Are School Holidays Mission Impossible For Working Parents?

Are School Holidays Mission Impossible For Working Parents?

6 weeks vacation for pupils (UK), whilst teachers receive paid leave. Childcare consumes most of a working parents' salary. Is childbearing now only for the elite? Summertime. Holiday. Bliss. Happiness. A child’s dream; a parents nightmare, where’s the middle ground?  Family. Free childcare, so you can still earn your buck. But not everyone is so [...]

Monday Mood: Don’t Let Anyone Or Anything Dim Your Light. Periodt.

Monday Mood: Don’t Let Anyone Or Anything Dim Your Light. Periodt.

Monday can feel dull, busy and a premature forced sedative, compelling you back into the recurrent rat race. The squeaky hamster wheel you're glued to. Like you left your sparkle, energy and zing from the weekend before. Is life trying to usurp every last drop you have?No. Snap yourself out of it! Remember, if you [...]

Are We Making Ourselves Happy or Fulfilling Societal Expectations?

Are We Making Ourselves Happy or Fulfilling Societal Expectations?

Job, marriage, mortgage, kids; are these the expectations that narrate our reality? What makes you happy? We're constantly on a hamster wheel day in, day out. Sure, our life sequence is quite repetitive and may not be uplifting, but we've become so engrossed into what we should do and fulfil, the mass and materialistic consumption, [...]

In 2023, Are Women Sexually Objectified More Than Ever?

In 2023, Are Women Sexually Objectified More Than Ever?

Womens liberation and rights, yet I have a rape alarm sitting in my back pocket. Why are women being sexualised more than ever? Day to day, it's hard to escape it. Skirt short or long? Shirt fully buttoned or first few undone? Makeup or natural? Long hair or buzzcut? Heels or trainers? It's not about [...]

I’ve Passed My Practical Driving Test!

I’ve Passed My Practical Driving Test!

Now's a time for celebration, and a warning that I'm officially allowed on the roads. Yes, yes - you heard that right! I can't believe it. My first manual driving test - I passed! All the early mornings, late nights. The close shaves. Roundabouts. Stalling. Cars beeping me. Driving me off the road. Even one [...]