Gaww, you’re so pale you nearly blinded me just opening this tab! I’m sorry, I don’t mean to insult you. Welcome, my milk bottle friend. Despite my testament to the bronze, I am a secret Caucasian with a hint of “olive undertones” AKA, yellow…or Dipsy from the Teletubbies. So, as you can imagine, I know … Continue reading You’re Pasty – Sort it Out! Tried and Tested Techniques
Swallowed by the Ocean of Emotion
How can this be felt when you won’t expose your heart? Your humour works as a shield of armour. The eyes that penetrate so deeply, but within a blink, they transform from waves to drops. A simple touch could transcend my entire being, but you change the destination from its ethereal realm just so you … Continue reading Swallowed by the Ocean of Emotion
Holiday Skincare Tips for the Naïve Traveller
I know why you’re here. You’ve booked yourself a trip to some hot island and you want to rock the beach looking like the next best thing since sliced bread, right? But, as much as you can hit the gym and deplete the carbs (Mmm, precious carbs) sometimes, once you arrive at your destination, you … Continue reading Holiday Skincare Tips for the Naïve Traveller
How to Find Your Hero: The Love Complex
I sat there in awe of the most average couple I'd ever seen. Superficially, neither of them were oil paintings, and listening to their combination of bland drivel talk and her scolding him like a naughty schoolboy, I wondered how on earth they could be happy. On the surface, they made no sense to me. … Continue reading How to Find Your Hero: The Love Complex
The Beauty of Abstinence from Social Media
Guilty as charged. Yes, I am a victim, no, a slave, to my phone. It is an addiction that is as hard to kick as smoking, and I hate it. But yet, my ever curious nature wants to know what’s going on. Whether it is enlightening myself with tedious drivel posts about people’s hilarious love … Continue reading The Beauty of Abstinence from Social Media
SEX! Have I Got Your Attention?
My mouth hangs agape, my eyes bulge with curiosity to the view, all the while continuously fighting my brain’s knee-jerk reaction to shut them and turn off the TV. Instead, I persevere with what I am watching, feeling a mixture of both shock and slight sickness, showcased solely in the tilting of my head and … Continue reading SEX! Have I Got Your Attention?
Battering the Justice of Love
I’m not a mother. So, maybe others who know the trials and tribulation side of parenthood will tell me that the view I’m about to share with you is wrong (however, I live in hope that this is not the case). I perish the thought that if I am fortunate enough to be bestowed with … Continue reading Battering the Justice of Love
The Controversy of Contemporary Feminism
“You’re a weird kind of girl. I never thought someone like you would like that sort of thing.” I’m never sure whether to take that as a judgement or a compliment when someone tells me that. I mean, I didn’t realise that cars, skateboarding and sci-fi were restricted to the male species? Oh, but if … Continue reading The Controversy of Contemporary Feminism
I Dare You to Read This
Have you ever wandered into a new place, full of fresh faces and the smell of air infused with coffee? You know this is the place you have to start again. Everyone looks different, but for some reason, we think we know them already, and they know us. The waif red-head in the navy blue … Continue reading I Dare You to Read This
Patience is a virtue, but waiting around never got anyone anywhere…(Chapter 1)
If we don’t seek an answer, we will never learn. As much as it is important to know that all good things comes to those who wait; if we never kick-start the process, then how can we expect anything to change? It’s nearly New Year, so this epiphany has come just in time for … Continue reading Patience is a virtue, but waiting around never got anyone anywhere…(Chapter 1)