The Women Folk

I would like to introduce you to my kindred spirits whom I call my Women Folk. Ever since I was young I have always had more male friends than female friends, as I will happily admit that us women can sometimes be quite difficult to handle - and men (generally) spend less time bitching and fighting and more time having a laugh and enjoying themselves.

From left to right in the above picture you have The Hood, Jessicat, Clare-bear, Eccabell and Claireibell. We all attend the same uni, four of us study journalism, one studies PR and one studies art. We all share similar interests and pastimes, and yet not a single one of us is anything like another, which is what I believe makes us such a great group. There have been fallings out, there have been ups and downs, but after two and a half years together we still have a great time together regardless of anything else.

For years I have craved the male mentality in my life, but after meeting my beautiful Women Folk during my first year at university, I can honestly say I've never been happier and more at ease in a group of friends. They have made my uni years what they are, and I couldn't very well sit here telling you all about my life as a haphazard twenty-something without bringing these colourful characters into the limelight. These ladies will be featuring in a great deal of the posts on here, of that I have no doubt.

As I currently demonstrating in my choice of imagery for this post, we have numerous shared interests: mainly dressing up, dancing and drinking. Since our time at uni, we have partied across the scene in Birmingham, and donned no less than 8 different costumes in the process. We have been UV ravers, St. Trinians school girls, Greek goddesses, Australian lifeguards, Rocky Horror Show tarts, Geeks, Golfers and, after last night (15/11/10), NYPD officers - and that's not including our Halloween party attire!

We have shared birthdays, end of year parties and we even took a long-over-due girls only holiday in September of this year. We have gone through bust-ups, break-ups, rekindled romances, heartache, disappointments, celebrations and all other manner of situations - which have all become firm memories imprinted in my mind.

I know when I am old and grey, I can look back on my Uni years and think "Wow. I did all that with these great girls. How lucky was I?". So I would like to thank my lovely Women Folk for giving me some of the best years of my life. You are all part of why I feel so lucky to be Twenty-one and Invincible.