Love? Life? Joy!
If I only had those Jimmy Choo shoes, if I only got a promotion, if I only had a thousand Twitter followers, if he only liked me back… We’ve all been there. You walk by a shop window or bump into an old crush and you feel that pang: ‘if I had you – I would be complete’. I’ve been... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
I have been trying to demystify the meaning of love for quite a while. I’ve written many-a-blog about the subject, searched history books (okay Wikipedia), women’s mags and Mariah Carey songs on the quest to discover what ‘love’ actually constitutes. The other day I was standing at a bus stop. In the rain. When it hit me: All this time... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
A commercial money-making scheme or the most romantic day of the year, whether you love it or hate it, V day is looming. It’s the time of year where people tend to think about their ‘perfect partners’. I know of lots of perfect men, the only problem is that they don’t actually exist. You-Tuber Carrie Hope Fletcher has written a... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Poppy Gillian
My word, I am only 24 and last month I was getting the ‘So, is there anyone special in your life?’ talk from certain members of my family. I guess it doesn’t help that my older sister is getting married. My answer was quite simply and honestly: ‘There’s nobody you need to know about, and it will be a long... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Becky Solomon From the Heart Love & Relationships
So, ladies, after over 4 years of being single and going on numerous dates with a good number of men – some more disastrous than others (see my previous blogpost for some hilarious context) – a quite remarkable person fell into my lap unexpectedly and I am now officially attached. Joy! My new leading man is funny, intelligent, kind, gorgeous... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Love & Relationships
You know those stories about good guys who date snooty girls who aren’t really interested? And we all go ‘Aghhhhhh, why??? He was so sweet – how could she not like him??’ I don’t know when I became bad at dating but it struck me the other week, as I was looking at my reflection, engaging in some lunges at the... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
We ALL feel jealous from time to time. I mean it’s totally okaaaay to despise your ex for finding love before you. It’s finnnnne to wanna bitch slap your colleague for getting the promotion you worked all year for. I completely get your desire to usurp the lead in the school play because blatantly you were born to play that starring role –... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
While I was preparing to carve out my pumpkin, slurp malty spiced lattes and cosy up to watch Hocus Pocus – the perfect stay-at-home escape from the icy winter bite, I began pondering the true meaning of All Hallows Eve. A time of spooks, ghouls and sociopaths – and that’s when it hit me…. forget Halloween – THIS IS MY DAY... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy
You know what really annoys me? People’s opinions. Yes that may sound absolutely ridiculous and a little hypocritical as I’m offering up mine, but hear me out… When I was younger, I was a lot more confident and hotheaded. Then things happened and I lost a bit of confidence. I started caring about probably a bit too much what people... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Flashback to five years ago: I’m in university attending a meeting for a very aliljoy-esque student organisation. A group of young ladies are gathered to discuss everything from leadership and women’s issues to pop culture. Eventually the conversation turns to a subject that most teens and 20-somethings love to discuss: relationships. After we rant about the trials and tribulations of... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Erin Johnson Love & Relationships