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Category: Rants

Sometimes you’re annoyed about something and you want to find a kindred spirit.

Labels are good, actually.

6 min read that takes a turn into self-knowledge, identity and mushrooms.

funny, identity, labels, opinion, personal essay, self-knowledge, society, south asian, thelazyslinky, tolerance

My relatives boycotted my wedding

5 min story about a dramatic phone call. Light-hearted, chilled rage.

blog, family, humour, relationships, religion, thelazyslinky, wedding

Do you ignore your tea until it gets cold?

3 min quickie about when your tea goes cold. Heavy journalistic stuff. Proceed with caution.

cold tea, funny blog, overdramatic, reheating tea, self-care, tea ritual, tea time, ukblog, ukblogger

I took a week off work, but it didn’t change my life.

5 min read about expecting too much from yourself because #alwaysbehustlin’

annual leave, blog, burnout, funny, high expectations, hustle, mental health, millennials, over planning, productivity, self-care, self-worth, the lazy slinky, ukblog, vacation

Winter is Winning. Christmas is Cancelled. I am sad.

5 min rant about how Covid winter is sapping all willpower.

blog, britishwinterinlockdown, christmascancelled, darkbritishwinter, SAD, thelazyslinky, winterblues

Being a “Gifted Student” may have ruined me.

6 min read about how too much praise led Fia to be a lazy girl.

blog, blogger, don'tpraisechildren, examcomingup, genius, giftedandtalented, giftedstudentlazy, giftedstudentnegativeeffects, hardwork, introspection, lastminutestudying, negativeimpacts on education, preparingforexam, standardisedtesting, struggletostudy, thelazyslinky

I have a pointless bathtub.

3 min read about my bathtub

anecdote, bad water tank, blogger, cheekylandlords, funny blog, house design, no hot water, renter problems, rubbish bath, thelazyslinky

Why I truly, madly, desperately want to learn how to sew my own clothes

10 min read exploring self-image and fashion

#handmadewardrobe, clothesdontfit, clothingsizes, consofstandardisedsizing, diygoals, giveyourselftime, makemyclothes, nationalsewingmonth2020, pakistanimums, pakistanisewing, personaldevelopment, personalgoals, sewingblog, sewingblogger, sewinglife, standardizedsizing, workinprogress

I have a Stupid Sink

Let’s discuss plumbing, a subject I know nothing about.

anecdote, bad, blogger, cheekylandlords, funny blog, house design, humour, personal story, rentingdisasters, terribleplumbing

On lack of fulfillment, sleep and snuggles

It’s 4 am and all is not well. I can’t sleep. This past week has been a blur of professional … More

humour, insomnia, lifestyle, sleep problems, stress, teacher, work, Writing

Thoughts on Captain Marvel

Walking in to Captain Marvel I had a few key expectations: 1) To learn about this character and see her … More

Captain Marvel, expectations captain marvel, feminism in film, Film Review, marvel cinematic universe, opinion, Review

Keyboard Masochist || Comic

There is never a day in my life that this does not happen.

comic, culture, humour, online culture, society, webcomic, why do comments suck

Brainbending Thinkage: on creativity, joy fizz and holes

I am a blob of brain pickled in jumbled thoughts and unrealised dreams.

creative slump, creativity, critical thinking, humour, opinion, the creative gap, writer's block, Writing

Misplaced Tea Rage || Comic

I seriously debated whether my fragile ego would be able to handle exposing this one and considered not uploading it at all.

anger, comic, humour, i love tea, lazy slinky

Eye Rant: *sniggers at own pun*

I sometimes feel the universe needs a firm whack on the nose.

humour

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