When the words “decent health insurance” become music to your ears — Traveling in your early 20s is like a rite of Western privilege passage. You pack your backpack and — for better or worse — head off for months or even years of hosteling, casual sex, and drinking your body weight in bucket cocktails. But in your thirties and forties, travel…

Slay it with these 3 questions — Most people will tell you that the crux of intentional spending is to ensure your spending aligns with your values. Which is all well and good until you come face to face with a gorgeous coat / vacation deal / new gadget you had no idea you wanted until five…

How mysterious stomach pains told me I’d hit my limit well before my brain knew — Your body is a freaking marvel. Your brain, even more so. We all know the two are connected but it still blows my mind how much of an effect your brain can have on your body without you even knowing. …

It’s hard but it’s not impossible — Instagram really is the best and the worst of the internet. It can be beautiful, inspiring, and a place to find your true community. It can also be a cesspit of influencer nonsense, reels so banal you can almost feel your brain cells dying, and image crafting. However much the…

Or how to have your cake and eat it — “The thing is, food is so expensive these days.” Not two minutes after these words had left my friend’s mouth, I watched her shove half a steak and a healthy portion of tomato and mozzarella salad down the food waste disposal. Friends I won’t lie, it made my food-obsessed soul…

My diary has never looked emptier (or happier) — If you could build your perfect week, how would it look? Would it include working 40 hours? Your kid’s friend’s party at the weekend? Endless chores? Or would you prefer something less hectic / boring / annoying? OK, I can’t promise perfection here. We all have commitments that are impossible…

You don’t need a $2000 mattress cover to get the best night's sleep you ever had — My parents-in-law's spare bed sucks. It’s small, it sags in the middle. My husband turns over, I wake up (if I’ve managed to sleep at all). So it was ironic that I took a magazine up to said bed last weekend to read all about the latest fancy sleep aid…

You don’t have to sit at home every night if you don’t want to — Simple living doesn’t look like it’s made for the extrovert. After all, the movement is dominated by people Instagramming their steaming cups of coffee overlooking beautiful bucolic vistas with not a soul in sight. That’s great if that’s how you gather your strength. But what about those of us who…

All wrapped up in a dinky 4 minute read — Growing up, I always associated travel with discomfort. My family holidays were always about camping or youth hostels or sleeping in the back of vans. Cold, wet — horrible, frankly. As I grew up — and travel became a permanent full-time fixture — I realized how dumb this is. I’m…