Single-parent households are a common thing to me, and I regard the dynamic in the same manner as nuclear families; with respect, and the knowledge that 1) life happens 2) every family and home is different. Growing up I had a wealth of friends — most of whom I’ve carried […]
If something is toxic, it is poisonous. If ingested or inhaled, its toxicity can make people sick; it can even be fatal. Toxic things are to be treated with extreme caution, black and yellow tape, red triangle warning signs. Toxic waste gets dumped away from people, in the middle of […]
2022 has seen so many viral haircut moments, it’s impossible to pinpoint a favourite. January was all about the ‘octopus’ haircut, combining lots of layers at the base of the neck that fan out really prettily and resemble octopus tentacles. Come February, we were all obsessed with the ‘butterfly’ cut, […]
2022 has been far from a reprieve from the beginning of this decade. We may have had fewer lockdowns and the most freedom of movement since pre-COVID days but it would be foolish to claim the pandemic is over. It just stopped being headline news. Instead we have had a […]
Being single at Christmas can be rough. All the movies are telling us that we should be meeting attractive people at German markets before finding the gift of true love under the Christmas tree. There is something about this time of year that calls for romance. The long, cold nights […]
Winter is kind of a sucky time to be single. Memes and endless Instagram posts about cuffing season, smug couples at Christmas parties, the fact that Christmas movies seem to really hate single people: it’s all stacked up against you if you don’t have a partner. But for polyamorous folks, […]
Yes, impulse buys can veer from a bit unnecessary to full-on nonsensical. And yes, the things you really need to improve your daily life are often investments or at least considered purchases. But sometimes, the impulse buy for under a tenner can be more life-changing than anything else. And we […]
Tropical sunset in the Andaman sea. Phuket island. Thailand The New Moon in Capricorn is a time to boss up and make necessary changes in our lives. As we reflect upon the good old days before entering a new year, we can finally put the past behind us, cleansing our […]
Last year, Krystal Reynoso sent out a holiday card. Dressed in matching leopard-print cowboy hats, she and her dog posed together, just like Reynoso and her family had done for so many years before. “It was an old tradition that I was really happy to bring into my own family,” […]
Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. When the weather turns cold, my hands really feel it – and it seems I’m not the only one. In the past week alone, ‘what causes dry hands?’ and […]
