Why Eating Disorders Go Unnoticed in Women.

Why Eating Disorders Go Unnoticed in Women.

Tall, slim, short, sturdy, skinny, overweight; why common terminologies can overrule classic symptoms of disordered eating or a complex relationship with food, which could lead to an eating disorder. We see it all around us. We’re judged by what we order off the menu. Whether that be salad or 12oz steak, a comment will follow. [...]

Christmas in July: The Time is Upon Us!

Christmas in July: The Time is Upon Us!

My second favourite time of year has arrived. There’s no telling my first, surely? Dust off your Santa hat, winter in the midst of summer is digitally here. And no, this isn’t a hallucination from heat exhaustion, I’m being serious! Mulled wine or a slush puppie? Hey, what’s wrong with refreshments? I know what you’re [...]

Lesson Learnt: If You Like Calfskin, Don’t Buy Pleather. 

Lesson Learnt: If You Like Calfskin, Don’t Buy Pleather. 

We all have preferences. Don't tailor your taste for another's tastebuds. Devalue to be valued equates to no resale value. Receipts deduct imitators, figuratively speaking. The philosophy of life, we make more difficult than is. The reason why, our brains. Sometimes I wish I didn’t have one. Actually I refute that,  I wish I only [...]

Why Your Present-Day May Be A Test, Gift-Wrapped.

Why Your Present-Day May Be A Test, Gift-Wrapped.

The past has led me here. What about my future? Why today could be the choice that changes forever, within a blink of an eye. Religion, your outlook is never the same. You believe in a higher power, second guessing if this is the life I’m meant to live, or simply a trick diversion that [...]

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A lucid dream,  Sordid I now see, A calculated calibration,  Mistaken sedation, The soul laid bare, Yours, if only you cared. Memories treasured in time, As you rewrite what’s mine, Exploitation, personified. A new summer’s day, falsified, Pea smoke fog mystifies,  Programmed, I stay hypnotised. Rewired, who am I? Copyright © 2024 by Antonia Dale