THE MESSIAH is coming. The messiah is coming! We are just days away from his arrival. This is the most hotly anticipated homecoming since the big JC made his ascension into heaven. Yes, of course, I speak of baby brother...
I AM now the proud owner of a clipboard. An actual clipboard. A clipboard that is used by people who are in charge of things. It’s given me an enormous sense of self-worth. I mean, I really feel in control...
PERUSING through my diary entries from six years ago – please don’t ask why, I couldn’t possibly explain –...
IT HUNG over me like a hangman’s noose. It lurked in the dark recesses of my otherwise serene mind; it...
SOMETIMES I panic when I eat a hardboiled sweet because I think I’m going to choke – it stops me...
“WOULDN’T a stripper be great craic?” my friend said, as subtly as a sledgehammer ploughing into a piece of rock....
THANKS to Peppa Pig, Mr T can now say boyfriend’s name. George happens to be Peppa’s younger – and let’s...
I NEARLY died. I mean, I actually nearly died. If the wind had its way I’d be six feet under...
“PUT on your coat.” “No.” “Put on your coat.” “No.” “Put on your coat.” “No.” “Seriously, Put. On. Your. Coat,”...
LAST WEEK I spoke at length about turning 30. Thank you all for your kind words of support, by...
A SEARING pain shoots through the right side of my chest. It creeps its way around my shoulder blade, darts...
THESE days, I spend most of my waking hours staring at bridesmaid’s dresses – long dresses, short dresses, pink dresses,...
OH HELLO – what’s that big, shiny thing hanging around my neck, you might ask? Why, it’s just my medal....
“ARE you coming home for the weekend?” mother asked – none too hopefully. “No,” I replied. “I’m going to run...
I’M IN A tizz, a terrible tizz. Such a dilemma I’ve never faced before. I’m being haunted, haunted by the...
WITH the terrible loss of Alfonsis the Alfa – it’s been two weeks now and I’m getting separation anxiety –...
I FEEL like I spend a vast portion of my time speaking about my car. But there is a reason...
WHAT I am gathering from this Saorview shemozzle is that the entire country has to buy a new TV. It’s...
MOTHER rang me just last week. She sounded distraught. “He’s hates it,” she announced down the phone. “Pardon?” “He hates...
I’M NOT entirely sure which was more exciting – rendering myself immobile by falling down the stairs in heels or...
