Category: lifestyle
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25 Things I’ve Learned by 25
In true Alisha fashion, I have been dreading turning 25 ever since I turned 24. No age has ever felt this significant but so jarring – 18 was exciting and I felt like I was finally an adult, 21 felt like I was in the prime of my life, 25 feels…old. A quarter of a…
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Embracing my Failures
Oh hi! It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I’ve taken the time to sit at my laptop and write. I could tell you how it’s because I’ve been working lots or because I had a three month-long binge of Grey’s Anatomy, but really I’m just lazy. Honestly, I’ve mostly been lacking imagination and confidence.…
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The Post-Graduate Dip
I woke up on the morning on my graduation full of excitement and anticipation. The day had arrived that I’d been working towards for god knows how long, and the freedom I had itched for was about to land in the palm of my hands. I felt like the world was my oyster and so…
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“The Platonic Ick”
Have you ever been in that situation before when you suddenly realise you no longer want to be friends with someone? It could be from an argument that you can’t find reconciliation from, or something they say or do that doesn’t sit right with you. Sometimes there’s not really any particular reason, but whatever it…
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Parting Ways with “New Year New Me”
So that time of the year has rolled around again where we excitedly welcome in a new year and leave the previous one behind (in this case, with a great sigh of relief). For many, the arrival of a new year marks the beginning of a fresh start and turning over a new leaf, but…
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Season’s Eating’s – Body Image Struggles at Christmas
Content Warning – Disordered Eating and Body Image Issues At a time of celebration and excess, Christmas can be a double edged sword of a holiday for many people. The normalisation of overindulgence paired with the “New Year New Me” culture is a complete minefield for people who struggle with their body image and have…
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The Fear of Being Mediocre
I’ve loved writing for as long as I can remember. It’s so cliché and predictable of me to say that but it’s the genuine truth. As a child I’d write stories for teachers as gifts, I wrote award winning poetry (2004, I’ll never shut up about this) and kept a diary that stored all the…
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