The rants, quips and anecdotes of a thirty-something year old

Yesterday marked the start of mental health awareness week and I can't think of a more important or relevant time to talk about mental...

So, I know that this is a divisive topic that has divided people from all walks of life, but I wanted to share my opinion on it. On this...

Every time I read something about Caroline Flack my heart feels a little heavier. Not because I'm an avid fan but because this was a...

So it’s only a couple of years until the big 3-0, here is my '30 things to do before I am 30' list: 1. Learn a new language 2. Tick at...

I don’t really put my personal life out there and I have to say that up until now this is the hardest thing I have written about. After...

There is nothing that irritates me more than these new 'millennial' words/phrases. Every time that I think I have grasped the concept of...

So today my blog turns two years old! I can't quite believe that after two years I'm still blogging, I thought it may just be a fad and...

After a number of different friends spoke about a new addictive Netflix series I was curious to see what was so special about it. After...

I've got slight Harry Potter obsession, okay so I don't exactly sport a Hogwarts cloak, hat and wand wherever I go...but still an...

Terror attacks carried out over the past 20 years or so have completely changed the world, the world seems like it's a lot more of a dark...

A friend recently mentioned an article regarding social media to me which I found extremely interesting. Okay so I'm a bit of a hypocrite...

* Warning be prepared for countless friends quotes * So anyone who knows me knows that I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with the TV...

So today marks the five week countdown, that's thirty-five whole days to be precise, until I'm back in the big apple. This will be my...

It was one of the most defining events in recent history, a moment where everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when...

For a place that has long been billed as one of the happiest places on earth is now at the epicentre of tragedy, 3 tragic events have...

It was only 4 months ago that France was left reeling from some of the most horrendous terrorist attacks Europe has ever seen. 130 days...

I came across a forum on a website discussing an article called '18 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was 18' written by Marc...

Another day and yet another mass shooting in America, this time in Hesston, Kansas - with the shooter killing three people and injuring...

The shops are full of merchandise for Valentines Day and it's a constant reminder that i'm probably going to end up as a spinster with...

So...it's the time of year again where we are all contemplating about what we are doing with our lives and I'm no exception to this rule....