On serendipity
I have written before about making your own luck. There are some things in life that are too much of a coincidence to just happen. In every minute of every day we make decisions takes you down a...
View ArticleOn disconnecting from your phone
There is something that really gets under my skin, but that I’m also very guilty of. And that is a chronic attachment to my phone. I both love and am fatigued by a device that has the capacity to...
View ArticleOn getting over a friendship break-up
There are a number of reasons why friendships come to a close. There are those friendships that fade – you move cities, or lose what you had in common that tied you together, or you’re both really busy...
View ArticleOn the brilliance of your mind
The human body astounds me. While you’re busy navigating through the daily ins and outs of your life, your entire body is just ticking along, business as usual – breathing in, breathing out,...
View ArticleOn revenge, à la Destiny’s Child
Lately I’ve been indulging a genre of music I would loosely term ’empowered female power ballads’ vaguely in the 80s-00s timeframe, predominantly but not exclusively pop/RnB. It’s really wonderful,...
View ArticleOn inspiring women
It’s international women’s day today, and it’s a good day to be alive. There are so many examples of female empowerment and inspiration happening publicly that it’s hard not to be inspired. I want to...
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On old friends and old pjs
Old friends are like when you put on your favourite pyjamas you’ve had for years. You can feel that exact type of thread, and you know the exact shape. Every detail, from buttons to seams, is familiar,...
View ArticleOn slow Sundays
After the mega month of May, I was unsurprisingly tired. So the last few weekends have been spent at home without plans other than helping my sister move in. And for the first time in a really long...
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On 20 lessons learnt from my first time at Glastonbury // photo diary
Without even really thinking about it, I got a ticket to Glastonbury through the ballot at work, and that was that. I joined my friend and her group of uni friends who were Glastonbury regulars on what...
View ArticleOn adopting a rescue cat
I am literally obsessed with animals, and had a cat shaped hole in my London life. I miss my pets in Australia dearly, and will swoon ridiculously at any dog in a pub, or cat that wants a pat on the...
View ArticleOn the great moments of 2015
New Years is often about what you want to achieve for the following year. But that’s not what this post is about, this is about celebrating the year that was. Here are 20 great things that happened in...
View ArticleOn 10 years of being a vegetarian
At some point in the last month, I surpassed 10 years of being a vegetarian. I’m going to reel off the standard questions that I’ve learnt to answer like a machine: Why? I love animals and don’t want...
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On sunshine and longer days
Let us all raise a glass to the hiatus of the rain. Finally! The sun is out! Not only has the month long insistent grey drizzle started to wane, but the day is longer. The sun now wakes up before us...
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On the Dalai Lama, exile in India and Free Tibet
The dream trip began with my first stop in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. When I say Dharamshala, I actually mean the villages of Upper Dharamshala, that being McLeod Ganj, Dharmkot and Bhagsu. What...
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On beginners’ vipassana meditation in the Himalayas
I have never meditated before, but for some reason – I don’t even remember how or why – I thought doing a meditation retreat was what I should do when in India. I had planned to visit a beautiful area...
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SPECIAL FEATURE // On Bhutan, land of the thunder dragon
I can say this with certainty: Bhutan is the most fascinating place I’ve ever encountered. I first heard about Bhutan in my Year 11 Economics class. It was mentioned fleetingly in documentary we were...
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On death in the spiritual capital of India: Varanasi
A trip to India isn’t complete without visiting its spiritual capital, Varanasi. It is the oldest living city in the world and is crafted around the Ganges – where 5 rivers meet and considered to be...
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