I'm in a rush, always, always in a rush. Between working, keeping up with friends, spending time with the family, squeezing in some exercise, eating, and oh, taking mandatory tea break number 312, I feel like I never ever stop! So when it comes to deciding how to spend my free time, the last thing … Continue reading We All Owe Ourselves Time With Nature
Your Image Doesn’t Reflect Your Intellect
Like everyone else on the planet, the person I present online is a far cry from the reality offline. I find that the person who emerges through my fingers is definitely more intelligent than the one that speaks through my mouth. In-person, I'm often lost for words. Almost everything interesting about me occurs solely in … Continue reading Your Image Doesn’t Reflect Your Intellect
I Beg of You, Don’t Go Back to the One Who Broke You
Watching you do this to yourself over and over is killing me. You think that it doesn't affect me but you're wrong. You can tell me this is your life but since the day you asked me to swim in the waters with you, I've been pulled under by the current. I'm drowning at the … Continue reading I Beg of You, Don’t Go Back to the One Who Broke You
Mum, You’re My Best Friend
A poem for you xx Mum, You may not yet know this but you're my best friend. For a lifetime could pass and I know we would stick it out to the end. Even when things get hard and the world seems too tough, our friendship will withstand it because I know it's strong enough. … Continue reading Mum, You’re My Best Friend
This is How it Really Feels to be a Creative
Some days I'm up, other days I'm down. I'll awaken with a sense of urgency in my stomach - ready to take on the world - and my feet will skip with every step as I bounce my way down the sun-drenched path of Happy Street. Then...there are those down days. Those days hurt my … Continue reading This is How it Really Feels to be a Creative
The Only Life Hack to a Happier You
As you get older, things mean more to you. You start to realise that time is ticking by a hell of a lot faster than it used to and you begin to weigh up exactly what you've done with your own. Who am I? What have I done with my life? Who will remember my … Continue reading The Only Life Hack to a Happier You
The Beat of Doldrum Street
City streets sing their daily tune The same ones I hear every afternoon. Pacing each familiar step that I walk I listen to the conversations I hear people talk Exchanging pleasantries to pass the day A sparkless chat before they're back on their way. Thoughts run through my head as I pick up the … Continue reading The Beat of Doldrum Street
One Day, I Will Meet Someone New
I have been burned before. Love has left scars that never seem to heal. Pain that never seems to go away. But I know that it won't last forever. Because someday, I will meet someone new. One day, I will meet someone who will keep their promises. No more will I be left sat nursing … Continue reading One Day, I Will Meet Someone New
9 Annoying Things Singletons Don’t Miss About Being in a Relationship
Feeling the pressure to look good 24/7- Now there's no one to impress or fear spontaneously turning up on your doorstep, allowing your Voldemort side to roam free is of no risk! For the times you don't have to worry about looking pristine for work or going out with your friends, you can simply go … Continue reading 9 Annoying Things Singletons Don’t Miss About Being in a Relationship
Building Castles From Mud Piles – How to Turn a Negative Past into a Positive Future
“The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” — Colin R. Davis It's ironic to think that my greatest achievements resulted from countless years of misery. Over and over, I failed at life. Romantic relationships were not my forte, school-life was hit and miss, friends came in and out … Continue reading Building Castles From Mud Piles – How to Turn a Negative Past into a Positive Future