A Look back on 2020

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Well this year has definitely been different for all of us due to COVID 19. I haven’t been doing posts on here for a while as I am finding it a bit hard at the moment with anxiety due to COVID.

However I was thinking about all the things I have done and achieved despite COVID and one things for sure I wouldn’t have done them without support from everyone around me and you guys my little online defeatingdisability family. So Thank You!

So as we are nearing the end of this year…. eeek

I thought I would share with you guys some of my top highlights from this year. So in no particular order:

This year we welcomed two new kittens to our family. Kiwi a female tabby and Otis a male black kitty cat. We got them from one of our local cat rescue centres. These two were found in a cardboard box in a car park with two others. Otis can’t stop growing and Kiwi likes to play by her own rules. Our whippet called Mango is loving having two new friends.

Earlier this year I got myself an agent for acting . The agency I am with is iNCLUSIVE Talent. They represented disabled and able bodied actors You can checkout their website here: https://www.inclusivetalent.co.uk/bryony-moss

I am also on Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/9339-8975-2506

This year I also got some coloured headshots done. I loved working with Anna she is so friendly and made me feel so comfortable. I also loved the way she uses natural light. If you are looking to get new headshots done I would highly recommend her. You can checkout her website at: https://www.annahullphotography.com

This year I started doing private horse riding lessons and I am loving them. I recently got to be apart of doing a demonstration of a lesson for the local MP Joy Morrissey.

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to have an online article written about me on The Horse And Hound. This article is all about how this amazing Riding for the Disabled are and how they saved my life. You can checkout the article at: https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/disabled-rider-who-suffered-at-bullies-hands-credits-rda-for-saving-her-life-721045

I took part in AVIARD Inspires Our Lockdown Campaign.

Our Lockdown Campaign

I wrote an article for disability Horizons. You can check it out at: https://disabilityhorizons.com/2020/06/blogger-bryony-moss-on-becoming-a-writer-actor-model-and-disability-advocate/

And lastly I really enjoyed modelling for inclusive swimwear brand Kes-Vir . You can checkout more swimwear at: https://www.kesvir.co.uk

This year has definitely taught me a lot but I’m going to be writing about that in a separate post soon.

Thank You to everyone old and new for your support this year💜

Let’s look to a brighter new year in what ever ways we can!

Hope you had a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year

All my love

Bryony 💜

Looking Back On 2019

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What a year I have had with lots of ups and downs. I wanted to share with you some of my greatest achievements and some of my fantastic memories!

This year Riding for the Disabled celebrated their 50th Anniversary with the campaign called 50 Faces. I am so proud to say that I was one of the faces for this campaign. Riding for the Disabled don’t only help lives they save them!

To find out more about The RDA visit: https://www.rda.org.uk

Some of you may already know this but this year I was accepted onto Performing Arts Level 2 course at College. I have wanted to do this course for a long time but had lots of ups and downs trying to get accepted onto a course I really wanted to do due to my disability but I’ve finally done it and I’m enjoying every minute of it!

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

This year I went on tour with The Theatre Shed with our production of CapeAbility I got to perform at Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was an amazing experience full of lots of memories I will cherish forever. I can’t wait to go on tour again in 2021.

This year I started doing Dressage competitions online with Dressage Anywhere. I competed with Billy and he has been amazing I had such a good time competing with him. I have also enjoyed helping to train him so that more riders have the joy of riding with him. He is such a star!

Earlier this year I went on a Vlogging workshop with National RDA in London and learnt all about the Art of Vlogging run by The Media Trust. I then entered a short YouTube Video I made about the RDA into the vlogging competition. I made it to the semi finals and got to go to London for the day to learn more about YouTube and vlogging as well as meeting more young creatives and having talks with well known YouTubers. You can find out more about the VlogStar competition 2019 at https://www.vlogstarchallenge.com/single-post/2019/07/15/Semi-Final-Recap

This year I became the blogger for The Theatre Shed’s Blog. Find out more about The Theatre Shed visit https://thetheatreshed.co.uk

I had the amazing opportunity to be a guest blogger for Scope I wrote about transitioning from CAMHS to Adult Mental Heath. Checkout my guest blog post at https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/60592/transitioning-from-camhs-to-adult-mental-health#latest

I am on the front cover of RDA’s Handbook 2019 with Billy and my helper Hazel going on a hack in the woods.

This year I started doing hair and makeup modelling for students at Iver Makeup Academy at Pinewood Studios.

I have recently joined talent agency Industry Haus as an actor and model. I can’t wait to see what the future holds… maybe your see me on your screens. My profile should be up soon please check it out at http://www.industryhaus.com

Thank You for all of your love and support this year. Have a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Can’t wait to see what adventures 2020 brings us!

Love Bryony 💜

My 2018 Achievements

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What a year it has been full of its ups and downs, highs and lows and everything in between. To celebrate the year I have had, I thought I would share with you some of my most happiest and proudest achievements of 2018. These achievements have made me have one of the biggest smiles on my face and they have helped me to get through those not so good days.

1. This year I have started volunteering as a Retail Volunteer at a charity shop. I have made quite a few of my own window displays. I have now started to serve customers at the till by myself.

2. This year I have started to volunteer at a farm as an Animal Care Volunteer. I enjoy looking after all the animals as well as learning more about how to care for them all.

3. This year I have joined The Theatre Shed as a Youth Theatre Student. This year for Christmas we did a Production of The Snow Queen I played one of the three Gerda’s.

4. At the beginning of this year I did work experience at a theatre as an Evening Theatre Usher for the Stage Production of The Jungle Book.

5. This year was the year I started this blog!

6. I have just started to learn British Sign Language; I can’t wait to keep learning more next year.

7. On the 1st July 2018 I took part in the Stagecoach World Record Attempt. We did this to celebrate Stagecoach’s 30 Years Anniversary. The World Record we are attempting to break is for the largest simultaneous performance of one show. The production we did was Beauty and The Beast. We are still waiting to find out if we have set a new world record.

8. This year at the Riding for the Disabled Group I go to I helped to train a new member of the family a pony called Billy. I absolutely loved doing this because now other RDA riders can have the joy of riding him!

9. I helped my local Recovery College as a Social Media Volunteer for a few months. I found and posted inspirational quotes and some photos of student’s fabulous work.

10. I gave supported living the best go I could even though it did not work out.