I admit it, I’m a misanthrope. My social skills are next to none, and I constantly worry whether I’m making a fool of myself in front of people I talk to. The anxiety is something I’m working on, something I had to confront on my recent trip to Oslo if I wanted to go anywhere...Read More
Relationships aren’t always easy. It’s not always smooth sailing, love songs and happily ever afters. It’s not always love at first sight and romantic adventures, late nights and date nights. In this world, initially getting together with someone is fairly simple; it can literally be a matter of swiping left or right. In a matter...Read More
I’m not shy to admit I love a good drink and to be honest I’ll usually drink anything – except Tequila, please no Tequila. At only 22 it’s not easy to guess that I’ve frequented my fair share of awful pubs and bars, from the local pubs that serve cheap beer and ‘skittle bombs’, to...Read More
This is quite a bittersweet post for me to write this week as it is going to be my last for Semple for a while. After blogging for Semple for over three years I am sad to be giving it up but am extremely excited about the next adventure ahead of me as I am about...Read More
Generation Z, Gen Z’ers, iGen or Post-Millennials, however we choose to refer to them, we need to get ready to embrace them. Hailed as Generation Y on steroids they were born with the Internet in their pockets and have been raised in the era of the smart phone. Gen Z don’t remember life before the...Read More
Founded in 2014 by Nicole McCullough and CEO Julia Cordray, the unreleased app Peeple faced widespread criticism when the company’s outrageous plans for the app were announced in September 2015. For anyone who doesn’t know about it, Peeple is an app that allows you to literally rate people from 1 to 5. Not only can...Read More
When I was sixteen, I went on a class trip to a war museum in Manchester. It was a better option than a day at school, of course. I liked the unusual design of the building. It was a twisted maze of black marble, thick walls growing out of the floor to form little corridors...Read More
Dear Daughter, I was thinking about you today and what you might be like. See, you don’t even exist yet. For now you are but an idea – a beautiful idea that I will, god willing, one day have the chance to make a reality. I’ve written this in preparation of that moment and I did...Read More
Life is our biggest teacher, testing us all the time. Sometimes we pass and other times we fail miserably, but that’s when we often learn the most about who we are, what we want and (equally as important) what we don’t want. Those lessons are blessings in disguise. Love, career, wants and needs, it can...Read More
The whole tampon tax issue has been in the press for a while now and it isn’t going away. After much lobbying and petition signing last week the government narrowly won a vote to block a call to remove the 5% tampon tax. Currently, tampons are still subject to the EU tax; meaning that us...Read More
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