Ever been to a music festival and missed out on seeing the very best sets because:
a) You didn’t know which bands to look out for; or
b) Your friend Tessa was spewing in the toilets and you were holding her hair back; or
c) You were spewing in the toilets and had nobody to hold your hair back (because Pam was busy holding Tessa’s hair back)
Well I can say for certain that I’ve experienced Situation A before, and there’s about a 99% chance I’ll be experiencing B and C in about four weeks …
I’m not a negative person, generally. Infact i’ll strap on a silver lining to pretty much any cloud. But i’ll tell you what really grinds my gears…
People who say things like “that’s easier said than done” or “well that’s easy for you to say“.
A few days ago, I was having a conversation with someone who is having a hard time coping with a particular situation he’s experiencing, as well as figuring out what he wants from life, and I was doing my best trying to give him as much positive encouragement …
Flirt > Kiss > Sex > Sober kiss > Sober Sex > Date.
And this is where it all goes wrong.
I haven’t had a relationship that has lasted over 6 months or so for the past 4 years. (sorry if you’re reading this and you think we’ve been in a relationship that’s lasted longer…).
And my mum seems to have this fear that I will somehow go from being a carefree, happy single 24 year old to this 40 year old spinster with no friends and no husband who fills her life …
my mum once told me (after i expressed concern to her) that i’d never be ready to have a baby.
she didn’t mean that i never will have a baby, rather that there will always be more to do and more to prepare and more money to make before i feel as though i am ‘ready’, she told me.
i would never enter a running race if i didn’t feel as though i could be ready. i remember the first half-marathon i ran, i planned it out day by day for …