Write & Sunny

11/09/2024

Didn’t you know cringe is The New Cool? Embarrassing x

01/08/2024

Some recent snaps:

🐸 music vid for .rls
🤰 bump pics for my sister-in-law
🍋 baby shower mems
🌾 my husband pretending to be a farmer x

15/07/2024

Turns out I’m withdrawing my MA offer.

Hear me out.

I *love* the idea of making room for creative writing. But my intentions for getting an MA weren’t it, chief.

See, I’m a hyper-achiever; a lot (ok, all) of my self-worth is tied to external validation. Like getting good grades.

And for the first time in YEARS, I’m not a shell teetering on the brink of burnout.

This might’ve just been the glossy wrapped-up-in-normative-notions-of-success version of self-sabotage I realllllly didn’t need right now.

(After, you know, having just recovered from anorexia and all that.) (Which, coincidentally, was triggered by burnout.)

So, no. I won’t be doing my MA in Creative Writing this September.

But best believe I’m a) very grateful for the opportunity and b) adamant about making space for creativity, without destroying my work-life balance 🫡

P.S. I must confess, this took a hefty amount of self-reflection. Proud of that newfound self-awareness x

12/07/2024

Things that made me feel nice this week:

💐 flowers in the post from
💅 cute nails (that won’t annoy me when they chip)
👂 listening to .rls new song on repeat
📕 reading Sista Sister by
🧘‍♀️ feeling super strong at
🥘 a vegetarian bring & share with my besties
😴 my silly lil afternoon naps
🐶 noodle learning to roll over
🎥 a cinema date (ft. B&M snacks & )

Heart = full.

Would love to hear what you’re grateful for this week x

28/06/2024

I don’t (do client) work on Fridays.

There, I said it 🫡

See, I used to do admin - invoicing, reports, my own content, and so on - super early in the day. Or late into the night.

Because, when I became a fully booked freelancer, I completely forgot to factor it into my schedule.

Not only was I exhausted, I also had 0 time for hobbies; work became my sole source of fulfilment.

Spoiler: that ain’t healthy for a hyperachieving/people-pleasing/prone-to-burnout kinda girlie.

These days, though, I’ve changed the way I work.

I set aside Fridays for admin. And hobbies, like pole fitness, creative writing, and (of course) mooching around Waterstones.

Oh, and the best part? I can book a long weekend every other month or so. No biggie.

05/03/2024

21/01/2024

Over-exposed & full of s**te analogies x

21/01/2024

Lovely locals. Noz is the best.

💓🥖☕️☁️

16/01/2024

Srs life hack: book a break for mid-Jan 🥲

I’m back to work after a fab long weekend in Amsterdam. (Fully in LOVE with this place.)

Pls send easy European trip recommendations. My soul is restored.

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10/01/2024

I took a week off over Christmas/NY. (Mostly.)

Imposter Syndrome lapped that s**t up. To the point where I was *convinced*:

→ I’d forgotten how to do my job
→ Every single client would leave
→ I was in capable of coming up with good ideas

Man, it feels good to be back in the swing of things. Having kick-off meetings with my clients has reminded me of a) how bloody incredible they all are, and b) I’m not too shabby at what I do.

Ellie 1 - 0 Imposter Syndrome.

We live to work another day folks x

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21/12/2023

2023 has been beautiful.

I watched my pals tie the knot in Denmark. We bought our first home.

I started collaborating with fab new clients. I’ve cheered them on as their socials grew - and a bunch of them won big boi awards.

I created a copywriting course with . (I even featured on their podcast!)

ADHD coaching with fully changed my life.

I started therapy for agoraphobia & anorexia. (And I’m kicking ass.) I began writing for pleasure again - shoutout to .lit.

My sister moved back to Norwich. I’ve spent more time with mum. And I’ve raised a Stella (or 8) for Dad, who’s having a boogie in heaven.

Feeling beyond grateful for these blessings, and for this lil sunny community.

P.S. I hope your holidays are as lovely as you are 💓

09/12/2023

On behalf of our lovely clients, Write & Sunny donated £500 to this Christmas🎄💛🐾

Have a fab festive season, everyone!