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…

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…

12 things to embrace…

Hello wonderful world of blogging, ot's been an interesting few days because phone addicted Robyn had to face reality without a phone because someone...me...left their phone on the bus but thanks to the kindness of strangers my darling Samsung is back in my arms. So the procrastination and blog post writing can begin again! Hurrah!…

17 Signs you’re getting ooooold

Getting old is something we can't avoid, it happens to us all but here are 17 signs you are turning into a grandma (and you like it)... 1) You get a feeling of satisfaction after you clean out your wardrobe and put stuff in binbags for charity. 2) You actually take said bin bags to…

13 signs you’re an absolute diva…

It's not that you're  a diva, it's that you enjoy the finer things in life...your way....every time... 1) You are very specific about any contact involving your chicken nuggets and beans.... 2) You are always on the verge of crying at the supermarket...all these choices.... 3) Nine times out of ten you will get to…

14 things that instantly put a smile on your face:

I had to put a picture of brunch up because nothing makes me smile mpre than warm croissants and all the cheese! 1) When the bus driver sees you running for the bus (barely managing not to keel over) and waits for you to get on the bus. 2) When people make you a cup…

7 reasons it’s good to have a blog break…

Hello there, As you may have noticed I've not been as active on my blog as I have been in the past, i decided to have a little blog break. Yes I love blogging but sometimes it all gets a bit more and it's important for me, well for all us to remember that the…