Welcome! In typical millenial fashion, Rebecca When I’m Posh compiles personal thoughts, bitching and musings in unapologetic blog form. Grab me on Twitter - there's more of this, just shorter. Happy blogging!
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Sex and Seatbelts – a modern love affair
Motoring journalism. It’s a barrel o’ laughs. The constant stream of press releases into my inbox includes tyre launches, Dragons Den pitches about tyres, invitations to events about… tyres. And yet, with Valentine’s Day upon us, I was sent a few emails that caught my eye. Oddly enough I wasn’t allowed to turn them into... Continue Reading →
#blessed – an ode to Twitter
I love Twitter. I'm sorry, Instagrammers and Facebookers (I have no idea who even Facebooks anymore, I only post stuff to impress the two guys I still have any mild interest in.) Not following? Come and join the fun. See you on the flipside... Oh I owe my heart to Twitter (Where old lovers... Continue Reading →
23 Things I Learned at 23
I’m 24 on Tuesday. What a grown up. Yeah, as if, I don’t have a clue what I’m doing. This year has been a bit of a clusterfuck. I’ve quit two jobs, I’ve been dumped 3 times (and counting), I’ve been published in Cosmopolitan and Top Gear (sex and seatbelts at its finest), got a... Continue Reading →
I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it
I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it - Marilyn Monroe I work in an office full of guys. Dreamy, right? It’s part and parcel of working in a male dominated industry. I have zero problems with it whatsoever. In one of my offices, most... Continue Reading →
Why You Don’t Really Miss Your Ex
Still hung up on The One That Got Away? Replaying images over and over again? Fantasising about them turning up at your door and declaring their undying love and you riding off into the sunset? It happens to the best of us. It could be weeks, months, even years later. Then one day, you’ll smell... Continue Reading →
Why Social Media Stalking is Virtual Self Harm
So, the relationship's over. You've deleted your WhatsApp conversation. You've changed your phone's background. You've played your part in getting them out of your silly head. If you're feeling particularly brave, or if you've had one too many glasses of wine and have Alanis Morrisett cranked a little too loudly, you may have finally unfriended... Continue Reading →
Vote Left, Swipe Right – Life in the 18-24 age bracket
Wow, the young people have had a tough time lately. We’ve just come out of a big fuck-off election that seemed to rest solely on our shoulders. It was down to us to fix the world. The Young People changed the future of British government. Just us. BOOM. Us 18-24 year olds are facing a... Continue Reading →
Protected: Cosmopolitan – My Best Sex Ever…
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Auto Express – Bargain Hunt
Having spent nearly two years at the UK's leading automotive magazine, my womanly ways were finally unleashed on to the pages, in a typical Man vs Woman showdown at the showrooms. The full article can be read here; Bargain Hunt
There’s No Smoke Without Fire
Mum - for whenever you next stalk my Twitter and dig this up, I'm sorry. But it makes for a compelling story. When I was, say, 5 or 6, I was at my Nan’s house. I got a placemat to use as a steering wheel, and mimed my mum driving the car, swearing at everyone... Continue Reading →
The Southern Rail Train Strikes – a poem
It's quarter to eleven And I've just got home. I left the house at seven This morning, two and half hours before work, in the vague hope Of finding a train that will take me anywhere near London. But nope, It's strike day so here I stand, a sheep in a flock. I'm bored now.... Continue Reading →
Why you should go on a solo organised holiday
Coach trips aren’t just for your Nan anymore - fun, modern tours let you see the world with no more planning than how much spending money to take You know the feeling - you flick through your favourite magazine, see an article about this year’s must-see destination, jump onto Thomas Cook and search for a... Continue Reading →
Typecast – Why It’s Fine To Only Date Your ‘Type’
What do you say when you're asked what your "type" is? Do you say you don't have one? Or do you sum it up with one generic point that draws you into your date of choice? The fact they're over 6ft tall, for example, or with a shining head of ginger hair? What's the cookie-cutter... Continue Reading →
21 Things Men Still Haven’t Learnt About Tinder
You don’t have to be a playboy loving lad to know that Tinder probably isn’t the best and most reliable route to love in the modern era. Us millennials love a quick swipe - it’s as simple as online shopping, with all the flirt of Friday night drinks but with the luxury of Sunday night... Continue Reading →
The Man Behind the Suit
I have a new love of my life - Harvey Specter. Well that’s not entirely true; he’s been the love of my life for 3-4 years now, for being the lead legal genius on the TV show Suits. He struts around in his tailored Tom Ford three piece, his perfectly in-place quaffed back hairstyle, his... Continue Reading →
