Project K at a glance.

Like everyone I have massacred my fair share of slices of toast, except this time it was a teacake. I never realised the full importance of spreadable butter until I looked down in dismay at my shredded teacake, sultanas everywhere and my hands coated in jam. My anguish at the injustice of hard butter was met with Katie’s wry amusement at my efforts to keep just one bit of teacake intact. This was not to be. Project K was conceived in the backdrop of this battle alongside many a latte, glasses of wine and americanoes (N.B I had similar struggles with a scone later on; pastries clearly are telling me something). When it came to deciding that we wanted to write a book it was sort of easy - do we want to do it, yes! Could it be great - yes (hopefully)! Funnily enough it has been telling people what we want to do that has been harder, an unspreadable butter situation, because it comes across as flouncy, a passing fancy. In my head the imagined response went something like this: ‘Oh you want to write a book! That’s so…. Lovely - what a great idea!’ I hope you can pick up on the patronising tone. It does seem one of those things that only certain people can do; writing a book appears to be something for those who have something to say, something to create and I have caught myself wondering whether I really have anything to say. So rather than trying to say something that will revolutionise our understanding of young women’s lives, this will hopefully make anyone who can relate to it in any way feel less alone. 

Recently there has been an influx of writing for women, by women, and about women with many of the graces that hindsight bestows - what would I tell my younger self-style. We don’t want to do that - I don’t know what I would tell my younger self because I am still her. The aim of Project K is to start a frank discussion about everything from mental health, alcohol, feminism and the glory of hair. This blog is the start so please enjoy, or suffer through depending on your mood, our tangents and anecdotes as we navigate the world of blogging. 

- KF

At 21, I sometimes worry that I have never had a single original thought. I have a lot of opinions and I spend a lot of time in my head- and after a few drinks deign to share my rambling and in-depth analysis of everything with my friends- but I think these are just a mismatched regurgitation of various things I read in the Guardian and see on Instagram. At the same time, I am of the belief that you can have something to say even if other people have said it first. I hope that this project- even if rambling, or unoriginal- will be joyful and honest and maybe someone will see some part of themselves reflected here.

Katie has listened countless times as I’ve tried to articulate what I think or feel about something. I think good conversations help you work out what you really mean- everything feels clearer once it’s not confined to your head. I hope that this project will recreate some of that feeling, of putting something out there and having it all feel a little less ridiculous. We’re going to give it a go.

-KV