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Embracing the beauty of the past, The Fruit Moth creates comfortable, joyful and timeless clothing and accessories from vintage textiles.

09/11/2026

All genuine comments I have had on a reel this week about people complaining about charity shop pricing.

Charity retail isn’t for the weak 😂

03/11/2026

10 years of being with my best mate. 10 years of laughter. 10 years of not having to worry. 10 years of support.

TEN YEARS. How the hell did that happen. 🤯

26/10/2026

This is MY lived experience and by no means a reflection of anyone else’s. Everyone will experience a diagnosis differently, and for some it will be an incredibly difficult thing to come to terms with.

For me though, it’s been nothing but positive. I’m more confident, more relaxed, and more in tune with my thoughts and feelings. I respect myself and my boundaries, and I put myself before people sometimes - which I never thought I would do.

I just wanted to share a positive experience of a late diagnosis, because I do feel like there’s a lot of scary stories online - I know because I read them. I spent the first 12 months waiting to grieve and it never came.

My life has changed so much but in the best ways possible. I toon myself out of the stressful city environment and moved to a cosy cottage. I closed my business and started a job working for charity. I’ve said no to opportunities that stressed me out. I’ve done things that I never thought was possible for me, and I don’t think I would have without that diagnosis.

The funniest thing is - I didn’t go for a diagnosis and didn’t think I was Autistic. It was the doctor who knew I was from one half an hour conversation 😂

26/10/2026

BMI can get in the bin.

The only time I have been in the “healthy” category in my adult life was first when I was clinically depressed, and next when I was dying.

So now when the doctor mentions BMI I say “with respect, I don’t believe in BMI, so I would appreciate it if you don’t mention it to me. I know when I’m healthy because I knew when I wasn’t.”

Don’t get me wrong, like most people I’d love to lose a few pounds. And sometimes I find myself grieving my “skinny” body. But then I remind myself what it felt like, dragging my failing body around, tired constantly, feeling like I wouldn’t wake up when I did go to sleep, crying, hair falling out in clumps, grey skin…. And I wouldn’t swap.

This body has been through the wringer and come out fighting. I’m proud of this body. I’m proud of me for coming out of the other side.

So yeah, BMI can get in the bin 🗑️

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