Love? Life? Joy!
Last weekend I found myself sat on the foyer of a hotel at 4.30am, pizza slice in hand, in a conversation with a friend about my parents. I was adopted when I was a month old, and I’ve known for so long that I forget that not everyone knows. It’s not part of everyone’s life. So we chatted. I explained... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy From the Heart
Everyone has a handful of films which they can count on in their hour of need; that film which can always lift them out of a particularly rotten mood or that go-to film whenever they’re in need of some light entertainment. I have four such films: 10 Things I Hate About You, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
Over the last few weeks, as I have settled back into work and home life (following half term) I have had a profound revelation: I NEED TO BLOODY CHILL I’m a perfectionist! A lot of people will see this as a positive attribute right? I mean there’s nothing worse than a substandard job. A perfectionist will put in 100% to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
In the last book club post I talked about Sense & Sensibility and, if you remember, I admitted that I had seen the film before I read the book. Beaucoup problemo! Now that I’ve read the book there are a few things that I really want to pull apart. But that’s not what this post is about. It’s about discussing... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
(Image via) I’m a planner by nature. Many of my careers of interest have had some sort of planning emphasis—like an urban or media planner. I also jump at the opportunity to plan my annual family vacation and get a rush out of attempting to plan my finances. So like many anal-retentive planners, I created the first draft of my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Erin Johnson Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Romantic films are the ultimate feel-good films, right? Who doesn’t love the pure escapism involved in losing yourself in delusions of grandeur and happy ever afters? Well, to be honest, all of the grand gestures and sweeping music can get a bit sickening after a while and you need a good healthy dose of realism. But that doesn’t mean to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
It’s my intention with these posts to not just spread a lil joy through the medium film but also to introduce you to films that you may not otherwise have seen. I’m assuming that there are some hardcore film geeks out there reading these posts who don’t have an aversion to foreign films. And I’m also assuming that Amelie winning... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
If you care to cast your mind back a week or two, you’ll remember that we’ve taken a break from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a film that isn’t exactly ‘feel good’, but rather is one of your (and our) favourite Halloween films. This could in fact still be a feel good film, as it could recall certain... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
(Image via) Halloween is very near and so whilst you’re stocking up on your pumpkins and sweeties for the trick-or-treaters. I decided to write a post involving one of my favorite hobbies… FANCY DRESS! Costumes on Halloween can be really elaborate makes, I’ll never forget the year I donned a headless body concoction to my university’s student union, or they... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy
… And I was back in the city meandering unfamiliar streets. Earlier this year I spent roughly 6 months in a windowless room in a dodgy part of West London desperately trying not to be mugged (again). After a Summer spent back home in Cornwall I was back, this time residing in North London. My earlier experience got me pondering: If... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Adventureland London's Hidden Gems Yazmin Joy