So I’m writing a series of posts here about gender, sexuality and myself at least in part because it’s good practice for my Culture, Gender and Sexuality module that I’m currently taking, but also because I feel that it’s the… Continue Reading
First off – I’m not going to illustrate this post with any of my photographs. I don’t think it’s fair to do that for many of the things I’m discussing. Secondly – this is me speaking from my own experience and… Continue Reading
There’s nothing more miserable than being on a diet. I’ve always hated dieting. I hated dieting when I was trying to lose my teenage puppy fat. I hated dieting when I was losing kg’s for powerlifting competitions and I hated… Continue Reading
I have this problem. I pick at my skin compulsively. Disgusting, right? Apparently it’s called dermatillomania, I’ve been doing it since I was in my early teens. My biggest problem area for it is the pores on my face – my… Continue Reading
OR: How my garden lifts my melancholia. There’s a thing I’ve noticed, it’s that human beings need to be needed. Generally. I mean, not all humans. Over the last few years I’ve weaned myself off being needed by other people. My… Continue Reading
‘Oh, I always thought you were quite… liberal.’ That’s the response I often get when people find out about my faith. Hi, my name’s Charlotte. I went to a Church of England primary school, Sunday School, a Catholic girls secondary school… Continue Reading
Be warned, it’s another personal one. With NSFW (hot) pictures. I say ‘owning’ breasts, because that’s what it feels like when a body part doesn’t really seem like part of you. I was always a bit disappointed that I grew breasts… Continue Reading
I wrote this today on a thread on another site. I wanted to archive it here for the future: As is usual whenever there is a discussion about being childless and the reasons why… lots of people chime in with… Continue Reading
I got mentioned in the final project of the lovely Emma Shea – you can see her bibliography here. In fact you can hear her draft run through of her paper on her YouTube channel and you can read her notes… Continue Reading
MoMA was great. Then the weather happened. Now we’re hanging out in the hotel with pizza takeaway.