6 Life Lessons I’ve Gained From Learning To Sew
Like many of us in the post-COVID world, I was looking for a new hobby to fill my days. I'd been considering taking up sewing, but I wasn't sure if it was something I would even enjoy. I did like the …
Health & Happiness
Lessons On How To Survive Self Isolation (Because I’ve Done This Before)
The snow was up to my knees. No one was on the street. And the wind, at -30 C, ripped through my coat through to my bones. This was my hike around the block to the coffee shop. There, I'd speak to onl…
EXPLAINER How To Plan And Cook Meals For The Week Like A Boss
If you're like me, your parents worked hard, and long hours. It means that the bills were paid. You had a roof over your head. But no one is super human and not everyone can do everything. So cook…
How To Create A New Years Resolution That You Can Actually Stick To
What’s your New Year’s Resolution? If you’re like most of us mere mortals, it’s probably around losing weight, or exercising more, or saving money. And, if you tried a resolution last year, you pro…
[EXPLAINER] WTF Is Meditation Anyway?
When we think about meditation, we might imagine a monk sitting crosslegged in a monastery somewhere. Probably on a mountain. Or you might be confused because you've heard big tech giants like Google …
5 Free Ways to Reconnect With You After an OMFG Week
Some weeks are good. Some are tough. Some are OMFG. It's important after a tough week to process that week. Unwind. Reconnect with you. Because if you keep going from a tough week without rest, it …
How My Flatmate’s Ultimatum Led Me Knee-Deep in Gross Sink Water (and Loving Every Second of It)
Our bathroom sink was clogged. After moving house, I’d refused to buy any kind of chemical cleaners, choosing to clean the whole house with only soap, vinegar, bicarb soda (depending on what I was cl…
What to Cook for the Week When You’ve Only Got $7 in the Bank
Total Bank Balance: Seven Dollars My heart hit the floor and butterflies rose in my stomach. I was terrified. There's nothing quite so stressful as looking at your bank account and realising you…
How to Set Goals Like a Boss so You Can Achieve Your Dreams
What is your biggest dream? The one that you keep hidden away and only comes out at 3am on sleepless nights? For some people, it’s travelling the world and visiting that place they’ve dreamt about …
Not a Conspiracy Theory: How What You Eat Can Change the World
"Isn't that just a conspiracy theory?" "Is what a conspiracy theory?" "That eating meat causes climate change?" "Well... according to the UN, eating meat does contribute to climate change." "So th…