Reaching thirty has made me reconsider a few things. Firstly, why did I think it was such a big deal but also, in the way that most birthdays do, about what has happened in the last year.

There are times when you have to drop the old dead wood don't you think? You keep a grasp of things as you think they are part of you, when really, what is the point? If it doesn't make you happy then simply chip it off, tap away at it with a little rock hammer. Forget it. You do not need things that just weigh you down. If you tap hard enough, sometimes the rubbish falls away and what is revealed underneath is more shiny, more sparkly, more glittery and a whole lot more valuable.

Shame those little hammers are so sharp.