Writer, reader and history nerd. Anne Boleyn fangirl. Loves cheese and coffee and music. Keeps chickens and secrets, is generally harmless and avoids arguments. Not good in the morning. #totp #bookshttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mukjoggmsc2vWe've never had so much health information. So why are we still confused? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/weve-never-had-so-much-health-information-why-we-still-sarah-clark-qxdpe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via02 Sep 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukjoggmsc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mukj6k2dtk2jI think this week will be much improved by binge watching the whole of Rivals again, to cheer myself up. Being on Mounjaro, a big fat cake doesn't do the trick any more... #stressed #cortisol. https://static.klipy.com/ii/35ccce3d852f7995dd2da910f2abd795/7a/e9/1YGueV0X.gif?hh=250&ww=498&mp4=UuwoROaE&webm=PCfNK13tuqLPe02 Sep 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukj6k2dtk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3muf6zvrhy22nI've spent all weekend, and will probably spend all next week, when I'm on official annual leave from the office job, writing. Apart from the time I spend at the gym (yay) pool (yay) optician (er..OK) dentist (OK) and hygienist (eek). I do have ONE fun lunch date booked in, though. 😀 https://static.klipy.com/ii/35ccce3d852f7995dd2da910f2abd795/d9/8a/5qjycrsr.gif?hh=316&ww=498&mp4=q1rpW3X6&webm=4rR36gMmKo7UPz8lao31 Aug 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf6zvrhy22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mprewpvuuk27The cost of weight loss drugs is creating a two-tier society when it comes to obesity and it’s making people who are desperate for a solution to their weight problem look for answers on dodgy websites. Ideas, anyone? https://chicksngiggles.substack.com/p/let-them-eat-salad-the-new-diet-divide03 Jul 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprewpvuuk27https://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mrawfrzae22lhttps://mostlyevidencebased.substack.com/p/battle-of-the-bingo-wings Does weight training really help with bingo wings during and after weight loss? You'd be surprised...I looked at the research to find out what works and what probably doesn't.22 Jul 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrawfrzae22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mprewpvuuk27The cost of weight loss drugs is creating a two-tier society when it comes to obesity and it’s making people who are desperate for a solution to their weight problem look for answers on dodgy websites. Ideas, anyone? https://chicksngiggles.substack.com/p/let-them-eat-salad-the-new-diet-divide03 Jul 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprewpvuuk27https://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mplq7lff3s2sOh no, not another heatwave warning 😱 ☀️ I looked up a few research papers to see what the experts think is the best way to chill out in the heat. You might be surprised! https://mostlyevidencebased.substack.com/p/how-to-keep-cool-with-heatwave-v0201 Jul 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplq7lff3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mopeuyvhf22tMy relentlessly crap sleep led me to try and research midlife sleep, restless legs and hormonal fluctuations. I spoke to experts and looked at research but I'm not sure if I'm any the wiser... How are you sleeping? 😴20 Jun 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mopeuyvhf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3moperfsqpc2tI sleep for exactly 6 hours and 19 minutes last night. Meh. https://youtu.be/V3Evmh8IiAY?is=RV_55RSo9CYvNUaQ20 Jun 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3moperfsqpc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mkuyweylgc27I need to post more on BlueSky! Meanwhile, my latest post: The algorithm will see you now... I had an argument with a woman on FB today, who told me she was taking legit #retatrutide - and I eyerolled myself into next week... #mounjaro #wegovy https://open.substack.com/pub/mostlyevidencebased/p/the-algorithm-will-see-you-now?r=5i511v&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web02 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuyweylgc27https://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mkztgyh4j22w04 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztgyh4j22whttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mnaxfkawdk2zThis poor li'l lady went to the vet today. And he tipped her upside down! Twice! After she'd got over the indignity of being upended in order to dislodge a stuck grape she'd gulped down too quickly, Petal came home, pooed on the living room carpet and went to sleep. We love her, anyway. #Monday01 Jun 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnaxfkawdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mnavquof522zI have had one of those, "You have to be kidding" days and I think they call those days "Monday" https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/78/4c/yQeO5ovJ.gif?hh=274&ww=274&mp4=H2XHE5DhWGs6v7iWJ&webm=om5e6E7dGvYcbfS01 Jun 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnavquof522zhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mnavofbaq22zhttps://mostlyevidencebased.substack.com/p/death-of-the-calorie-controlled-diet ...if you want to know 1. how setting fire