Love? Life? Joy!
My plans for next weekend involve shaving my head amidst a crowd of spectators. Here’s why: 1. Short hair on women looks badass. 2. Binary gender stereotypes are best challenged on the body. 3. My sister lost a significant portion of her hair to cancer treatment. 4. The charity receiving my donations makes wigs for children dealing with hair loss... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman!
Christmas is a time for family, roaring fires and good food; but what if you were alone, cold and hungry at Christmas? There are no official figures for the number of people who are homeless across the UK, because homelessness is recorded differently in each nation and because many homeless people do not show up in official statistics at all.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Wise up!
Dear All, Recently I’ve undergone a drastic makeover and have gone from having very long hair to having quite short hair! Everyone in my life seems to like my trendy new hair, however trend is not something I pay much attention to… I actually cut off my long, lovely, feminine hair to be able to make a donation for little... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy From the Heart Wise up!
Giving to charity has suddenly become very self-indulgent. As I scan my newsfeed and I see many friends soaking themselves in icy water in order to spread awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis I wonder why it is we have to do attention-grabbing acts in order to want help a fellow human being. I would firstly like to congratulate the ALS... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Rant
The #nomakeupselfie trend took social media by storm this week – and boy did it spark up some debate! “It’s vain” “It’s narcissistic” “I don’t see the point” “It’s just a shame it takes online media and even vanity to highlight a disease we all clearly know about and many other causes and so we should be donating naturally.” “Going... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Lauren Williams Rant
It’s the start of the new year and, like many of you, I’ve been thinking about all the stuff I want to do in the year ahead. As New Year’s resolutions go, helping others and doing good deeds seem to be high on several people’s lists, myself included. For me ‘helping others’ also includes helping animals. If you haven’t already... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Animal Planet From the Heart Poppy Gillian