
Yet again, it feels like I haven't sat down to write a blog post in ages. I've still been publishing the odd post here, and there, but they haven't been my usual chatty, lifestyle type. I know you have to be consistent these days if you want to make your mark in the blogosphere, but honestly, I haven't quite had the drive, so here's hoping that this is the start of it coming back!
As it's now very nearly the end of the month, I thought I'd reflect on how I feel since I turned 18 years old, and where my heads at with this thing called life. Enjoy...

My youth was certainly an interesting one to say the least. I had to live through the absence of my Father, (and deal with my parents turbulent relationship before that), bullying in both primary, and secondary school, moving counties, my first proper relationship being a toxic one, sexual assault, and my own mental health struggles to name a few. However, I have been incredibly blessed in other ways, as I have always had enough to survive, and I have always been able to find the light in one way, or another. Some of my fondest memories include my Grandparents, because they have hands down had the biggest influence on me becoming the woman that I have become, and I understand that not everybody has the opportunity to grow up around theirs.


The day before my birthday, my debut poetry collection Intoxicated Minds officially became internationally available on Amazon. I an genuinely say with my hand on my heart that this is my proudest moment to date. Having something that I've poured my heart, and soul into over the years published for the whole world to see is both incredibly nerve-wracking, as well as incredibly exciting. I've had some lovely reviews already, and so it would mean the world to me if everybody reading this post could order themselves a copy too. I just want my words to make their mark on people, and help them through the toughest of times, as well as the best of times. If you click on this link here, you will be directed to the Amazon UK website, but if you aren't from the UK, you can just type either my name, or the title into your countries search bar, and I should (hopefully!) pop up.
I may, or may not do a follow-up post about the things I've learnt in my 18 years on this Earth, so please be sure to let me know if that would be something that you're interested in seeing, alongside any other requests you have.
I hope you're all well, and fingers crossed that I'll be gracing the internet here on Simply Jadey again soooon.
Love, and light always,

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