I just got to my desk, it’s Thursday morning in June, 10am, I’m about to eat breakfast. I’ve spent the morning at my favorite cafe, drinking coffee, writing and brainstorming and browsing through storyboard notebooks on the Muji website. A rare yet blissful morning, which happens once a week on my day off from training. […]
I flew from Chiang Mai, Thailand, to Paris, France at the end of July 2016 after a month in Thailand. Bike box in tow, one rucksack and a smaller backpack. I booked an extortionately priced train to Nice, and had arranged to be collected at one of the smaller stations before the city. However, if you’re […]
I’m not gonna lie – it took MAJOR planning to get to New York (and I’m by far anywhere near accomplishing any of my life goals). Visas, work experience, jobs, funds, logistics, foresight, etc. It was extremely draining, and I sacrificed a lot. So yes, sometimes a plan is necessary, but only on rare and […]
“Does watching other people’s Instagram stories make anyone else feel shit about your life?’” I recently saw this statement pop up on someone’s Instagram story, and it got me thinking. Admittedly, I spend a lot of time on Instagram. I don’t do Twitter, I don’t love Facebook, but I am totally and utterly enthralled by […]
No one ever imagines having to one day deal with chronic injury which incapacitates and alters your life in a major way. No one can be prepared to deal with unexpected trauma, or life incidents which throw us in a position where we suddenly have absolutely zero control. This was my reality when my hip […]
I previously wrote a post on why you shouldn’t travel after university. Obviously, this isn’t the path I ended up taking! I went traveling straight after university – in fact, I left Ireland the week after my final exam at Trinity, two years ago, and I’ve only been back briefly twice since then. I didn’t […]
New York, Wednesday, February 21st. 5:30am: Alarm goes off. 5:40am: I get out of bed. It’s okay, been awake since 4:30 anyway. Until 6:10am (no particular order): Pack my bag – asics, sports bra and shorts, water bottle, two small tubs of overnight oats, stevia soda, chargers, mascara, toothbrush & toothpaste, socks. Get dressed – long […]
FOMO just isn’t cool anymore. 2018 and the future is the time of the independents, whose priority is to look after themselves. We’re not sheeple – we are creators, and we can’t constantly drain our creative energies by forcing ourselves into uncomfortable situations, by knocking ourselves down or not following our passions. So here are […]
Remember the tunnel vision you had as a kid? You knew yourself so well, you knew your needs, regardless of your surrounding environment, so sure in your dreams, excited for the chance to realise them one day, listening to their gentle guidance at every turn. Oblivious to any distractions, just going along your path. Real […]
Should you travel after university? I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while. I’m glad I waited though, because I think about this topic in a different way now than when I first thought of writing about it, which was when I was in Melbourne – this was the reflective part of my […]
