We don’t tend to realise how quickly we grow up. But when we think about it, there is so much we used to do as kids that we just don’t do anymore. I tend to ask myself on the daily: “Am I too old to be doing this?” When did I become too old to […]
Life
It’s All In the Name
One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make in your life is when you name your child. Your child’s name is the one thing that will identify them for the rest of their life, the one thing that will set them apart from the rest of society, and the one special detail that they […]
Fun Valentine’s Day ideas for introverted couples to do from home
The thought of going out on a date surrounded by the public might be daunting for some. It’s okay to prefer to stay in the comfort of your home. Sometimes home date ideas can be tough to think up. Here are seven ideas which you and your partner can put to use. Pretend the electricity […]
Cancel Culture: Is it more destructive than helpful?
One of the beauties of social media is the fact that it allows freedom of expression, giving a voice to its millions of users in any and every subject you could think of. However, over the last few years, there has been the rise of cancel culture, which is basically the movement of a large group on social media showing their disapproval to a certain person, […]
In lockdown, my dog is what kept me sane (because I took care of him.)
The 19th of May 2019 was my last day of college, and at the time, I didn’t realise it. There was a short period when all my friends and I thought it was an excuse to have a three-to-four-week holiday, how we were embarrassingly so wrong… I like to keep busy, and like many people […]
Lockdown was my wake-up call
When Boris Johnson and his pals were sipping wine on the Downing Street terrace, I probably could’ve used some myself. Trying to come to terms with the fact that I was fundamentally unhappy in my life was hard to say the least, but had it not been for lockdown, I never would’ve realised just how […]
Covid and the Quarter Life Crisis
I turned 25 over the Christmas period and one of my birthday gifts was a mental breakdown. I battled with the feeling that, due to Coronavirus, I was missing out on crucial experiences that young people are meant to have. I had a quarter-life-crisis if you will. On reflection, I should be grateful. I was able […]
Losing my Mum in COVID-19
Covid-19 wasn’t the biggest change to my 2020, but it affected my journey of loss. 16th March 2020 – Lockdown. Isolation. Schools shut, social activities cancelled, everywhere unessential closed down. Lives were changed forever. Mine changed even more on March 31st. My mum was diagnosed with cancer – which was incurable. My mum was dying […]
Whilst they were partying, we were grieving
April 2020, was when I attended my grandad’s socially distanced funeral, which at the time the circumstances were kind of normalised. Yet, looking back, it was a completely bizarre and cold situation. My grandad spent his last months in a care home and with the Covid restrictions at the time, I wasn’t allowed to visit him. Dealing with a death of […]
Why Covid-19 was the best thing that could ever happen to me
I am possibly the most extroverted person you will ever meet, I love people. I’ve learnt from the nineteen years I have spent on this earth that one of the most valuable things in the world is a person’s company. The pandemic has taught everybody a lot of lessons, these are mine… In one weekend […]