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Author: Aoife

Irish girl living in Madrid, exploring life as a twenty-something with a little paycheck.

Why I Don’t Recommend ‘Friends’ Anymore

Why this 90’s cult classic sitcom should die with our generation.

Is Modern Television Escapism or Prophecy?

How our tragedy-fetishized viewing could be a dark fore-telling of our future.

The Secret Beauty of a Pessimistic Outlook

Is optimism where we have been going wrong all along?

anxious, half empty, half full, negative, New Perspective, optimism, pessimism, positive

A Coffee-Free Month

Is this modern-day vice all that bad?

Addiction, Coffee, Coffee Addict, Featured, Is Coffee Good or Bad?, Moving Day, One Month Coffee Free, Pros and Cons of Coffee, Why Quit Coffee?

The Gift of Fashion in Quarantine

I was never someone to overtly care about fashion in an obvious way. I never read fashion magazines, and I … More

comfortable, dress for yourself, get dressed, outfits, pyjamas, quarantine

Books to Forget About the World With

It’s never been a better time to hide from the world with your nose in a book.

binge read, Books, books like, coronavirus, fleishman is in trouble, My Sister the Serial Killer, quarantine, quarantine reading, such a fun age, the man who didnt call

Madrid’s Uncertain Certainties

“We are living in uncertain times” – that’s what they keep saying.

Certainties, coronavirus, coronavirus anxiety, covid-19, English teacher, Europe, Infections, lock down, Madrid, quarantine, Spain, Stay at home

How to Extinguish Panic & Paranoia

Staying calm during the coronavirus epidemic.

Anxiety, Comforting, coronavirus, coronavirus anxiety, covid-19, Keep Calm, pandemic, Tips, what to do, Worry

No News is Good News

Life, death and bombarding news.

Afterlife, Death, Existentialism, Life, News, Quarter-Life Crisis, The Good Place

Back to My Routes

I’m back, after a forced hiatus. And I’m going back to the OG One Broke Gal.

back to my routes, comodification, Money, New Perspective, New years, One Broke Gal, Quarter-Life Crisis, rebirth, remodel

The Dos and Don’ts of Moving to a New City

It’s not what I expected, and it wasn’t like in the movies.

Change, City, Edinburgh, Featured, Healthy, Lifestyle, Madrid, Move, New, Self Reflection

Thoughts; After a Year in Spain

It’s been exactly a year since I moved to Spain. What’s Changed?

Anniversery, City, Featured, Madrid, New, One Year, Spain, Spanish

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