Did I ever tell you about the time I went camping on a Sicilian beach?

I'm not a high maintenance girl. Honest. My make up bag consists of four items; foundation, Bourjois eyeshadow (which doubles as an eyebag concealer) eyeliner and mascara. My wardrobe fits on two rails and four drawers and a few piles on the floor of the spare room. I don't need to get my hair blow dried every week, or my nails done every fortnight. I don't care about owning a designer anything, and although I won't say no to a bit of luxury, I don't actively seek it. So camping on a beach is excellent, right? A grand idea? Full of japes and...

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RECIPE: Sixty Second Nutella Brownie Cake

These brownies were the product of a rainy winter night, the desire to stay indoors and about thirty seconds of rummaging through my cupboards. I was DESPERATE for chocolate, but not enough to brave the rain. I'm no fan of cakes in a cup - the texture's always off. So I did what any chocolate-craving lazy arse would do. I took the principles of making a cake, and made up something from scratch. Something delicious, fast and super easy. The name. Sixty Second, because that's literally how long they take to whip up the mix and cook. That's right....

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"Get your arm swing just right when you’re walking and you occasionally touch a bit of minge by “mistake”, they love it." #BANTS

I'll be honest, I'm not a fan of celebrity. Less so of social media celebrity. I don't care about Zoella, the Londoner, whoever. They don't really have anything to do with my life or my industry, and while I find them annoying when they're thrust in front of my screen intrusively (can Rosie write? Technically yes, she can work a keyboard and write words. Is Zoella shrill and annoying? Not to 13-year-old fangirls), they get on with their life, and I do mine. Except, there's a problem. If you're a twitter fiend you may have heard of Dapper Laughs....

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When to resign from your job

It's a sad fact that most of our generation will be working until we're way into our late sixties. As awful a prospect as this seems, it simply means we could, and should, be picky about where we work. No one says we have to stay in the job we trained in, and in the same vein it doesn't mean we all need oodles of letters after our names to be able to have a shot in a new industry. If we're to survive our working lives with some sanity - spanning five decades for some - we need a good work ethic, a little bit of luck, and an industry we want...

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Is deciding not to head to university career suicide?

We've heard from A Boy and A Laura about how university helped them, not just bag their job in an industry they love, but also build their confidence with people, relationships and friends. But what happens if you think university isn't for you? Are you doomed to a life of manual labour and friendless-ness? No. As Another Laura, here's why I think you can make it without those letters after your name. When I was 16, which was far too long ago to even remember how I felt back then, I was a bit indecisive. My parents are both successfully...

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Review: Afternoon tea with the bunnies at Playboy Club London

I have to ask this question: what do you think the Playboy Club London is like? Do you picture ladies in skimpy outfits being touchy-feely with men who leer over their boobs? Do you imagine mirrored ceilings, private booths and hidden 'extras' only the regulars know about? Do you think of silicone boobs, bums and lips? Members only? Business meetings and shady dealings? Well, you'd be wrong. There are so, so many misconceptions about this place, and I had most of them. Playboy's changed tack recently. Long gone are the notions that a woman...

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My next travel destination: Tunisia

Africa’s never been big in my travel plans ever since I discovered Asia (DJ would agree to this after an evening in Wahaca where I convinced him to give Thailand a try). But I keep reading travel blogs, and I keep thinking perhaps I’m missing a trick here. Perhaps I don’t need to think about ‘travelling’ in Africa. Perhaps I should just think about a holiday. After all, I loved my all-inc break to Egypt a few years back. Standing on the beach in south west Sicily, my mother’s homeland and the place I spent six weeks every summer as a child (and...

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We ask a boy: what's up with the grooming routine?

Depending on your source, many people believe it's actually men who take longer to get ready rather than women. My wife can testify to this. I preen like a non-gay peacock. The question is, what is wrong with a good grooming routine? For special occasions, it can go something like this... - Shower - Face scrub - Shave - Moisturise - Hair - Scent - Clothes You have the occasional one who enjoys a bit of body butter (you know who you are), a dabble on the fake tan, and those who need to ensure "their hair does not resemble a whale", again, you...

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