Favourites ❤️


Hi gang, 

It’s important that I have some kind of stimulation that keeps my brain somewhat active when I can’t be as physically active as I want or need to be.
I was once told that, as M.E doesn’t allow your body, mind or energy to rejuvenate through rest and sleep (like the majority of “healthy” folk), it’s beyond beneficial to spend quiet time doing something you find enjoyment in and that wouldnt be exhaustive.

Whilst things like quizzes, cross stitch and colouring are fun time fillers, I find I’m quickly fustrated with the level of concentration it requires.


Below is just a few of my favourite things, the entertainment that keeps me sane(ish) 😂

Music:

My music selection is so varied that I’m not sure I can pick a favourite. Thank god for music streaming - saves me a fortune !!! 
I grew up in the 90s so I’m use to an unhealthy level of cheese - manufactured, feel good pop bands with catchy songs (and the best ones have a dance routine too). But I literally love music from everywhere - I’m the girl who constantly changes the radio station between Radio One, Planet Rock and Elaine Paige on radio two (we all love a musical number right?? 🤗) 

Movies:

I love a movie marathon so the Harry Potter series, Marvel films or any Disney are my typical go-tos. Comedies like Bridesmaids, The Other Wonan and Spy I am currently watching on repeat. Teen films from my youth - Bring it on, Can’t hardly wait, drive me crazy ❤️. 
Honestly, since I got Netflix  I’ve kinda fallen out of the habit of watching a movie at home. But on my okay days I’m able to get to the cinema, my entire family have the unlimited cards so I’m not usually short of a movie buddy! Plus there’s a Starbucks at the cinema 🙌🏻

Television:
  • Not to sound dramatic but I think Netflix saved my life 😂. I’m obsessed with the documentaries and real crime shows. But I also like to binge the comedies that I’ve seen thousands of times (Friends, Big Bang Theory, How I Mey Your Mother ...) when the brain fog is so bad and I can’t concentrate on new information.
  • I’m a total girl and obvs I’m obsessed with Sex and the City - although the more I watch it, the more I realise that Carrie was the actual worst (poor Aidan). I love it mainly for NYC and all the friendship quotes 👯‍♀️👯‍♀️
  • Like everyone else in the world, Game of Thrones blows my mind every time (can it be next year already!!)
Books:
  • I mean, hogwarts is my happy place and I probably read at least one of the Harry Potter books every year 🤓⚡️
  • Any trashy chick-lit that I can read on a sunbed, by the pool, with a cocktail is a win and I’m recently liking Giovanna Fletchers work (although it’s not necessarily trashy). 
  • Speaking of Gi Fletcher, Eve of Man - the book she wrote with husband Tom, was really enjoyable and I’m gutted that they haven’t even wrote the sequel yet ... I’m waiting impatiently.
  • The Outsiders. I read this at school and loved it. The film is equally good and the baby-faced A-list star cast is incredible (stay gold, ponyboy).
  • To Kill a Mockingbird, the older I get the more I fall in love with Atticus Finch and it helps that movie Atticus, Gregory Peck, was a literal dreamboat 😍.
  • Doesn’t everyone have a secret obsession with Nicholas Sparks (gang...  the notebook 😢).

** Look out for a post on my new love of Audiobooks 😉

What are some of your favourites? Any Netflix recommendations? Comment below 😘

xoxo

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