Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel

Where I talk all about facing the facts and moving forward in the midst of a global pandemic.

Floating between two worlds

Let’s make one thing clear. These ‘worlds’ may not necessarily be two different physical spaces. Do you feel that the persona you’re known for at work, and your identity outside of the workplace, are entirely different? Or maybe you’ve managed to build up an entire online persona that is miles away from how people who

Sealed with a Kiss: A Letter from your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Dear broodingly soulful young men, I am applying for the role of ‘manic pixie dream girl’, which I saw advertised online. I believe I’m the perfect fit for this highly coveted role! First off, I certainly do fit the image of the woman of your dreams. I change my hair colour every other Tuesday, I

Chasing Ghosts

I have to admit…these last two days served a moment of deep reflection about where my life is heading. I’ve also reflected about the ghosts of the past – i.e. past memories, people, thoughts and places that I’ve found myself revisiting in some way or another, whether literally or metaphorically. It has made me realise

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Safe to say that it’s been a week of personal changes. Changes are daunting, scary and a little bit exciting…but mostly scary. Here’s a list of tips and tricks which I find useful when I have to deal with particularly stressful times.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Haven’t written here in quite some time. Do you know that feeling when you’re constantly bombarded with work that you have to finish, and decisions that you have to make? Well, safe to say that March was that month for yours truly. We’ve all been there. What’s more… the twenties are supposed to be the

The Art of Letting Go

Are you really learning to let go of the things that are toxic?

The Naked Truth behind Talent Competitions

Currently listening to – nothing After viewing all the hatred and bias directed towards the winner of a certain singing talent competition in my native Malta, I couldn’t help but wonder, are we truly encouraging youngsters today to flourish creatively, or are these so-called ‘talent competitions’ doing more harm than good? Let’s take a look

Why unemployment doesn’t completely suck

Currently listening to: The Parrots – Soy Peor So I started 2019 unemployed. Many people would absolutely baulk at this idea – associating it with a tonne of things: laziness, the problem with Gen Z, etc. Others would use this fact to smirk and prove themselves right when saying that a degree in the humanities

To swipe or not to swipe? That is the question.

Currently listening to: La Femme – Runway The modern phenomenon of dating apps has stopped being a phenomenon at this point and is now so ingrained in normality that it’s like expecting that everyone has a social media profile or an email address. Yet, how are dating apps affecting our daily lives and psyche, and