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I’d been single for 18 months when a message landed in my DMs from a man. As a content creator, this isn’t unusual; I get hundreds of messages a day from people all over the world, most of them lovely

Was it five years ago already? THE pandemic ...

Whether it’s a thumbs-up, a smiley face or even a simple letter ‘K’ (which means ‘OK’ if you don’t have teens!) I’ve realised over the past few years that most of my communication has boiled down into

If I can’t send my old unwanted items to a charity shop, I get a great sense of satisfaction if I can turn them into something new rather than throw them out into landfill. I love giving these old ite