Hi, my name is Cher…
I’m from England but I live in a tiny Welsh seaside town in North Wales. I’m a single girlie in my late 30s.
After graduating with a Bachelor’s in Film & Media, I moved to Leeds where I worked as a Behaviour Support Worker in a high school. My weekends were full of extreme partying. It seemed I hadn’t learnt anything from my tumultuous time at university. I needed to change my life so I moved to China. I lived in Guizhou for 6 months and Shanghai for 2 years. It was a wonderful experience but I left to escape an abusive relationship.
Back in the UK, I went back to university and studied a Master’s in Creative Advertising. I worked in the industry for a year then had the opportunity to move to Singapore. I worked in a multinational advertising agency there but quickly realised that I absolutely hated it. The free bar in the office on a Friday wasn’t helping at all. I decided to go back to teaching English which made me much happier. I did this for 7 years and even incorporated my own tutoring business.
I returned to thee UK in November 2021 with my little cat, Yoyo. Nine months later I had found the most perfect flat in Wales. I was surrounded by nature and embraced by the local community. Everything seemed to be going so well for me, yet why was I still struggling to stay happy, find motivation, lose weight, be healthy, and meet a potential partner?
I came to the stark realisation that alcohol was holding me back from reaching my true potential on November 5th 2023.
Since kicking booze to the curb, my life has massively improved. My anxiety has reduced by 90%. I have better memory and a renewed thirst for knowledge. I have dropped weight, I am eating healthily. I hike and walk often, train in the gym 3 times a week and I’m even training for a 10K race in the summer.
Who is this girl?
Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m still a work in process.
That’s why I created this blog.
I want you to join me on this journey as I go from unhealthy, lazy and flabby to healthy, motivated and toned.
Honestly, if I can do it, then you can too!
Thank you for reading and let’s upgrade our lives together!