Four surprisingly positive things about being unemployed
Unemployment sucks. That's how it seemed to me at first anyway; a hideous mind-fuck of the tallest order where you question your purpose in society, your ability to function on little money (or benefits) and wonder if you can survive eating cardboard for a few weeks...
Three reasons why you need to have yoga in your life
If you follow me on Twitter you'll have noticed my "in your face" updates about my recent foray into yoga. I've done it on and off for years and like bleaching your upper-lip hair or a visit to the dentist it's one of those things you just wish you'd done earlier in...
The honest truth about relocating your entire life
My husband and I relocated to Birmingham last weekend from Glasgow. I wasn't planning on blogging about it because I wasn't sure it was that big of a deal. It would probably be the first thing on most writer's minds when they start to type, but sometimes when you're...
Career goals of a nine year old
"Becoming a pop star will be difficult Fi" my Mum said. I was about nine years old at the time, and one year deep into my obsession with the Spice Girls. "I know Mum, but I'm willing to put in the hard work" I said quite confidently, not having ever experienced a...
The amazing mental health benefits I gained from exercise
I stared blankly at my to-do list. This list had been growing steadily for many months since my department had lost two members of staff and I had naively offered to pick up the extra work in a bid for praise, more money or a promotion - looking back I can't remember...
Why I’m learning to forget about food
As I sit here with a belly full of porridge and and nice strong coffee in front of me, it's easy not to think about food. Well when I say easy, it's not consuming my thoughts like it often does during every waking moment of my life. In fact, forget the 'every waking...