Well. As I stood thigh-high in snow, looking around me for any sign of civilisation, I patted my pockets for my phone and marveled at my own stupidity. Let me backtrack for a moment and explain that this happened in 2007, and that I want to tell this story because I wouldn’t want you to…… Continue reading Barely Surviving Bansko, Bulgaria
I love to travel. I have been traveling since I was born. My mother is Spanish and my father is Irish, so in order to meet half of my extended family I had to be put on a plane as early as possible*. Since then, I’ve been busy trying to visit as many new places…… Continue reading Sporadically Nomadic
If you’ve never heard the word before, ‘millinery’ is the word for the art of making fancy hats and fascinators*. I actually have never worn a fancy hat or fascinator. Not because I don’t like them – they can be pretty amazing – but because anything small and girlie makes me feel self-conscious and stupid,…… Continue reading Life Skill Unlocked: Millinery
There are a lot of great quotes about travel. For example, Mark Twain once said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,” and I’ve certainly found that to be true in my own life. There is something about being in a country that is utterly unlike your own; it stalls the senses and resets…… Continue reading Straight Outta Ireland
It’s Friday! I hope you’ve got some epic plans lined up for the weekend, and by epic I mean I hope there’s a considerable amount of downtime, preferably involving some pet interaction, maybe some cake consumption, possibly a cocktail or two… It’s the weekend! There are no rules. If you want to scatter jumbo marshmallows…… Continue reading It’s Friday, I’m in Love
I’m bored, my brain whispers. Shut up, you. I’m bored, it repeats. Go on reddit. No. We’re trying this new thing where we just… drift off to sleep. Do it. No. Come on! It’s supposed to be zen. We just clear all thoughts and fall asleep. No. I have a better idea. Let’s dig…… Continue reading Pillow Talk
Yup. It’s that time again; tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! I know, I know. But don’t stress. Ignore the mooning couples goofily grinning at each other across restaurant tables. Ignore the harried looking men rushing by with bouquets of flowers the size of refridgerators. Ignore the overabundance of retina-scorching red and pink that follows you from…… Continue reading Love & Sonder
One day, a few years ago, I hopped on a bus that would take me back to the apartment I was living in at the time. I had just come from the shop, and I was listening to music, shouldering a backpack and carrying a fairly heavy bag full of groceries in each hand. I…… Continue reading Stranger Danger
Sex is a tricky subject to blog about. In a way, if I choose not to write about sex at all, ever, I stay safe. I stay private. In some ways, I stay in the shallow end, with my Finding Nemo armbands on, blowing bubbles in the water. It’s fun and it’s low-risk. I also…… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
You would think that after so many years on this earth I would have become proficient at sleeping by now. I mean, it’s a fairly basic skill. It’s a skill I practice every night, and yet I still don’t seem to have quite mastered it. It takes me a while to power down, and then…… Continue reading It’s An Absolute Nightmare
When Do I Get The Manual? 