Carly Findlay

Writer, speaker, appearance activist. Loving life!

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I didn’t want to be a burden on our minimoon.

March 29, 2016 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

(Photo by Souri from Fabulous Femme and Fresh Photography)I tend to fall in a heap after a big, exciting event. As a child, I'd have my birthday or go on an excursion to the zoo and then spend a week in bed because my skin was so sore.So it was inevitable that I'd be sick after … [Read more...]

ichthyosis, love, Uncategorized

It’s called love.

December 23, 2015 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

Me: brushes my skin out of Adam's hair.Adam: "Oi!"Me: "You got some of my skin in your hair."Adam: "It's called love."Heart melted.For years I apologised about my skin getting on others, getting on surfaces. Even though I said I wouldn't, I still do.Every time I go to toilet at … [Read more...]

ichthyosis, love, Uncategorized

Love doesn’t discriminate.

November 29, 2015 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

When I was asked to write this for Don't Dis My Ability, I had writers block. It came from realising me planning a wedding is just like any other bride to be planning a wedding. Love doesn't discriminate. I will be a bride in March. Although my parents encouraged me to be … [Read more...]

disability, love, Uncategorized

The wind beneath my wings

April 26, 2015 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

 One Saturday night earlier this month, Adam and I went to his parents’ house for dinner. My mum was there too. Our mothers are around the same age and have similar music tastes - Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lionel Ritchie, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell. His mum played Bette … [Read more...]

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10 pieces of advice for moving in with your partner

March 31, 2015 Carly Findlay Leave a Comment

Adam and I had lunch with a couple of our friends on the March long weekend. They are adorably in love and will be moving in together soon. One friend, like me, has lived alone for a while. She asked us if there's any advice we'd have for moving in with her partner. And we … [Read more...]

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