5 Favourite Christmas Crafts
If you have been wondering why I haven't yet posted any Christmas crafts, you needn't wonder any longer. Hurrah!Christmas this year at Chronically Creative is very low key because there are more...
View ArticleCandy Cane Chocolate Truffles
I made these cute candy cane truffles to give to relatives as gifts for Christmas last year. I used both plain and white chocolate for variety.I love giving handmade gifts and I like putting a bit of...
View ArticleNot so merry.
Thank you Grumpy Cat, that's exactly how I feel. It's not unusual for me to feel blue around Christmas and New Year's Eve. This time of year hasn't always been easy nor enjoyable since becoming ill....
View ArticleScrew you chronic illness, I'm going to California!
California boundThis week I am leaving my homeland (Australia for those who aren't aware) for the first time, with my family, to go on a trip of a lifetime. We're off to check out California for three...
View ArticleOh so delicious pancakes and a spot of dress shopping.
I had my last appointment for the year just before Christmas. I am really happy about this because I've had a very long year full of frustrating appointments. I am definitely looking forward to having...
View ArticleOh the places we will go.
print in my craft studio I'm kicking off the new year road tripping around California. I can hardly believe that I'll be able to cross Disneyland off my 'kick chronic illness' ass bucket list' this...
View ArticleAll set for my first trip overseas.
Neck pillow, heat pack, compression stockings, wrist supports, eye mask, creative magazines and a super cute travel journal from Typo = all set! I'm all set for a long flight and waiting at...
View ArticleThe craziest thing I've done with chronic illness
"Adventure is what happens when you just did something stupid." - Professor BernieI nearly cried when I was handed my boarding pass. Enduring an arduous 17 hour flight (and airport waiting time) then...
View ArticleBirthday treat.
Birthday treat. Mars Bar Mud Cake! Oh. Em. Gee.In May I celebrated my twenty-sixth birthday. Although quite fatigued, I had a lovely day being treated to amazing food. My father took me to a bakery for...
View ArticlePriceline skincare haul.
Last week wasn’t a good week for me but I did manage to drag myself down to Priceline to take advantage of their 40% off skincare sale. Besides a load of laundry it was the only thing I achieved that...
View ArticleI've been a bad blogger. So here's the most popular posts of 2013.
I have been such a terrible blogger lately. Ever since I’ve returned from my holiday in California things have been such a struggle and I have been finding it really hard to keep up with regular...
View ArticleI didn't go to Lady Gaga's ARTPOP Ball. And I'm sad. Really, really sad.
Mother Monster, aka Lady Gaga, performed in Melbourne on the weekend. And I’m upset that I missed out on seeing her in all of her extravagant costumes and sparkler bra glory {cries}. I’m really sad,...
View ArticleOPI Teal The Cows Come Home
I had planned to have a blog post up for Invisible Illness Awareness Week in September but because of, oh you know, brain fog and chronic pain, that didn’t happen. But don’t worry, I haven’t given up....
View ArticleGlam Fest Christmas Manicure
Change of plans, guys. I’m going to publish the posts that I’ve been working so hard on for the last few months after Christmas. I did want to have them up well before Christmas but they have taken me...
View Article2014 Christmas Wish List
I’m a little sad that I couldn’t get any Christmas craft posts up other than a manicure. I had planned to make a heap of cards and a new advent calendar before December hit but that just didn’t...
View ArticleI love my life more than I hate my pain
Author, blogger and ‘quit sugar’ advocate Sarah Wilson wrote a blog post late last year asking “Could female self-hatred be the real cause of autoimmune disease?” An extended version of it was...
View ArticleFloral dresses and family wedding fun
I am extremely behind on blogging due to difficulties with brain fog, physical and mental fatigue, and depression. I seem to be slowly getting my mojo back now though (praise the Lord!), and have...
View ArticleDecadently fudgy Christmas tree brownies
I usually feel more miserable than merry around this time of year, but I am happy to say that I am finally excited about Christmas again. I really didn’t expect to be feeling more cheerful and less...
View Article2015 Christmas Wish List
I’m always interested to know what other people have put on their Christmas wish list; turns out you are too. Seeing as my 2014 Christmas wish list was a hit, I thought I’d share the products that...
View ArticleFor Audrey flower decal manicure
Summer has officially arrived in Australia (it has been scorching here in Melbourne), which means it is time to update my manicure and pedicure shades for the warmer weather.In winter I typically wear...
View ArticlePicking up My Pen Again
I wouldn't blame you for thinking I dropped off the face of the earth. I didn't expect to need over a two-year hiatus from writing and blogging. On my social media accounts I haven't been as active as...
View ArticleRedefining ''This will be my year"
Image credit: Fit Girl's DiarySince illness interrupted my life, New Year's Eve has always been tough on my mental health. I approach the holiday with dread rather than excitement and hope. It's...
View ArticleSparkle Christmas Cards
I'm disappointed that I wasn't able to get a post up before Christmas detailing the cards I made and sent out in December. Chronic illness is a real pest like that, it never lets me do all the...
View ArticleMarch & April 2019 Goals
Following on from sharing about the big goals I'm trying to work towards over the next few years, I thought I'd share the little goals I plan to focus on every couple of months, however mundane they...
View ArticleNew Church Glow
Quote by Natalie Snapp, made with Canva.In January of last year I didn't have a church to call home. The negative experiences I encountered in a church I thought would be my forever church had broken...
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