
PENNY PETROL
One the my main aims for this blog is to document local, little pieces of joy- like the plummeting petrol prices. I think the never-ending penny-by-penny climb became old-but-new- news we didn’t want to read. Or accept. It seemed like the inescapable price rise was always going to want more, from my already dwindling bank balance (or agreed overdraft limit!) And then all of a sudden, long after we had all given up hope and had seriously started contemplating selling our cars…

I AM THE ALAN SUGAR OF T-SHIRT SALES
For all of you who don't know, Sir Alan sugar is a famous entrepreneur who worked his way up to the very top of British business. He started out selling rubber ducks on a market stall. I am trading in t-shirts. In hindsight, perhaps I shouldn't have been so saintly when captioning the disclaimer: "All profits go to charity"- because the money is rolling in. Well sort of. What started out as 4 orders has transpired into 60+ and the requests just keep coming. I proudly told my

A BRILLIANT BIRTHDAY!
So yesterday I turned 23. Which felt a bit strange because there's not even a Taylor Swift song for me anymore. On paper, my age places me well and truly in the 'adult' category- which is a terrifying reality I am not ready to accept. I want to always have a child-like enthusiasm for life, taking on each day with a fun, free and fearless attitude. Some people say that adults are just children who have learnt how to behave. But maybe adults are just children who have forgotten