Landlocked Mermaid

If it hasn't been abundantly clear already, I have been struggling with blog inspo recently. Getting back into the habit of writing is very difficult when you open blogspot, stare at your new post page, and just hear griding gears. Realistically, I would like to venture more just being about my life and lifestyle, rather than strictly an environmental blog. I will still talk about the environmental stuff - currently testing out some new eco-deodorants! - and I like the new direction MCotM is taking with Chum and Bruce. But I would also like to talk more about gaming and the other interests in my life. Thanks to Kickstarter, I have loads of farming and water themed board games on the way which I am incredibly excited to share. So, this is a bit of a "What would you like to see from this Mermaid?!" post. This is a "please inspire me because I cannot inspire myself!!" post. Hit me with your ideas and suggestions!

    There is no denying, I am in a much better head space than I was pre-pandemic. You know, the before times, when we did stuff. Generally, my mental health is pretty good, and I rarely have to deal with episodes of sheer hopelessness. I am a happy mermaid. But, that is not to say that I don't get blue and spells of melancholy. Sometimes it's the weather bringing me down, others I am overwhelmed by all the life that is happening, and sometimes it is just mid-week burn out. Having a job does that to you. It is nonsense that I have to re-adjust to and, well, that is why I am here today. I need some good mid-week blues coping mechanisms. Because I turn to food and that is, as you would expect, making me chonky. I try so hard to be body positive, but sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself and just see a tree trunk. Part of my brain says I am always going to look a little stocky, it's a side effect of the massive knockers and being short. But I am losing the curves I liked and g

  With it having been so unbearably warm this last week or so, I have been inspired to pick my Mermaid Top Five Tropical Places in Games. What do you mean that's too niche? You know I'm going to list them anyway.   King of Seas This game is new to my library. It was one of those "see it on Twitter and buy about an hour later" sort of games. You play as an exiled princess or prince, presumed dead after being accused of killing the king, who has taken to a life of piracy. The pirates are all pretty nice and not your typical, unwashed, scurvy ridden fellows. Instead, a lot of this game seems to be playing as a merchant who doesn't mind sinking  few ships now and then. You deliver parcels, map the area, pillage sunken ships, and save ship wrecked sailors - basically all the bits of Assassin's Creed Black Flag that I enjoyed! The world is bright and vivid, the seas are sapphire blue, and the islands are a delightful mix of sandy beaches and jungles. The game keeps