Life
Dear Real Adults
So, I don’t really know who I’m addressing with this letter, because who out there actually thinks of themselves as a “real adult”? I think I’m talking to the people who have their shit together, the people who…
Royal Highland Show | Scotland
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Highland Show – mainly because I’ve been travelling, or living outside the country! – but I finally went again last week. For anyone unfamiliar with what the Highland…
Edinburgh Pride 2018
Happy Pride Month! So, last Saturday was Edinburgh’s Pride Parade day, and I went along for the first time. I don’t identify as LGBT+, but I was going with a friend who does, and I’d consider myself an…
Explore the Options | Musically Inspired
Life is full of so many choices. Your path is like a labyrinth, with each twist and turn and decision leading you down another path, away from one thing and towards another. There are so many possibilities,…
Summer Drinks Menu
So, most regular readers will have spotted that my blog doesn’t ever contain recipes or many food related posts at all. The reason is simple – I’m a terrible cook. I cook to eat to survive, not for…
My Favourite Quotes – Part 3
“Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within” (Tennyson) “And all that’s best of dark and bright/ Meet in her aspect and her eyes” (Byron) “Life is but a day, a fragile dewdrop on its perilous way”…
Signs of a Rebel
She’s the girl who breaks all the rules. She’s the girl who always speaks her mind. She’s the girl who wears what she likes, not caring whether it’s ‘on trend’. She’s the girl who seeks out adventure. (source)
Musically Inspired – A Different Sort of Life
Why does everyone’s life have to look the same? Why are we all expected to get stable careers and buy houses? Why do we have to get married and have kids? Why do have to fall into the…
To Spring
Spring is a time of renewal. A time of rebirth, of reincarnation. It is the season of change and fresh starts. A season when life springs back into the world, and joy and energy burst forth in ourselves.…
Another Year Older | 24
Last week I turned 24, and I now definitely have to say I’m in my mid-twenties, and I’m definitely considered an adult by the rest of the world. I mean, I’ve been an ‘adult’ for several years now,…
