#msnotebook

[retrofromscratch]

Don’t judge a book by its cover

From April 22nd until April 29th it is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness week. To help raise awareness and £500 for the MS Trust, I have made some limited edition notebooks!

This is really important to me as I was diagnosed with MS in 2009, a year after temporarily losing the sight in one eye.

When I was diagnosed, I’d had heard of MS but I didn’t actually know what it was. I was adamant not to ‘Google’ it, so I turned to the MS Trust. They provided me with free leaflets and a newsletter which gave me the help and support I needed, and still need today.

I was given a large number of old books which were going to be thrown away, and I thought that although the covers would plain compared to my normal style, their covers would still make beautiful, sophisticated notebooks. 

I wanted to give something back, so I contacted the MS Trust to see if they would support my fundraising idea. I can't run a marathon, or do a sponsored silence (I talk too much!) but I know how to make a notebook.

The notebooks, are £10 each and come in a variety of bright colours, each containing a different anecdote from my 10-year experience with MS. £5 from the sale of each notebook will be donated to the MS Trust.

I want to raise awareness of MS because some people are afraid to ask what MS is, what it does, can it be cured, etc ... or they make the wrong assumptions about you, and the disease. People tell me how positive I am about having MS, so I just wanted to help reassure people and break some of those boundaries.

MS is a disease which affects the nervous system. Almost three times as many women are diagnosed with MS than men, and in the UK approx. 110,000 people have MS.

My notebooks are available to purchase online now, I really appreciate your support! Thank you.

Becky x

Related Material: https://www.mstrust.org.uk/ms-awareness-week-2019?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsPLY5v3M4QIVxeF3Ch1_Yg8GEAAYAiAAEgJSpfD_BwE

[meridianriver]

A fanmix I made for You_Light_The_Sky's fanfic "Darkling, I Listen." Songs are not necessarily in chronological order to the story.

i. Angel with a Shotgun // The Cab

they say before you start a war / you better know what you're fighting for

ii. Little Talks // Of Monsters and Men

the stairs creak as i sleep, it's keeping me awake / it's the house telling you to close your eyes

iii. From Yesterday // 30 Seconds to Mars

from yesterday it's coming / from yesterday, the fear / from yesterday it calls him / but he doesn't want to read the message here

iv. Fallen // 30 Seconds to Mars

why are you here / are you listening / can you hear what / i am saying?

v. A Beautiful Lie // 30 Seconds to Mars

it's time to forget about the past / to wash away what happened last / hide behind an empty face / don't ask too much just say / 'cause this is just a game

vi. Hurricane // 30 Seconds to Mars

there is a fire inside of this heart / and a riot about to explode into flames / as the days go by, the night's on fire

vii. R-evolve // 30 Seconds to Mars

the ultimate defense is to pretend / revolve around yourself just like an ordinary man / the only other option is to forget

viii. Night of the Hunter // 30 Seconds to Mars

whatever you do don't be afraid of the dark / cover your eyes, the devil's inside

ix. Demons // Imagine Dragons

i wanna hide the truth / i wanna shelter you / but with the beast inside / there's nowhere we can hide

x. Powerless // Linkin Park

i watched you fall apart and chased you to the end / i'm left with emptiness that words cannot defend / you'll never know what i became because of you / ten thousand promises, ten thousand ways to lose

xi. Let it Burn // Red

how long will you play this game / will you fight or will you walk away / how long will you let it burn / let it burn

xii. Faceless // Red

shadows growing in my mind / ones i just can't leave behind / i'm not strong enough to pay this ransom

xiii. Whispers in the Dark // Skillet

no / you'll never be alone / when darkness comes i'll light the night with stars / hear the whispers in the dark

xiv. In the Shadows // The Rasmus

no sleep / no sleep until i'm done with finding the answer / won't stop / won't stop until i find the cure for this cancer

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[lightofthedeep]

Giveaway Prize for ms-notebook

Tsunayoshi Sawada

[oyasumirosie]

BLUEEEE. And I think your blog is amazing.

[mischiefandseithr]

Sif/Loki

She grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and demanded to know why; why would he do that to his brother? Why would he do this to them? Loki smiled a crimson smile and fell once more from the edge of the Bifrost.