Author: Carly Taylor
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‘At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.’
So today is the anniversary of my accident. I am the sort of person to reminisce. Not in a self-pity or nostalgic way, I guess some may say in a reflective way. On that day 8 years ago, I had no overwhelming feeling that something terrible was going to happen, I had no intuitive…
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Dream big little one.
So, it has begun, the next chapter in my life. Being a mum! I don’t know how to begin or where to start on my incredible, emotional journey to motherhood. We are deeply in love with our tiny dream daughter Theodora Olive 5 lbs 13oz, she has truly shown me that no matter how…
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Something to tell you…
…. I’m pregnant! I never thought I would be writing something like this down it all seems so surreal even after 7 months. For me, the road towards pregnancy has been a long, battling, personal struggle. I’ve never taken the time to believe something so incredible could happen to me. At 22,…
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‘Seven billion people experienced today in a different way’
It seems a while since I’ve written something. I guess time literally doesn’t wait for anyone and lately I’ve been feeling overwhelmed by time. We always try to keep ourselves busy as I find its essential to me and everyone around me to keep myself occupied and have things to look forward too else I…
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Don’t just exist, live
So, at the end of 2017 I was chatting to Nelly in the car and we were talking about our goals for 2018. It seems like I epically failed my main goal which was to blog more. I genuinely have no excuse and the truth is, blogging doesn’t come naturally to me. I can’t…
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Stronger than yesterday
It is still difficult to believe that I have been LIVING with a spinal cord injury for 6 years. 6 solid years, WOW, haven’t these 6 years been a beautiful chaotic story. I am constantly reminded with the 5th permanently tattooed in my memory and it feels like it was yesterday. Although no one signs…
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Flowers grow out of dark moments
I’ve been reflecting on a lot of things recently and flicking through photos I may have physically changed but I’m still me. I mean, I struggled for years to come to terms with accepting the fact I’m in a wheelchair so much so that I was hardly in it. I have many demons and being…
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Miami
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw Since venturing to Miami back in 2014, I’ve had this ongoing love affair with this beautiful warm, sunny place; I suppose it might be due to the weather that seems to keep me happy and healthy, finding ease to be able to…
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Hello Miami
So tomorrow is the day, the past 5 years have been building up to! The day I’ve been simultaneously waiting for and getting rather nervous about. The day I go back to Miami to be part of ground breaking research into hand movement. Two days ago I was feeling sorry for myself and rather anxious…
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I wish I could write something inspiring or helpful every single day. I wish I could take photos of the good parts of my day and pretend that’s all there was. I wish real life was as easy as it looks on social media. Funnily enough, that’s not how life works and sometimes you can…