Is anyone growing up anymore?
Bear with me – yes we are ageing, we always have done and we always will – such is the nature of mortality.… Read More Is anyone growing up anymore?
Author: cmckillen
White Privilege & Me
If you’re on any kind of social media platform, own a television, have internet, or failing that, a radio – you’ll be aware of the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept across the world. When George Floyd’s life was stamped out on May 25th, you may ask what was any different than the many… Read More White Privilege & Me
12 quarantine observations – from unshowered aspirations to the bra/productivity correlation
We’ve been given a unique opportunity to observe the world around us at a slower pace than ever before, not only other people but mostly ourselves. Unsurprisingly when you have yourself for company all-day everyday without the distraction of..well..a life. Then you do happen to learn a thing or two.… Read More 12 quarantine observations – from unshowered aspirations to the bra/productivity correlation
There’s no place like home, or is there?
You know when you come home after a long trip and you momentarily forget which cupboard the cups are in for a second and there’s just a fleeting moment of things just not seeming how they were before – even though they are. Repatriation is kind of like that, everything is familiar but nothing really feels the same.… Read More There’s no place like home, or is there?
How to avoid small talk over the festive season
It’s December, you know what that means – time to spend with your loved ones , be merry and rejoice BUT also time to rub shoulders with people, distant relatives, friends-of-friends, in-laws whom you don’t really know – let alone like.… Read More How to avoid small talk over the festive season
Why I’m glad New Years Eve is cancelled
Consider me the Scrooge of New Years Eve, I’ll swiftly give a ‘bah humbug’ to anyone who asks me what fun plans I have.… Read More Why I’m glad New Years Eve is cancelled
‘What’s difficult about living in Luxembourg?’
We all know many people who love nothing better than some good old-fashioned complaining. The poor old GD is often at the receiving end of said criticism from its vast array of expats coming from far and wide, attracted by a generous pay cheque more often that not.… Read More ‘What’s difficult about living in Luxembourg?’
The rise of the slash generation /
The slash or the ‘multi-hyphenate’ used to be reserved for the ‘creative types’, normally the actor/waiter or the DJ/barista etc. Whilst one half would be a normally creative role with an unsteady income, the other would take care of the bills and support the pursuit of the former.… Read More The rise of the slash generation /
The art of taking a walk
The same way the anonymous woman at a barstool alone arouses intrigue and suspicion so does the woman who wanders for no real reason. In fact, anyone simply ‘hanging around’ provokes fear in passersby – the simple act of just ‘being’ with no set purpose is something unnatural to us.… Read More The art of taking a walk
Christelle Mckillen 