Several years ago whilst faffing around on YouTube I found a clip of Matthew Perry on a late-night talk show. So that we’re clear from the start about my level of fandom, when I nonchalantly tell you that I ‘found’ the clip, as if I merely stumbled across it, what I actually mean is that… Continue reading Matthew and Me
10 Go-to Delicious Vegan Meals
I turned vegan on the first of January four years ago. Like many others, I made the transition by participating in Veganuary, which has grown hugely over the years with 400,000 people participating in 2020. Maybe you're one of the people participating this year, or maybe you'd just like to cut down a bit on… Continue reading 10 Go-to Delicious Vegan Meals
An Ode to Disneyland
This week, in a move that feels tragically 2020, I bought a candle that smells like Disney's Main Street. I got a wave of longing to go to Disneyland and wander around its sweet smelling, plastic fantasy world. BUT IT'S OKAY BECAUSE HAVING A CANDLE IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING, RIGHT?! I'm aware that loving… Continue reading An Ode to Disneyland
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s balcony
I've got a new lockdown hobby. No, it's not baking bread. I did try that but I used some quite substantially out of date yeast (I am my mother's daughter) and it turns out that proper yeast is, well, critical actually. It's not crocheting, knitting, or cross-stitching, because honestly I couldn't give less of a… Continue reading Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s balcony
Money makes the world go round
Or...am I the bad guy? I'm not a big fan of capitalism. I don't think it looks out for the average person, and I don't believe the free market genuinely means that the best service or product wins out. A thriving economy is not necessarily the marker of a thriving society. I watched a great… Continue reading Money makes the world go round
One thing I learnt from each year this decade
Oh my Christ! It's the last day of the year! And the decade! I've seen a lot of 'top 9' Instagram posts, reviews of the year/decade on Facebook and retrospectives, but let's be honest, those aren't about me and are therefore boring. I started having a think about my decade, which has had its ups… Continue reading One thing I learnt from each year this decade
Purpose, it’s that little flame that lights a fire under your ass
It has been exactly three months since I've written a blog. Eek. My promise to write weekly lasted a while but then slowly fizzled to... well, this. I'm doing similarly badly on my goals for the year, where I'm currently on track to only complete 25% of them. (How do I know this, I hear… Continue reading Purpose, it’s that little flame that lights a fire under your ass
I’m hairy high and low, don’t ask me why, don’t know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADNbtAID5wM I'm not actually talking about the Broadway musical here (despite how sad I am that I missed total bae Gavin Creel reprising the role in London). Nope, I'm talking leg hair, pit hair, any hair that a female presenting person is supposed to get rid of. A note at this point: If this makes… Continue reading I’m hairy high and low, don’t ask me why, don’t know
Party like it’s 1999
At Glastonbury last week (CLANG, I know), I was struck my how many people in their late teens and early twenties surrounded us to watch Liam Gallagher. Eh? I'd have expected a bunch of men in their thirties, but nope, here was the kid who looked bored as hell and spent the whole time putting… Continue reading Party like it’s 1999
London is open?
TW: Racism/xenophobia and homophobia I've written about my love for London before. All there is to do, its sights, its political leanings. I even got a little teary watching the new London is Open video, about all different kinds of people being able to make their home here and be embraced by the city.… Continue reading London is open?
As she stumbles along 