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Hot, Bothered and Expecting: London in a Heatwave
Our annual gals’ trip but this year, on my birthday! When we planned it earlier this year the girls didn’t know I was pregnant, I was so...

alidaggett
Jul 244 min read


Growing Life in a Tired Body
In my last blog post, I shared the whirlwind of our honeymoon and the thrilling news of our pregnancy. It feels like a lifetime ago now,...

alidaggett
Jul 105 min read


A Dream Honeymoon | FINALÉ
Day 14: A memory that will last a lifetime … The penultimate day. A second day waking up to that amazing view and that sound of the...

alidaggett
Mar 143 min read


A Dream Honeymoon: Arthritically Navigating New York & Canada | PART 5
Day 11: New Years Day What a way to enter 2025. In New York F*ing City!! We had a lovely morning stroll across to Grand Central Station ....

alidaggett
Mar 96 min read
A Dream Honeymoon: Arthritically Navigating New York | PART 4
It’s getting a little harder to remember every detail now it feels so long ago, sadly! I really should’ve written it all straight away...

alidaggett
Feb 247 min read
A Dream Honeymoon: Arthritically Navigating New York | PART 3
DAY 5: Boxing Day We woke up in good time Boxing Day morning and headed downtown ready to explore the city and indulge in a delicious...

alidaggett
Feb 75 min read
A Dream Honeymoon: Arthritically Navigating New York | PART 2
A magical Christmas ... Day 3: Christmas Eve First things first, Liberty Bagels ! This time, I decided to indulge in one of their liberty...

alidaggett
Jan 204 min read
A Dream Honeymoon: Arthritically Navigating New York | PART 1
Wrapping off work on Friday and finishing packing that night, we were almost ready to embark off on our dream honeymoon! If you follow my...

alidaggett
Jan 146 min read


The Unspoken Truth of Pain
Top and bottom of this post is that pain is a bitch. Life can be a bitch. I’m not here to complain. I want to be able to voice the...

alidaggett
Aug 25, 20243 min read


In Sickness and in Health
This blog is to share the realities of getting married with a chronic illness. There are so many different angles I could come at this –...

alidaggett
Jul 12, 20244 min read


A Balancing Act: Juggling Chronic Illness and a Career
It seems like a funny time to be writing this as I haven’t worked for over 4 weeks now. But maybe this is the perfect time and a hell of...

alidaggett
Apr 6, 20245 min read


Not Just Joints
I haven’t done a blog post in a while. I haven’t had the time to sit down and write one without just wanting to relax or keep myself from...

alidaggett
Mar 21, 20243 min read


Dancing Feet No More
This blog post really puts an emphasis on what I named the whole thing in the first place: Creaky Joints Under Young Skin. Because...

alidaggett
Dec 18, 20232 min read
ILLNESS ON ILLNESS
I’ve done a small post on this before. Being poorly whilst having a chronic illness isn’t just straightforward. Having a cold or flu or a...

alidaggett
Mar 25, 20232 min read


5 YEARS
5 years ago, I was just a uni student thinking I was invincible. 5 years ago, I didn’t think of my ‘dodgy knee’ impacting my whole life....

alidaggett
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Chronic Illness Life Changes: ‘Little Things' No Longer Exist
As it has been a long time since my last blog post, I will re-introduce myself … I’m Ali, I’m 25, I grew up and still live on a working...

alidaggett
Sep 6, 202212 min read


WORKING WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS
The motivation for this post is through the struggle that I have had just 2-3 months into a full-time job and the emotional impact of...

alidaggett
Mar 11, 20225 min read


Grieving For Health
This was me Monday, sat on the stairs at one of my temporary jobs. So scared for not being able to do my dream job. On the verge of...

alidaggett
Nov 24, 20211 min read


Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2021
I am suuuuper late, as always. If you don’t know already, this week is RAAW – Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2021. I have just not...

alidaggett
Sep 19, 20213 min read


Fitness Helping My Sickness
It’s been a while since I have done a blog post about fitness. Actually, it’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post at all!Having said...

alidaggett
Aug 7, 20217 min read
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