The CZ Blog: Sasha's diary of life behind the scenes at your favourite family sweatshop

Anyone else feel like it’s been a really long month this week?! We started the week with Diwali on Monday, it was really cute, Nani brought us all samosas and gulabjaman and then we lit candles and went to bed like the truly religious folk we are 😂 Then on Tuesday it was Auntie's actual birthday but I bailed after cake to go speed dating with my friend 🙈I feel the need to clarify I went as moral support in case secret / invisible boyfriend is reading this / actually exists.   We trekked all the way to Leicester only...

So it's been around 6 months since I quit my law job to do Cheeky Zebra full time so figured I'd do a quick round up of 5 things I've experienced so far.. 1. People will stay stuff to you like omg you’re really brave (they’re not being nice they actually mean wtf have you done) 🤣🤣🤣⁣⁣2. You will spend a lot of time talking to yourself and trying to explain to your Nan that you’re actually in a v. important business meeting (by yourself) ⁣🤓⁣⁣3. You will get mad at your friends for not asking you how you’re getting...

Yes, we’re being flippant but we wanted to highlight that people can have a mental health issue and a sense of humour at the same time! It's a thing. Anyways, here's why we think people with mental health issues make the best friends…. They have the driest / darkest humour you can imagine We’re not sure if it is gallows humour, or that laughter is a form of therapy but there is something about going through real emotional pain that gives way to deadpan comedic gold. They have the best stories Admittedly these stories are not always the easiest to hear...