HELLO, AGAIN

Hello, again.

It’s strange to think that my last blog post was in October 2022 and then the post prior to that was in November 2021. Two blog posts in the space of 2 years when given I used to post twice weekly way back when, it’s not exactly great is it?

For those of you who may not know, I now have my own business - DEAF IDENTITY, which I launched back in September 2019 - fun fact, I actually launched this blog in September 2015 and now I’m wondering why everything seem to happen for me in the month of September?

Anyway, most of my time has been focusing on the business so my blog has been neglected since then and with the pandemic, I just didn’t feel it was appropriate to be reviewing products or to talk about lifestyle issues at that time given everything that was going on.

Fast forward to now, I’ve recently been given ‘signs’ from the universe, don’t worry, I’m not going to go all hippy dippy on you, but I am a strong believer in that nothing happens by accident.

Moving forward, I’m going to resume this blog and get back to posting twice weekly, ideally every Sunday and Wednesday, like in the olden days and I’m going to get back into my skincare reviews and talk a little more about deaf awareness and other lifestyle pieces.

I’m weirdly optimistic about bringing my blog back, especially after such a long time and I feel I’ve learnt a lot in my time off so I can make it feel a little more modern and fresh, (hopefully).

Shall we call this round two?

OUT MAGAZINE: Out100

I am beyond grateful and humbled to be featured in this years Out Magazine: Out100 list as one of their LGBTQ+ Policy Makers and Advocates Changing The World. 

When I had the email come through it completely stopped me in my tracks because I’m so used to moving at 100mph and always thinking ahead to the next thing, so to reflect and take a step back to see the work I’ve done and why I was selected for this years Out100 list was incredibly humbling and made me realise how far I’ve come from those days of not feeling like I had a place in the world, to now changing that for those in the deaf community who have experienced similar things.

Thank you Out100 for this surreal moment and to be featured on the same list as huge, well known LGBTQIA+ icons is mind blowing!? Read the full article with my piece here - https://www.out.com/print/2021/11/03/out100-2021-18-lgbtq-policy-makers-and-advocates-changing-world#media-gallery-media-4

Also, a huge thank you to Sophia Carey for photographing me for this special shoot, I wanted something that felt quite urban and gritty as a backdrop against me wearing something tailored and ‘cleancut’. I hope you like these images! Let me know below.