You know you’re an adult when a building inspires you. But you know you’re truly an adult when your list of favourite buildings include: • The Feathers Hotel in Ludlow (totally haunted) *sleeps with one eye open* • Sagrada Família in Barcelona - for no other reason than my mate lives directly opposite and THIS... Continue Reading →
100% a Traitor
You know you’re an adult in 2026 when it’s been the longest January ever, it’s still winter and The Traitors season 4 is over. Me: I will not let murder, betrayal and lies dictate my life Also me: *buys The Traitors board game* That’s right, you know you’re truly an adult in 2026 when you... Continue Reading →
Find me in the (crafts) club
You know you're an adult when you have a hobby. But you know you're truly an adult when your hobby becomes your entire personality. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMP0xQUo5yX/?igsh=ZGJjdWlqZG5uMHFp My hobby obsession began in childhood (the source of all my problems according to my therapist). There was country dancing, swim camp, woodcraft ... There was also the time I... Continue Reading →
Help, I’m healthy (this week)
You know you're an adult when you start making healthy choices. But you know you're truly an adult when your healthy choices (drumroll please) pay off. Wahey! (Oh no, does this mean I have to create a Tik-Tok account where I arrogantly impose my healthy choices upon other people so they too can lead a... Continue Reading →
Don’t mind me, I’m just off to the inflatable theme park
The Midult Now I'm in my mid 20s, inflatable climbing walls and slides that make you scream are just childhood memories. No, now it's all, oh..... inflatable climbing walls and slides that make you scream. Thanks to the UK's first indoor inflatable theme park, it's now acceptable to chill in a ball pool on a... Continue Reading →
I’ve got 99 plans but I can’t stick to one
As someone who prides themselves on their organisation skills, I'm currently hiding behind perfectly arranged, colour coordinated cushions in embarrassment - I've double booked my friends and now I have to break the bad news. Before my Quarter Life Crisis, sticking to a plan was as simple as, well, sticking to a plan. Now adulthood... Continue Reading →
Yoga & ‘Pilatoes’
You know you're an adult when you get a gym membership. But you know you're truly an adult when you spend the rest of your adulthood complaining that you have to go to the gym. OR you spend your adult life adoring your bulging biceps in the mirror - in which case, you're a twat.... Continue Reading →
Pie-gate
I came home the other day to discover that my boyfriend had bought us a pie. In normal circumstances, I would SHOVE MY FACE STRAIGHT INTO THE PIE and go back for seconds, obviously. But this occasion was different... My boyfriend's choice - Steak and Stilton - was wasted on me. My Dad is allergic to... Continue Reading →
The Job Interview
Betches As many Quarter Life Crisis survivors will tell you, your adulthood can often be spent in and out of (rather awkward) job interviews. Some people are forced into job-hopping thanks to rolling temporary contracts, fixed-term contracts or zero hour employment, while others are experimenting with their dreams..... #GOALS Evening Standard Before I found myself... Continue Reading →
Me, Myself and I (plus the cat)
If there's one thing I've learned in my 20s - it's that adulthood will put you in the shit, literally. Thanks to comedian Luisa Omielan, tackling life's shit is easier when you're using Beyoncé's music as your life soundtrack. Luisa's show 'What Would Beyonce do?' opens with the story of her moving back home at... Continue Reading →
