Love? Life? Joy!
Last week, I was struck down with a very horrible, unrelenting bout of flu. I was bed-bound for the first three days, sleeping for upwards of 18 hours of the day, only waking up when the painkillers ceased working. I drank pints upon pints of squash, all the variations of tea and honey I could muster from our extensive tea... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Wise up!
About a year ago I was smoosing on Facebook, most likely procrastinating in exam time, when I came across a photo. The photo was of one of my friends. Flowers were aligned in a crescent shape on her head, her hair trailing behind her as she appeared to be cycling in the wind, her eyes were bright and her fair... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Beth Teverson Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Wise up!
When I was a baby my parents had nothing. All their belongings were in a couple of bin liners and we lived in a run-down house with no carpet in a dodgy neighborhood. My dad worked around the clock to support my mum who was taking care of me at home. They were very young and I had been an unexpected bundle of Joy!
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
Back in the day Whitney proudly sang about her belief in the children of the future. Although this hit song can more commonly be found amongst drag queens repertoires and hen night playlists, I think that its message is one that I am greatly dependent upon. In the past few weeks, I have been somewhat ashamed by those of my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Rant Wise up!
I feel like I ‘ve been told so many times to be happy, to embrace life, that I’m beautiful - well you know what sometimes I’m just not. And you know what- after I started acknowledging that I felt a relief. It wasn’t ‘happiness’: This isn’t me saying that everything was better because it wasn’t, it was still shit - but I got on with it. Feel every emotion. We can’t be happy all the time because if we were - well, what would there be to write about?
Categories: a little piece of joy Beth Teverson Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Rant Wise up!
So I’m a temp. I have no idea in what direction my life is going so I decided not to commit to anything long term and actually it’s worked out pretty well. A few weeks ago I was working at a building surveyor company, the next I was working at BMW. This week I was actually working at the company that... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Wise up!
What if I told you I had a terminal illness? That I only had a few months to live but there was a chance I could drop off at any moment. How would you react? I can hear the conversation in my head: two ladies sat over two cuppas in the local greasy spoon. “They say she only has a... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Beth Teverson Rant Wise up!
The other day I was at the swimming pool. Up down, up down. 64 lengths. One mile. I do this four times a week to keep fit whilst the weather is too vile to go running or cycling or to tramp across the coast path. There were two girls leaning against the wall at the shallow end. Every time I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Lauren Williams Uncategorized Wise up!
If worrying gives you wrinkles, then by now I should look like one of those Shar Pei dogs. I would need a huge vat of anti-wrinkle cream. I am a massive worrier and some days I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. Sometimes it’s big things that worry me: global warming, flooding, the recession. Sometimes a small thing that happens can make me worry about a whole heap of other things. I know that worrying is a waste of time and completely unproductive, and I often tell other people this, but I find it difficult to take my own advice.
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Poppy Gillian Wise up!
I am definitely against people propagating ideals of themselves for no other discernible purpose than to derive attention. This happens a lot nowadays, especially with the influx of social media and the inevitable purpose for which people use it. There is a never ending cycle of “look at me” and it is relatively frustrating. This is made even more unbearable... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Charlie Sutcliffe Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!