Two Student Friendly Recipes- Spicy Thai and Guac Pasta!

Hello there, how are you? How's the Monday been? I've had a choc-a-block full day of uni work and an ear infection which makes me want to crawl into bed and never leave. I thought I'd do a foodie post today because for all my student readers out there, trying to find dinners that are cheap…

14 Things A Twenty-Something Should Be Able To Do…But Can’t.

Ever realise that you're completely inept at being a grown up? Well join the club... Doing the washing up straight away. Nope, not happening, those dishes can fester for eternity for all I care. Go for a coffee...and not put evidence of it up on Snapchat or Instagram. 3. Pair socks up together instead of…

Carnaval in The Netherlands

Hello there, I thought a good post would be to share the crazy, absurd experience that is Carnaval here in The Netherlands. If you're from a sad little Protestant country like me, then you have probably never seen Carnaval. It's the Dutch equivalent of Mardi Gras. It's basically where the Dutch and those in other…

5 Things I’ve learnt at 21…

It's 12am here in the Netherlands and I should definitely be sleeping, but for the fourth time this week I'm tossing and turning. I even googled to see what kind of moon it was and see if that could be a reason for my temporary insomnia (I know). So instead of making myself another Nutella…

Heartbreak hotel, degree in the making and oh I live in the Netherlands now…

So it's been a while, I'm not going to ignore the elephant in the room so I'll just come out and say OMG guys I'm so sorry for abandoning you. But I have some reasoning, it has been a roller coaster since last summer. In summer 2016 I had the delightful experience of my life completely…

Five hard signs you’re growing up…

Growing old is  inevitable, aging is a natural biological process even (no matter how hard the Kardashians try and prevent it). But growing up is not. So here are five brutal things that happen when you realise you'd rather hand in the heels for a horlicks instead.. 1. Having 5 Friends  In high school you…

The White Jeans theory

So last year, I got sick of magazines, I even made a blog post about it. One of the main reasons was because I got so bloody sick of being told what to do. Get a better butt! Boyish frames should  pinch in that waist! You know the drill, in fact I just did a…

Spicy basil and kidney bean burgers

So usually you don't hear the words 'Kidney bean' and think 'Oh get in my belly' but here I have to tastefully disagree. These concontions look like burgers but they don't taste like one. I would be lying to you if I said the mixture of basil and kidney beans tastes anything like an aberdeen angus…

10 things that happen because the days are getting longer…

I don't know about you but I love summer, I'm blessed with skin that doesn't burn and full on happy face when I see everywhere all summered up (cherry blossom+ sunshine= summered up). I understand the need for winter but really all that leaf sludge and dark mornings, I could do without it to be…

5 things I’m loving at the moment!

Bonjour and wie geht's? This week I am very much feeling the love, the sun has raised its head and looks like summer is finally here! 1) Number 1 has to go to Phillipa Rice's cartoon 'soppy', these characters have bed head and pizza guts and thats the kind of inspiration I need in my…