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Trigger warning:depression & suicidal thoughts. I promise it's otherwise a lovely collection of thoughts, though!
Before I reached my mid-twenties, the thought of it terrified me. I know how ridiculous that sounds, especially to anyone older than me, but it’s the truth.
Maybe it’s because I’m…

A lack of self control

I’m bad with money. I order more takeaways than I like to admit. I cycle through gym memberships two or three times a year, creative hobbies come and go, I use my calendar and diary on a week-on-week-off basis and keeping on top of the dishes seems to depend on whether the month’s second full moon has occurred yet or not.

I have terrible self control.

On avoidance

Have you ever been sat on a bus or train, when a small child decides, unprovoked, to stare you down?Turning around in their seat, eyes fixed, mouth open. Absolutely fascinated by your face, maybe your piercings, more likely an enormous spot on your chin.You have no idea how to acknowledge this chi…

How do you make friends as an adult?

Where do you learn how to make friends?Everything I know, I learnt from Friends.As in the TV show.Unfortunately, in real life it's not quite as easy to spend all day, every day in a coffee shop and wait for zany cameo characters to come in and drop a funny one-liner. I'm sure they would abso…

Where I'm at

I started writing this blog about 10 years ago. I was an incredibly naive fifteen year old kid and I'm so glad I captured those memories. It allows me to remember who I was and picture what I was up to then.