We’ve all heard the famous Neale Donald Walsh quote: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”. For a long time when I heard or saw this phrase somewhere I’d dismiss it right away; I mean, what’s fun about being uncomfortable? Isn’t life meant to be all about staying safe and at ease? Lately though, I’ve come to realise that perhaps good old Neale was onto something. Maybe the…

I was 22, had a good job and was in a long-term relationship when I had an abortion. It started like I expect it does for everyone – my period was late. I was on the Pill but sometimes got really paranoid when the crimson tide hadn’t come a couple of days after it should have, so I bought a pregnancy test. I’d done this a couple of times before,…

Making your own clothes is the best. Once you get a hang of it (and I promise you that it’s not hard, I’m an entirely self-taught sewer – thank you, YouTube tutorials!), you get total control over the design and structure of your clothes. You’ll own a completely unique piece of clothing and best yet, if someone compliments you on it, you can say that you made it yourself! Things…