January 26, 2019
Paphos in Sunny Cyprus has long been a getaway for British Travellers. With its currency being the euro and cars driving on the left, it’s also the perfect holiday for anyone Irish. Paphos has been named one of the top cheapest destinations for 2019. After, spending a week there last August, I can definitely see why. Located in the mediterranean,…
January 13, 2019
TO READ 1. The Surface Breaks – Louise O’Neill It’s a feminist retelling of the Little Mermaid written by one of my favourite authors so of course it’s on the list! I am super excited to read it despite many negative reviews. 2. Gazelle in the Shadows – Michelle Peach Set in Syria in the 1990s, a young woman studying…
January 1, 2019
The older I get the faster time seems to go. And the harder I find it to sit down and write a blog post. I’ve been looking through previous New Year’s blog posts from the last couple of years, trying to find my “blogging voice” and rekindle that flow of words. Alas, nothing. The best way is probably just word…
December 23, 2018
So I’m not the greatest cookie decorator in the world but because Christmas only comes once a year, I wasn’t going to let my lack of skills stop me. Baking at Christmas time to Fairytale of New York playing in the background, is pretty much a tradition at this stage. And Christmas cookies are just one of the many cakes…
June 30, 2018
I was originally a book blogger. Back in the day, when the grass was greener, and the days longer, when I created my first ever blog post, I declared that I would write about books! So although both my blog and I have gone through some mega changes, we agreed we still like talking about books. My Old Blog ^…
May 21, 2018
In every town, at every corner, on every street – Propaganda posters are telling you to Vote Yes or Vote No. There is no getting away from the 8th Amendment. It has haunted this country for 35 years and on Friday May 25th, the citizens of Ireland will vote to repeal it or keep the 8th amendment in the Irish…
January 16, 2018
Even though CDs are going out of fashion and it’s becoming increasingly hard to find a suitable player for them, I still love to make my own mix tapes. The first one I ever made was back in 2007, just over 10 years ago! It featured some terrible club songs and everything was a remix. To be honest, I didn’t…
December 24, 2017
I started 2017 with great hope and optimism. There’s something about the New Year that brings such refreshing positivity. It’s like all the mistakes from last year are in the past and it’s a chance to begin again for the next year. Like a new slate. My plans, or resolutions as they were, included “ trying to be a better person,…
September 24, 2017
“Mental Illness” is a term I hear almost every day. Whether it be on twitter, a blog post or even coming up in conversation with my friends. I straight a way think of depression and anxiety but of course this umbrella term covers a whole range of things that plague the world. It is everywhere. And it has always been…
September 11, 2017
It crept up on me like the way summer turns to winter. Slowly overtime and then all of a sudden. Except it was more like a growing bacteria or fungi, something you wish wasn’t happening and often don’t even know that it is happening until it’s too late. Gradually, I began to feel lost. I was floating and not in…