At the weekend I went to physio for my hip. To put it briefly, the muscles that should support my hips in their sockets…