Nicola Casey

New Year's Resolutions-Smesolutions I went off New Year's resolutions for a few years, as I hated the feelings of guilt and despair which...

(A short story for the season, by myself.) Phoebe looked like she had been born to be a Christmas elf in a television advert. She had a...

Every year I start to feel it just about now. It’s that gradual weight descending on your shoulders, the one that comes with the...

I am sitting here in front of my Microsoft Surface (a.k.a lifesaver and most constant companion) with an empty cup of tea and some...

I’m on the cusp of turning twenty-nine (in seven weeks to be precise) and this year my age is really beginning to freak me out. Now I...

I'm having a sh*t day with my emotions and mental health. It happens. I don't have glaringly-obvious, debilitating anxiety or crippling...

I can’t believe I’m publicly admitting that I got really curious about the reality TV show this year and decided to try watching it....

The previous post I wrote about this generated a lot of discussion and interest, which I am very pleased about, as it makes me...

Those Numbers on the Scales. They can make a day go from wonderful to less-than-wonderful in the fraction of a second. They can be so a...

You know the way where you’re standing at the counter trying to work out what you want, and worried that you’re taking up too much time,...