The truth is, a typical wedding with all the trimmings can set you back an eye-watering amount. While it’s likely that you want your special day to be everything you’ve ever dreamt of, it is possible to achieve perfection without putting yourself in financial strife. So, let’s have a look […]

My best friend is pregnant. We used to be single, living together and going through the trials and tribulations of life-after uni together. Then she found a boyfriend, accidentally got pregnant and moved out. And I don’t blame her. I like her boyfriend and I wish them all the happiness […]

It’s an exceptionally overused Cliche, but as it’s now officially a brand new year (well it’s already February but you know what I mean), there’s no better time to be focusing on something we don’t tend to focus on – our personal well-being. Something else is always more important, but […]

While I was still in university, the film P.S. I Love You (Hilary Swank, Kathy Bates, Gerard Butler) came out and I watched it in the cinema. I seem to remember crying a lot, but that’s beside the point. I cry at everything. However, in it, there is a scene […]

First dates can be horribly awkward. You picked out an amazing restaurant, the music is lovely and the food is divine, but the silence is ruining everything. Each bite of into the ravioli is interrupted by awkward smiles and glances at everyone else but your date. Here are a few […]

  Relationships are a marathon not a sprint. A relationship is about the journey not the destination. Yes those are overused clichés but it does not mean they are not true, and the journey of a relationship can go sour sometimes. The fact that there are two, sometimes different, people […]

The mid twenties: one of life’s most intriguing stepping-stones. Old enough to take out a mortgage, young enough to still reside in your mum’s house. Old enough to make an informed vote in the election, young enough to ponder over what David Cameron does all day. Old enough to enjoy […]

The old saying, as I’m sure you’re aware, goes that ‘You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family.’ Actually, depending on your definition of Family, I would say that you can. And that you should. Rather than subscribing to the age-old bloodline tradition that dogs the majority […]