What living in Leeds has taught me
I first moved to Leeds from Belfast as a terrified 19-year-old, sobbing over how I would never make any friends, and spent all my time booking flights home at least once a semester. Sadly, or happily...
View ArticleHorrible housemates? Can you hack living on your own?
Like Bridget Jones, are you all by yourself? (Pic: Youtube) When you’re 18 nothing sounds more brilliant than having loads of housemates to play with. Just imagine how much fun you could have with no...
View Article“You have insufficient funds to complete this transaction”: A survival guide...
ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Are you one of those people who is just horrible at money management? And I mean horrible. Not one of those “oh yea I’m really skint too, the other day I nearly went into my...
View ArticleThe Proper Gander Hot List…
Men’s mags are always coming up with lists of aesthetically-pleasing ladies, and we’re all meant to celebrate it like it’s some sort of actual event. Anyway, in a bid to give everyone a break from...
View Article7 tips for coping with exam stress
I think we can all agree that it’s that time of year – that month of absolute procrastination which we spend neither working nor feeling like we can enjoy ourselves. Instead, we (statistically...
View Article‘Working’? This is what you’re actually doing…
You’ve decided that this is it, you’ve fannied around for long enough – today is the day you’re actually going to sit down and do that essay/job application/freelancing that you’ve been meaning to do...
View ArticleYou know summer is here when…
Welcome to British summer (Photo credit: DieselDemon) The glorious weather has led to us all flocking outside over the Bank Holiday weekend. Us Brits are obsessed with the sun and as soon as those rays...
View Article8 people who must have had next-level hangovers
After a night of heavy drinking, most people wake up the next day feeling pretty grim, usually with the beginnings of some sort of shame spiral – what ever did you do last night?????? However, it’s...
View ArticleEdible houses and other fairytale cottages
So, it’s a Thursday night and all you can think about is finishing the week and getting away from it all. For real escapism, a fairytale cottage would just about do the trick. How fortunate it is then...
View Article10 things we know to be absolutely true
There are certain things in life which are undeniably fact. This is commonly construed to be “Nothing is certain in life but death and taxes”, but this isn’t quite what I mean. I believe there are...
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