JustHeathers

7 Days of Sunshine Challenge!

Back in 2017, the first creative content I made and shared with the world was the 7 Days of Sunshine Challenge. In March of 2024 I have just refreshed and re-launched the series with a new look, but similar feel and improved prompts and resources. Suffering from depression, and in particular seasonal affective disorder, working […]

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Migrations

It’s been a little while since the last blog post, and the most active page is the over on Books where you’ll see updates on some of the things I’ve been reading… Rather than spending time on social media, I’ve migrated away from what essentially was not energising me, and have instead spent my “spare

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Just a mid 2023 update

It’s June.How are things going for you? Where has the first half of this year gone? For me the time has gone into doctor’s appointments, various tests, blood pressure monitoring, struggling to generate power, work stress, reading, catch ups with old friends and family, a road trip around the north island, and a couple of

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Just 2 Years!

Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Just Heathers! I remember running the idea of “Just Heathers” past friends, and making the decision to get the domain name and set up the website. It all happened pretty quickly, and I am so glad I did. I always feel like my ideas are a little bit weird, and

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My first ARC

Fellow kiwi Georgia Peterson is a self published author of two books: The Butterfly Sanctuary and The Stars Aren’t Ready. I found Georgia on Instagram in 2022 when I created my bookstagram account to share my reading journey. I wanted to find community around my passion for reading, and especially connect with some other kiwi

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Happy New Year – 2023

Goodbye 2022… and Hello 2023! This year is all about regaining balance.There were a lot of changes and upsets during 2022 that derailed things and so my goals for the year are to align all the areas of life – work, home, personal – into a more manageable rhythm. Highlights of 2022:In January of 2022

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Heart Health

Thankfully I had a health appointment on Monday 17 October.They found that my blood pressure was extremely high, and later that day I felt the effects of the hypertensive crisis!Tuesday I went for blood tests, had a headache then broke out in a red hot rash in the afternoon.Wednesday I was woken up at 1am

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Mid Year Review

Recently I created another video for the Geeks Rising YouTube Channel (I’ll leave the video embed below).I love these short favourites/highlights videos! They help me reflect on the good things that have helped me get through the challenges of life. Just the process of finding the things that I’m grateful for and celebrating the sparks

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USA Tour – take 2

This all began back in 2017.I started branching out into digital content creation and then began one of the best journeys – podcasting. The most amazing thing about podcasting is not just the ability to create and share your own ‘show’, it’s the connections you make along the way. In 2019 after many many months

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Join Me Live!

Livestream For The Cure 2022 Time converter at worldtimebuddy.comTime converter at worldtimebuddy.com I will be one small part of the multi day Livestream For The Cure event at twitch.tv/livestreamforthecure raising funds for the Cancer Research Institute – Immunotherapy for a Future Immune to Cancer. A few friends and I will be attempting to answer trivia

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