As we travel through our twenties a lot of realisations happen, some big, some small. Lets be honest, the most obvious one is that we shouldn’t over pluck our eyebrows or maybe that getting ‘Para M8’ (that means getting very drunk Mummy) is actually the main cause of a lot of unnecessary embarrassment / most of our problems, however there are also a few others.

 

• Best feeling ever? Fresh bed sheets. Especially after a bath, naked. Its not slutty it’s just meant to be.

 

• Coffee may be your morning saving grace but tea will always reduce pain, both mental and physical. A break-up, stomach cramps, a car-crash, literally anything can be made better through the offering of a ‘cuppa’ – do it.

 

• Its OK if someone doesn’t think you are cool or doesn’t like you, just as its OK if you feel the same way. It turns out if everyone liked you your head might explode. Nobody wants that.

 

• Your body and mind love you when you exercise. They also love you when you sleep. Sleep=happy, motivated brain and healing body. However, over sleeping will cause you to be a grumpy and groggy B****, so lets not go mad with this one.

 

• Friends, friends, friends, they make the world go round and the s*** days a little more tolerable. (The TV series can replace real friends if they are busy).

 

• It’s actually not that embarrassing to buy tampons. That goes for loo roll and condoms as well – what a revelation.

 

• Having a tidy room is actually just really satisfying and not really an effort. Tidy room – tidy mind. Turns out your mother was always right about that one.

 

• Love, sadly, does not always trump happiness or logic. It is sad, but falling in love with the person you cannot be with is sometimes just a part of life – keep trying.

 

• Social media is not real. Instagram has filters for a reason – nobody has flawless skin like that all the time. That beach they went to was probably pretty windy anyway – life is not that glamorous – don’t let social media convince you so.

 

• Never buy CocaCola in a plastic bottle, only buy if available in a can or glass bottle. No questions asked.

 

• ‘Will I actually ever wear this’ is a key question for money budgeting (even if it is the cheapest thing French Connection has in their sale).

 

• Having a drink / carbs at lunch is as constructive as walking into a very important meeting after taking a dose of sleeping pills. You will slur your words and the nap will happen. Avoid lunch carbs and booze.

 

• A hangover is mostly psychological. Ignore it, have a hot shower, go outside and get on with your day. Wallowing in a muggy room spooning your best mate snap-chatting ‘all da lads’ may feel like the only right thing to do but you aren’t getting rid of that headache and the early evening guilt of a wasted day is inevitable.

 

• Acting naïve is not sexy or cool. Stop it, its just annoying. Just as wearing glasses does not make you a geek – you actually look hot in a pair of specs.

 

• Candles do magical things to your mind set. They will turn you into a focused, tranquil, happier and very often much wiser human being – no one knows how, it just happens. Bulk buy candles. Always.

 

• If a guy isn’t replying to your texts and does not seem interested there is nothing wrong with you or him he just isn’t interested. Don’t double text, don’t drunkenly lunge, just leave the poor guy alone and find someone that wants to bring you grapes in bed.

 

• Wearing your hair in a French plait does not mean you are horsey and instead counts as your daily bingo wing avoidance workout.

 

• Clubbing should become a rare novelty. Do it too much and you realize your life has become sweatier, full of cheap booze, you have less money and a lot more mistakes are made.

 

• Wanting a cuddle or wanting to speak to your mummy does not make you weak, but human.

 

• It’s OK to only wear mascara. S*** loads of eyeliner may make you look brave and mysterious but it will smudge and you will look like you’ve returned from a bad night out / brawl by the end of the day.

 

• ‘Me Time’ is golden. Shut the door to the world and read you’re book. Sometimes people suck and the only company that can cure it is your own.

 

• Cake is not a cause of death. Don’t be afraid to have that piece of cake. Don’t let society tell you how many calories it holds, just eat it, enjoy it and worry about your growing booty later.

 

• Your biggest priority should be happiness for yourself and loved ones. Not your career, not finding the perfect partner, not having a baby, but whatever makes you happy.   

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