Shower Thoughts

A collection of my favourite and most profound shower thoughts, which will change how you see the world... Nobody has ever been in an empty roomIf you're one in a million, then there's 7,125 people exactly like youIf you drew a penis on a vampire's face when they were sleeping, they'd never find out about …

After Life

Full disclosure: I've stolen this title from Ricky Gervais' new Netflix series. Hint: that's what this post is inspired by. A few days ago, I got home from a very long day at work where we had one of our biggest events of the year. I collapsed onto the sofa for a moment, just to …

Misophonia: When Sounds Attack

Select sound sensitivity syndrome, sound-rage. People who are sensitive to certain sounds sometimes cope by blocking them out. Misophonia, literally "hatred of sound", was proposed in 2000 as a condition in which negative emotions, thoughts, and physical reactions are triggered by specific sounds. I like to think I'm a pretty chilled out person. Generally, I'm laid …

Books, Wonderful Books

It's Saturday night and I've had a long and busy weekend full of life admin and sorting stuff out around the house. I'm extremely tired and looking forward to finally retiring to bed, ready for the upcoming week. Especially as I have a week full of driving lessons after work, and bearing in mind work …

Society Says So

Society regularly influences the decisions and actions we take in life. One example that I've noticed more and more recently is the expectation of us (and more commonly women than men) to marry and procreate. I've begun to ponder what our "purpose" is, by society's standards, if we don't feel that these are things we …

Nostalgia

Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. Nostalgia is a funny one, isn't it? You can reminisce and laugh about the good old days, stirring up warm and fuzzy memories, until you venture a little too far into the past, and begin to feel a …

Small Talk

Small talk: polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters, especially as engaged in on social occasions. I've always been hopeless at small talk. Put me in a group of people and I'm generally fine socially: I'll find my rhythm, find where I fit into the dynamic and play my part compliantly. I'm relaxed when there's …

Everything I Know About Love

They say not to judge a book by the cover, but alas, we all do it. Dolly Alderton's hit seller "Everything I know about love" had me hooked on first sight. I couldn't not buy it- and I am so glad that I did. This book has sparked some wonderful conversations and debates with my …

New Beginnings

As Mark Twain said, "the secret of getting ahead is getting started". So here I am, getting started on my first ever blog, and I've already opened with a classic cliché Twain quote, so we're off to a good start. A very dear friend of mine recently introduced me to scrapbook journaling. She's opened me …