Game the negativity away! Believe it or not, playing video games has shown great promise in reducing stress and helping with mental health issues. It can have many positive benefits, such as increasing your hand-eye coordination, improving your brain activity, and can even help you become more sociable via online services like Xbox Live…
An Ever-Lasting Battle With My Mental Health
A desperate struggle that I fear may never end. Before I begin with this journal entry, I just wanted to make sure you are all aware that I am doing okay. I am seeing a therapist, (this will be mentioned in the blog) and I am on medication. Please, do not worry about me,…
Lockdown Gaming
Escaping lockdown in a world of video games Before I begin, I just want to let you know that this article is sponsored! Be sure to read through to the bottom of the article to find out more! Now, I know I have not been subtle with my passion for video games, and why should…
Back to Writing
Long time, no see Hey there, it has been a while hasn’t it? I hope you doing well in these uncertain times and that you are keeping safe too. You may be asking yourself, ‘where have you been? you have been awfully quiet these last couple of months, what have you been up to?’…
Happy Pokémon Day
Gotta Catch ‘Em All! Pokémon turns 24 years old today. The franchise is still going strong, even after all this time. I am an avid fan and have been since the TV show aired for the first time when I was only 7 and I fell in love with it. I remember dreaming of…
What’s New
Here is what is going on lately in my life right now Let me get you up to speed with what’s been going on with me recently. I have quite a bit I want to talk about so sit back and relax why don’t you. So I am back at University now for my…
Getting out with the Camera
Picking up the Nikon and getting outside I realise we are 11 days in, but Happy New Year to you! I hope it was a good one for you and that this year is your year with many exciting things to come! It has been a little while since I picked up my lovely…
My Top 10 Video Games Of The Decade!
My favourite games that I have played from 2010 to 2020 So many games, so many choices. What a decade it has been for the gaming community. We have all been treated to so many fantastic experiences from incredibly talented developers and artists, ranging from looter shooters and treasure hunters, to all-powerful gods and cities…
Why Video Games Help with My Mental Health
I will face my fears. I remember running at super fast speeds along twisty paths, doing loop-de-loops, collecting golden rings and bouncing on enemies setting little animals free from their robotic cages. I am of course talking about Sonic the Hedgehog on the original SEGA MegaDrive. It was my first game I ever played…
A Fantastic 30th Birthday For Me
A birthday to remember As I get older, I have felt like birthdays don’t really excite as much anymore. That is not to say I don’t enjoy them because I do! I just don’t tend to celebrate them as much and it is hard to explain why. However, my 30th birthday is classed as a…
An Awesome Birthday Present
A fantastic replica of Link from Breath of the Wild Link is my favourite character. He is agile, fast, strong and can eat a ton of food and still have room for more, he has got it all. Link is likely the most iconic video game character (I am probably wrong) and people love…
Luigi’s Mansion 3 : My Review
I ain’t afraid of no ghosts! It has been a long time coming but the anxious, jittery brother of Mario, Luigi, is back for another ghost-filled adventure making its debut on the Nintendo Switch and delivers splendidly. Luigi and friends are back. This time they have all been invited to a luxurious hotel named…
Getting Stuff Done
What I have planned over the next couple of weeks It is no surprise that University can keep you busy. It can be stressful and you often realise that time is against you. Even though I have only just started my course, it already feels like I have been studying a while, and I…
Why I Want To Become A Writer
A new passion for me Kids don’t like a lot of things. When I was a wee sprite, one thing I disliked was writing. Now back then, we didn’t have fancy laptops and digital notepads in our pockets. All we had were primitive computers and the old-school pen and paper. I never enjoyed writing, I…
Getting Back into Photography
The struggles of having a passion… Doing something you love is a great feeling for everyone. It makes us feel happy and whole as a person and can be even better when you share that passion you have for something with someone close to you. Having this passion can make you do incredible things, it…
Plan of Action
What I plan to do for my University assessments Today has been insightful and fun, As I’m sat in a cafe, typing away whilst enjoying a cup of coffee, my thoughts are racing about ideas for my University assessments which are due soon. My classes today explained more about what makes a news story,…
Moving Forward
The chaos is beginning to settle… Last week was a roller coaster of emotions for me, from happy times, to anxiety filled days and a stressful weekend. It feels like chaos in my head most of the time but since my last post, I have received a wealth of support from my family and…
What happened today…
Not the best day in my life… Before I begin, just wanted to say the featured image has nothing to do with what went on today. I just wanted to include a nice photo a friend took of me a couple of years ago to cheer myself up. Today was not my best day. It…
University Has Begun
Here is what’s going on in my life currently… I’m back at University! I started back last week at Sheffield Hallam and so far, it is going well. It feels great to be back, I haven’t walked through the main doors to the building since 2014 when I graduated, so it all sort of…
Link’s Awakening: My Review
A Wonderful Remake of a Classic Zelda Game. As I watched the credits roll after I finished Link’s Awakening, I began to think back to how this game was when it first released on the GameBoy back in 1993. Even though I didn’t play it until around 1999, as I was turning 10 years old,…
My Most Anticipated Nintendo Switch Games Coming This Year!
If there is one thing you should know about me, it’s that I’m a gamer through and through. I have been enthralled with gaming since I was a child and even though I’m pushing my thirties, I don’t plan to stop gaming for a long, long time. We are now in Autumn of 2019 and…
Why Breath Of The Wild is my Favourite Game of All Time
Over the last couple of years, I have discovered that I suffer from anxiety and depression. Now don’t worry, I am on medication and seeing a doctor to combat it all but sometimes it can get a little too much and I just want to escape this world for a while and think about something…
Wild Link 