No more biscuit dinners – the unhealthy girl’s detox guide
When my friend Sam pointed out how many times I’d had Maryland cookies for dinner lately in one of our podcast episodes, things started to make sense. I’ve never been…
On the death of my Grandmother at the age of 101
Death makes distance greater. I have lived in London for nearly three years, nearly as far away from my home country of New Zealand as it is possible to be.…
9 things that prove you’re winning at life
February 2015 is upon us. Most likely the resolutions you made full of determination some 30 ish days ago have faded into insignificance and life has returned to the normality…
8 alternative New Year’s resolutions
8. Actively put on as much weight as possible Rebel against that positively inane certainty of our society that Slender Is Better and admit that Thin Is Grim – that…
Winter cycling safety tips
So, I think we can all agree we’re finally in the grips of proper winter. It took its time, but we’re now being greeted by frost in the mornings, biting…
5 things we shouldn’t say to each other
Actually there’s a lot of things we shouldn’t be saying to each other. Things that are illegal, inappropriate, outright rude – and most of the time we recognize what these…
Dangerous words for women – stop with the ‘should’
There are many words in the dictionary that I adore. Words that fill me with a sense of hope and excitement. Equally there are words that infuriate me. Right at…
9 ways to prepare for autumn and winter
Winter is coming. We’ve had the usual early-October heatwave, and this week has been cold, wet and a little too much like autumn. After a long, hot, sticky summer I’m…
Dysmenorrhoea can suck it
A lot of women suffer from period pains when having a period (I hate the word menstruating – in fact, why is it that so many words associated with That Time…
Getting out of your photography comfort zone
Bare walls make me feel uneasy. A bare wall says to me: put something on me! Adorn me with pretty things that make you feel comforted and at home! But…
My First Boot Camp – An Inner Monologue
I am not an athletic person. My forays into water polo as a high school student resulted in many near drownings and I once left the netball court as a…
What’s my age again?
I write a lot about getting out of your comfort zone and grabbing life by the balls and DOING things, whether it be going on road trips in a beat…