Waiting rooms must be the sole target audience for some TV shows.It's so vanilla. It's so broad. There's nothing of any depth.It's just on and it's mildly interesting. It's something to distract from the time that is passing while you're stuck in this room.

They had travelled 3,000 miles for the reunion so you could say they made the effort to reconnect. But crucially they weren't ready to open up. They weren't prepared to be vulnerable with anyone present. So the conversation was stilted, superficial, and they probably went home not feeling like they truly reconnected with anyone.

Joni: Your favourite tournament is the 23' World Cup?!? But we lost! Mitchel: There are worse things in life than losing. And both walked away thinking the other was insane.

You're standing in a bathroom sniffing a weird smell, listening to a loud extractor fan, noticing an ugly wallpaper and a dirty mirror and asking yourself - oh god have I made a mistake in buying this place? Then you remind yourself that you've spent the last 5 winters with black mould, you've adapted to … Continue reading Owner or unfamiliar →

It's funny when you tell people you're buying a house, the standard reply is - Oh how exciting! And yes excitement is one of the emotions. But I think a more accurate reply would be: 'Oh how devastating, agonizing, nerve-wracking, disappointing, and exciting!'

It's true that it never leaves you. You could spend 6 months anxiously awaiting the keys to your new home and within an hour your anxiety has found something new to cling to. It'll never leave you.

Tito and Toto are buying a house and it's funny how it relaying information works. Whoever answered the phone call understands the update instantly but for the other it seems to take 4 conversations for them to fully comprehend what was said. Which I think is down to panic and focus. When Tito is on … Continue reading 4 Comprehension Attempts →

In the School of Life they talk about childhood coping mechanisms being a fantastic way to survive when you're 5 but can prove problematic when you enter the adult world. Like you can't go and hide in the toilet every time your boss arrives to work complaining of traffic and looking grumpy. But what I … Continue reading Fear channeled →

If memory supplies us with all the good times while omitting all the stress and anxiety that was present in the moment then it's no wonder we get nostalgic!

Taylor has a dream of becoming a paid artist. To do this, she needs to take one of her doodles and turn it into a colourful painted canvas. The mere thought of this makes her nervous. So, she hasn't told anyone. That helped to get her started but now she's looking at her initial work … Continue reading The torturous gap →