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Open Letters

  • 5 Things Millennials are tired of hearing

    5 Things Millennials are tired of hearing

    ‘Adults’ have had a good go at us millennials, they’ve called us everything from narcissistic to couch potatoes and entitled, in a short summary we’re basically the worst. And as an insider I can say that yes, we’re all this and a side of kale chips. But at the risk of sounding like a…

  • To everyone that’s not a girl but not yet a woman

    To everyone that’s not a girl but not yet a woman

    In 2001 Britney Spears famously sang, “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman” and people around the world belted along, singing at the top of their voice. Celebrating the lyrics about the confusion of growing up and not having the answers. 16 years later, do you know these lyrics by heart? If you…

  • To a generation pursuing perfection, stop.

    To a generation pursuing perfection, stop.

    Instagram is populated with everything from contour queens to relationship goals and #foodporn accounts that will have your mouth watering in seconds. There are book lover accounts that put Tumblr to shame and fitness fanatic accounts that motivate you to put down the fries and grab the peanut butter instead. On Facebook, friends are…

  • Sometimes I cry in public

    Sometimes I cry in public

    “I am the type of person that will sit in the bathroom and cry, but then walk out like nothing ever happened” – Random Tumblr Quote that’s all over the internet Society tells me that it’s embarrassing to cry in public – at school, in the mall, at a concert, at work. Society tells…

  • A letter to my 14 year old self

    A letter to my 14 year old self

    Hey you, Is it too early in this to say well done hon! In the years to come you’re going to make yourself so proud. So stop sweating the small things okay? On that note, stop beating yourself up about algebra, geometry and anything maths related. No one’s going to ask you to find…

  • To the girl in her mid 20’s

    To the girl in her mid 20’s

    You’ve spent years daydreaming about this phase in your life. Thinking about the dream job you’d have. The funny friends and funnier partner. Your life would be so Insta perfect it would seem too good to be true. But you would work hard for it, you would achieve all those life goals and come…