to human excrement led to the calorie tracker app. 2. How you should think about a slice of pie. 3. What Zoe Harcombe calls "a cruel lie" 4. How the experts decided 2000 calories a day was the magic number.01 Jun 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnavofbaq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mm5ofe3cfs2iWill it ever stop raining in Cornwall???18 May 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5ofe3cfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mlkytzy6tc2xDo I think that generative AI will ever be able to create music? Or any other art, for that matter? Well, I’m sure it will have a damn good try. But can it convey coming to terms with your own death..without using words? Nah. Here's my take on sad songs. https://chicksngiggles.substack.com/p/the-great-gig-in-the-sky11 May 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkytzy6tc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mljmbroqps2dInspired by a post elsewhere about the saddest songs ever, I decided to listen to my "Something in my eye" playlist. Definitely not the Spotify playlist to accidentally click on 💔10 May 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljmbroqps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mkztral2kk2wWhere'd the sunshine go? The last week's weather has been glorious, and a girl could get used to sunshine!04 May 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztral2kk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mkztgyh4j22w04 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkztgyh4j22whttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mkuyweylgc27I need to post more on BlueSky! Meanwhile, my latest post: The algorithm will see you now... I had an argument with a woman on FB today, who told me she was taking legit #retatrutide - and I eyerolled myself into next week... #mounjaro #wegovy https://open.substack.com/pub/mostlyevidencebased/p/the-algorithm-will-see-you-now?r=5i511v&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web02 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuyweylgc27https://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mk4fcnc4mk2xBuckle up, Buttercups, some of the fashion is truly awful and the performances are pretty forgettable but it’s worth it for the video replays and my biting commentary, I promise. https://open.substack.com/pub/chicksngiggles/p/every-fashion-trend-of-1997-in-one?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5i511v22 Apr 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4fcnc4mk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mjfkiio7xc26https://open.substack.com/pub/chicksngiggles/p/your-own-personal-jesus?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5i511v Your own... Personal... Jesus 🙏 For just $1.99 a minute you can have a video link to the AI Messiah... #AI #trends #PersonalJesus13 Apr 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfkiio7xc26https://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mhr2tafnpk25https://open.substack.com/pub/chicksngiggles/p/nostalgia-isnt-what-it-used-to-be?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5i511v Ipswich knows how to party! How I activated my nostalgic bump this weekend and why music transports you back so effectively. Oh, and why too much living in the past isn't such a good thing.23 Mar 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhr2tafnpk25https://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mgkwz3ttfc2bI've just looked at our new bin collection and recycling rules, coming in in June. I have absolutely no idea where, what or how often except we'll have to find room for four bins now. OK... https://media.tenor.com/Imy3y3oO8kYAAAAC/grover-sesame-street.gif?hh=370&ww=49808 Mar 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkwz3ttfc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mgkjsborkk24It may be just an old building but it's important - and close to my heart. "She swept into Ipswich in a black Buick driven by the King’s chauffeur, and the waiting police officers opened the courthouse gates." https://chicksngiggles.substack.com/p/a-royal-scandal-high-society-lies08 Mar 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkjsborkk24https://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mgiqnlw5bc2lNote to self. Eating 40-plus grams of fibre in a day probably isn't going to end well. https://media.tenor.com/m31V12x8jcQAAAAC/noble-puppy-mnl48.gif?hh=423&ww=49807 Mar 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgiqnlw5bc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mgaw2disdc2yOperation Epic Fury? Was that named by the same people who name storms things like 'Bert'? https://media.tenor.com/5fVSxNSinD4AAAAC/ezgi-inal-ozge-gurel.gif?hh=376&ww=49804 Mar 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaw2disdc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mgavo6akps2yI'm s sick of hearing that orange swamp waffle boasting about how many people he's killed, and how amazing he is. I loathe him.04 Mar 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgavo6akps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/positivesarah.bsky.social/post/3mga5lur2hc2xThis is Bruiser. He died very suddenly. We thought he was a she until he started crowing 😂04 Mar 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:llqn5labwenmp4e4tye2mj2m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga5lur2hc2x