It’s crazy that X Factor had an ‘Over 25s’ category. 11 year old me was sat there thinking they were so brave for trying to achieve their dreams at such a late stage in life
We've officially arrived in the Top 3 best months.
1. May – Bank Holidays, longer days, perfect balance of warmth without it being too hot.
2. June – Peak sunshine, summer energy & everything just feels alive.
3. July – Full on summer mode, festivals, holidays & long evenings.
I honestly cannot stress this enough but please start living & enjoying your life. Your life is passing by daily and all you’re doing is working, paying bills, & overthinking stuff you can't change. Start taking trips and treating yourself. Have fun with this life. You only get 1
1. Your timeline is yours alone.
Stop comparing your chapter 2 to someone else's chapter 20. The anxiety of falling behind is just a symptom of watching too many highlight reels.
Yesterday during a Zoom meeting, something awkward happened.
We were onboarding a new remote worker.
The HR casually said:
“Sometimes the team stays online late when things get busy.”
The new lady asked,
“Late as in overtime… or late as in unpaid?”
The whole call went quiet.
Later HR started talking about growth opportunities.
She asked again,
“Does growth here mean salary growth… or just more work?”
Another silence.
I was on that call and it hit me.
People say Gen Z is lazy, but I think they are bold.
But what I saw yesterday didn’t look like laziness.
It looked like a generation that watched the previous one get overworked, underpaid, and easily replaced.
So now they ask the questions before the work starts.
And honestly…
most companies aren’t used to employees asking those questions out loud.
Maybe Gen Z isn’t lazy.
Maybe they just refuse to play the same game.
I had a friend who used to call me at 4am crying about her boyfriend. I’d wake up, listen, let her vent, and then go back to sleep, more than once. One night I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I’d return the favor and called her at 4am. She answered and told me she was sleeping, & I should call back tomorrow. Moral of the story: always remember that energy you give isn’t always going to be reciprocated, set your boundaries, even with “friends.”