Love? Life? Joy!
It always seemed so distantly in the future, right? But it’s here. It’s New Year’s day; it’s the first day of a brand new year. It’s hard to think of these brand new starts, these fresh-faced days when all you know of 2014 is that it smells like what remains of last nights’ indulgences on your clothing. We are all... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Wise up!
So 2013 is coming to an end very soon and it’s that awful time of the year when you’re asked by a couple of merry/intoxicated/barely conscious friends what your new year’s resolution will be. First it feels like you should answer with one of the classic magazine archetypes of ‘lose a few pounds’ or ‘follow a cheese-free diet’, which we... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy
Christmas is just around the corner, which inevitably means work dos, crimbo dinners and festive parties. This usually involves having to be social with some people that you know less well than others, which combined with varying amounts of mulled wine and other tipples, can lead to some awkward situations. It could range from a wardrobe malfunction to an under-the-mistletoe... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Cringe Factor
How often have you said: ‘I do like getting gifts but I LOVE giving at Christmas?’ Everyone loves giving right? It gives you a warm feeling inside when you know you have found the ‘perfect’ item for a friend or family member but, in the season of good will, where can we draw the line between giving for others and giving for ourselves? …Have you ever felt uncomfortable opening gifts? or sensed the pressure looming across the room towards you. Have you found yourself mentally rehearsing your reaction because you’re afraid you’ll look ungrateful? Would you change YOUR gift-giving ways if you knew your recipient felt this way?
Categories: a little piece of joy Domestic Goddess
Last week I asked you to vote for your favourite feel-good film starring Emily Blunt and you voted for The Muppets. Clearly not enough of you have seen The Young Victoria, so why don’t you get on that after you’ve read this post! (Image via) The Muppets, for those of you who claim to be too grown up for ‘kids”... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Bit of a mouthful, right? Well, let me tell you, it’s worth talking about. Haven’t seen it yet? Let me fill you in. Kate Winslet plays Clementine, an impulsive woman who has the quiet and reserved Joel (played by Jim Carrey) removed from her memory when she gets bored of their relationship. Joel decides... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
We did the unthinkable this weekend! We put our Christmas tree up early, normally I’m a last minute kinda girl, I’ve never understood why Christmas should start so early, but, having missed out on festivities last year, due to er….. giving birth, we decided, what the hell! Let’s be THAT family! So, while the (synthetic) fire crackled and the decs... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Domestic Goddess
Two Weeks Notice is one of those films that I always watch when I catch it on TV, even though I have it on DVD. It’s a great film to have on in the background and also one of those films you can enjoy at a really basic level when you need some good old fashioned escapism. I can quote... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
It’s nearly Chrismas!!! Well, it’s nearly December, so that means it’s nearly Christmas too, right? I may as well be blunt and say that I flipping love Christmas! The large intake of food, the singing mechanical creatures around the house and the lack of laughter at cracker jokes around the table. In the past few weeks, the Christmas adverts have... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy
The Time Traveler’s Wife is many things: a brilliant debut novel, a modern classic, a romance, a fantasy, a sob-fest, a book which has been adapted into a mediocre film… Whatever you think about it, one thing is for damn certain; it gets people talking. At a very basic level, it does what it says on the tin: it’s a book... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Emma's Book Club