Love? Life? Joy!
Over the past few weeks I’ve been trying to short list my top ten female characters in film. It started as kind of a fun game, but as I delved deeper into cinema’s archives I began to feel a bit depressed. Don’t get me wrong, there are some amazing, incredible performances by female actors out there, but when you cut... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby!
Being from Cornwall, I really wanted to learn how to make pasties the proper Cornish way. I figured making pasties would not only be a good supper fix but also provide the ultimate comfort food when I’m feeling a little home sick. I’ve got to admit that I was a little intimidated at first, I’m not a big cooker, so... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Domestic Goddess
The other day I was doing some work in one of those coffee joints where everyone shares tables – I mean you can’t get much more cosmo than that. The creatives, student’s, musos, pensioners and wanderers all bunged together seeking warmth and caffeine. I nabbed a brilliant cosy corner where there was even a potted plant on my table. How... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Rant
Hey Peeps! Today was the first day of British summer (really!?? REALLY?). Despite the chill outside I felt like I needed to find some little pieces of joy to counter balance the cold snap. As the occasion called for it I decided to cook up a summer inspired quiche. It’s my first one (EVER!) so I am a little in... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy
The other day I was kicking back drinking some herbal tea, preparing for a day of job hunting, when my phone began to ring. It was my dad. ‘Yazmin.’ He was using my unabbreviated first name. Something was up. ‘….Dad? What’s wrong? Is it grandma-’ ‘No.’ he interjected. ‘Worse. I have your phone bill here’ Oh shit. It turns out... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Hey Peeps! For those of you who know me, you will have probably heard about my dog Bear. For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting the fella – he’s big, drools a lot, is crazy boisterous and a MASSIVE pain in the arse. This is a short film I have put together about him. Hope you... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Animal Planet
I am the first to admit that I have this very romanticized image of London-living in my mind. Ooo I’m like London’s Carry Bradshaw. Laaaa I am sooo cosmo with my soya latte and take away cup right now. Ahhh chante… what an elegant arrangement of flowers in front of this tudor looking building – INSTAGRAM!!! I am turning into... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Fire me up baby! Rant
Scenario: you’re boyfriend has just broken up with you (or maybe you are the one that did the breaking up). You are in a state of shock. You can’t think straight. It’s actually over. There is a massive lump in your throat and your feel like crying, or maybe you are crying, right now – AS YOU READ THIS! This... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Love & Relationships Wise up! Yazmin Joy
“If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. If she’s worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you’re not worthy. … Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.” – Bob Marley Sick of chumps putting you in the dumps? Tired of... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Love & Relationships
” She is my friend. She’s my family. My insides. She will be fine because she has to be fine. That’s how important she is to me… ” Sex and the City The city is alive with the sound of… women talking. I gotta tell you, being an ambitious twenty something has never been so deliciously convoluted. It was November,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman!