When life doesn’t go to plan
I am a huuuuuge fan of planning. Having things organised and planned soothes me and list-making genuinely helps reduce my anxiety levels. I like to know what’s ahead and I’m sure I’m not alone with this. Unfortunately though, life doesn’t give a shit about your plans. In fact, if you sit down to make a five-year plan I can almost guarantee things will change. And that’s because we change. We’re…
Finding happiness when… living at home in your thirties
Within my little ‘happiness‘ section on Blue Jay I wanted to have a series on ‘finding happiness when…’ and for my first one I thought I would talk about living with your parents in your thirties. Thanks to unaffordable housing, for our generation it’s almost the norm to be back home with the parents. I turned 30 last February and I was so happy that I was celebrating it in a…