There's a charter for those who work in PR, marketing, accountancy and HR. It's to promote responsibility. Yet celebrities - who have a much greater influence than I have, for example, in my PR role - don't have to sign up to anything. So it's kind of about trust and good will. What would you … Continue reading Pipe down Piers
Review: Mad Girl
I'm a bit late to the party with this little beauty from Bryony Gordon. But I'm bloody glad I turned up....fashionably. Mad Girl tackles the topic of OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Specifically, it's Bryony's personal experience of living with OCD and that's why it's equally authentic, uplifting and pee your pants funny. First of … Continue reading Review: Mad Girl
There’s a party going on in my legs
Bed time. You're comfortably knackered. And happily snoozy. And cosying up to a cat. It doesn't take long before....you...zzzzzzzz....zzz... DING! Wide awake. Some selfish shit has decided to throw a party. FFS! There's no music though. Or people. But a shed load of compulsive dancing. Coming from your own damn legs. Not again. Restless legs. … Continue reading There’s a party going on in my legs
What the actual f**k is this!?
It's tough enough identifying what's real and what's anxiety, but what the actual fuck is this!? Anxiety makes me doubt everything. 'Chris, the hens are absolutely over run with red mite'. 'OK love, I'm on my way home, I'll pick some stuff up to fix it'. Doubt pings into my racing mind. Did I really … Continue reading What the actual f**k is this!?
Doubt
The buzzing has been constant for so many years I can barely hear it. A doubtful tinnitus. A constant humming, like the electricity in the walls and the distant traffic in a place I've lived forever. Am I intruding on this conversation? Are they flinching from my smell? Can they see me picking my eyes, … Continue reading Doubt
Taking your fears into relationship therapy – a Horizon review
Last night's Horizon - Why did I go mad? - was more refreshing than a Boxing Day Dip in the North Sea. You brace yourself for the cold, but you come out feeling warmed up and energised. The after effects of watching are still with me. Why? Because it allowed us to see value in, … Continue reading Taking your fears into relationship therapy – a Horizon review
I am standard
An ode to the fabulous Standard Issue magazine. Sign up for their podcast here I have spent most of my life wondering why I wasn’t up to ‘standard’. You know, the average standards, that your average girl aspired to be. Of course, your average girl could never have actually reached those standards. Mainly because they … Continue reading I am standard
Adventures in vinyl
The piece I wrote for last weekend's record store day....as seen on Standard Issue: It’s 1996, I have literally 97p to live on ’til Tuesday and I really want to go to Shaft at the Welly Club tonight. What’s a girl to do? Easy. Cram a load of vinyl in a record bag and head … Continue reading Adventures in vinyl
What do British children have to be anxious about?
An international study has shown that British children are among the most anxious in the world. This week's news on the subject reminded me of a recent visit to my GP to discuss my anxiety. He compared my life in England to the life of those in war torn countries. I felt bad. And a … Continue reading What do British children have to be anxious about?
And he’s off!
The boy is flying free tomorrow. 18 years old and ready to soak up some Japanese culture before camping with the grizzly bears in the national parks of America. Without us. As an independent adult. When the fuck did this happen?! Selfish emotions ran through our veins when he announced he wasn't heading to university … Continue reading And he’s off!
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