“I think perhaps I would have been an explorer. An adventurer boldly crashing through barriers. I think I would have been always full of joy & light, a slightly taller replication of my 14-year old self. I think I would have said ‘yes!’ and ‘why not?’ even more than I already do.”
A few late night thoughts on living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Working in the wedding industry, you see a lot of loved up couples tie the knot, and the parts of the wedding that I always remember are the stories. Disastrous first dates, individual quirks, romantic proposals, colossal mistakes, laugh-til-you-cry memories – all the little things that make a couple a couple.
My aim in writing about ethical fashion or ethical apparel or sustainable living (whichever moniker you prefer), was to document my transition of buying whatever from wherever because I felt like it, to consciously buying garments that were well-researched and fulfilled a purpose, but 3 years later and I think I might have missed that boat…
Six years ago, I made a bet with my oldest brother that our little brother, Scotty, and his then-girlfriend, Holly, would go the distance. These two kids are childhood sweethearts, and although there’s been a little bit of debate around exactly when they became friends, they’ve known each other since they were 9-years old.