I chalked my hair because I couldn't chalk at the BBC...

I can't believe it's been 4 months since I last felt the urge to chalk...

I blame working for nearly the whole summer for it, and for the fact that it is wholly unacceptable to chalk on a BBC building. Or at the reception party of someone else's wedding/in the new shop that I work in/on my car.

Do you know where it HAS been okay to chalk though?

In my hair.

Yep.

In my hair...

Look! It's blue and green!

And there's nobody stood waiting to tell me off each time I colour it in! Hoorah!

If only the strands were thick enough for me to leave actually messages on each one...

Today, I would write something about sleeping all day, eating my boyfriend's pizza without him knowing, and how I'm now going to be awake ALL night thinking about it.

(Not because I feel guilty, but because there's only so long you can spend in the land of nod, innit.)

Maybe I'll perk up enough to chalk on something/someone else. My housemate has no hair though (and his girlfriend is staying over tonight), so it kind of rules that one out...

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Tell your friends that you love them...

This blog post goes out to Charlie Mallard, the lady who inspired me to start this blog.

I hope you appreciate my puns...

I'm stickin' with you...

(It's not a stick, but my chalks are too chunky to write on twigs)

Hope it's not too log (sorry) before you feel better again x

 ...and that you begin to see things...

...in a better light...

xxx

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Sefton Park, Liverpool: Best Seat in the House!

So, summer has finally arrived!

And the park near my home is looking completely amazing...

x 100,000 (plus a million)

Best seat in the house!

I could sit in this park all day.

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(Sitting On) The Manchester Ship Canal (with some chalk)

It was sunny in Salford. I couldn't believe my eyes.

I made the most of it by using my lunch break to wander around the Manchester Ship Canal, aided with a piece of chalk...

There's something calming about water...

And when you've spent the last 20 minutes weeping with laughter after watching Kermit the frog singing 'Once in a Lifetime', you know it's time to go outside to calm yourself down...

Come on, though...

It is funny, innit...

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'Group Therapy' and a little bit of chalk...

Today, I visited a new exhibition in Fact, Liverpool, which looks into the relationship between technology, society and mental health...

It was brilliant. 

There was a desk covered in chalk, in an unlit room, inviting people to write out or draw, whatever is on their mind.

I haven't chalked in so long!

And I haven't been to such a cool exhibition in a while either...

If you're in the area, you should check it out.

For info that will explain it way better than I ever could (I've already typed out 3 different versions of what I think happened), head here: 

'Group Therapy: Mental Distress in a Digital Age'

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London, UK: I Love Tuesdays

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Baltic Triangle, Liverpool: Hunting for bread...

It was a Monday. We had the day off again.

My original plan of taking a trip to the recycling plant to get rid of 300,000 boxes was a winner. But it was also a plan that only took about 15 minutes to complete...

So, we stayed in the car and went on a mini adventure. This one would have us spending an hour or more searching for a bakehouse (that was shut), and another inside a run-down skate park, dreaming big...

I took this photo of a dog 'open to business' after Adam told me off for asking someone how to find the bakehouse.

This dog didn't know how to get there either - I just liked how he sat beneath the sign on the window...

YOU, weird cat things, where is the freshly baked bread?

Spiky umbrella with no protection from the wind, SHOW US WHERE THE PASTRIES LIE...

oOOh.

What's this?

One day,  I'm going to open a skate park with a cafe.

The one above is a bit run-down, but I like that it was made by local skaters, and funded by them too.

I also like that it distracts me from the fact that the bread I have been hankering for, is behind a locked door.

BOO to closing on Mondays...

My cafe will always be open on Mondays.

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