You’re hoping to go to Australia on a Working Holiday visa. You’ve filled in and submitted the form. You’ve paid the fees. And now you’ve received an email from the Australian immigration service. You need to complete a medical examination as part of the application process. Why? What do you…

With Australia opening back up on 22 February, tens of thousands of Working Holiday Visa applications have been made – mine being one of them! I thought I’d put together this post to help you complete your application, talking you through exactly what you need to know to get this…

Get it? Lit. Literature. Lit. Whatever. In no particular order, here are some books I’d recommend. These books all have the very prestigious title of having received 5 stars from me on Goodreads. Disclaimer: there’s absolutely no reason to think my opinions on anything, these books included,…

Disclaimer: When I talk about giving up, I don’t mean on life. Don’t give up on life, please, for the love of all things good in the world. That’s not what I’m talking about. If you’ve arrived here because that’s what you’re looking for, this isn’t aimed at you. There’s…

I haven’t written a blog post for bloody ages. 7 months, to be precise. But I want to get back on it. I love writing.In all honesty, I don’t know what this one is gonna be about. I suppose if I just keep typing, something will come out. Not necessarily…

Let’s talk about filters. You know, those harmless things everyone seems to use nowadays. To brighten themselves up a bit! To hide a blemish! To completely change the structure of their face, to the point they long to look like this digitally altered version of themselves, someone who doesn’t even…

If someone asked me to talk about all of the things I don’t like about Donald Trump, it would be easy. I could spend ages talking about all of his negative traits. He’s a horrible person. I despise him. He’s misogynistic. Ableist. Racist. Transphobic. Homophobic. Sexist. Islamophobic. Ignorant. Xenophobic. The…

I haven’t written anything on here for a while. Since last year in fact. Life was different back then. For a start, I hadn’t ever uttered the word coronavirus. I could hug my friends and family. Not that I did, I’m not a huggy person. Don’t touch me, ew. But…

My thoughts on Absolution, a political thriller, by Adam Croft & Steven Moore

If you’ve ever heard any of the following: “But WHY?!” “Oh but what about when you’re old, who’s gonna look after you?!” “Well why don’t you be a surrogate then, it’s a good way of making money!” “You could always adopt!” “But then your bloodline ends!” And the classic, “oh…