Behind the pictures

This post has been sparked by a wonderfully vulnerable blog by the wonderful Mel wells Mel and I’s lives have crossed over many times (both have been actors, used to be part of the same acting agency, live in the same city, know similar people) yet we have never met. I have, however followed her social […]

5 things I hate about life!

As I’m a new blog starting out, I have been reading lots of other blogs to see what works and what doesn’t. I have tweeted a few times about recommendations and had the pleasure to read some phenomenal blogs and genuinely laughed out loud and cried too. Today I have been reading some fab work […]

Say no more to “Mummy guilt”

As soon as you begin on the road to being a Mum, the guilt starts to seep into your consciousness. I think it starts in pregnancy. You’re already a bag of mixed emotions, worries and insecurities, when you’re suddenly aware of judgements on your choices; “You shouldn’t eat fish”, “Are you still exercising?”, “When will […]

Long live the NHS!

For the last 5 years I have spent more time in hospital than I would like to think of. It’s an on running joke in my family that BBC Casualty has jinxed me. As an actress I have been on BBC Casualty a lot in 5 years and it appears I’ve spent a lot of […]

5 steps to happiness

Happiness is such a personal thing and it’s certainly something that develops & changes over time. When you’re younger you tend to have a much more extreme version of what happiness will look like (accepting an Oscar in Hollywood, playing football at Wembley stadium, winning the lottery) you imagine the big stuff will make you […]

STOPPPPPPP!

Those of you who already me follow me across social media will now that I have a whole lot going on in my world and for those of you that don’t, heres a quick (very quick) run down: -I’m a Mum of two girls under 5, wonderful and hectic in the same breath. -My husband […]

I am Holly Matthews

As it stands I shall be 31 in 1 hour and I have been reflecting on life. I do this a lot. I question everything. I think I’m supposed to be concerned about going into my 30’s but I honestly just feel lucky. I’m alive and I’ve done a lot already, with the desire to […]

Ink Dots Art

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Standard Image Post

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Gallery Post

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