Love? Life? Joy!
In my first few days of university I met a bright, bubbly girl while I was out on a pub-crawl. She had crazy curly hair, wore glasses and she was on the same degree course as me. We spoke at high speed back and forth for hours that night, and for many nights thereafter. We took classes together. We would... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Wise up!
The other month an old colleague messaged me on a social networking site asking about working together. I replied promptly, enthused and excited about this potential new collaboration. And guess what? She never wrote back. Wait a tick, did I miss something here? You contacted me, lady?! And yet 2 months later – I’M STILL WAITING. (Image via) What happened? Did... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Rant Yazmin Joy
I have been in a terrible mood this week. Yes, it’s that time of the month and the PMS monster is there. Annoyance levels are multiplied by 1,000%. So when my housemate started to follow me around the house like a lost puppy, trying in his ridiculously considerate way to find out what was wrong and how he could help,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Fire me up baby!
Recently, someone who was a major fixture in my life has stepped down. It was a mutual decision, which was painful for both of us, but it had to happen. We simply weren’t able to give each other what we needed and so, with sadness and still a lot of love in our hearts, we parted. I’m not going to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
On a chilly, starry Friday night in December, three twenty-something girls stepped out of the carnage of Oxford street and into Duke Street’s Wagamama. It had been a long time since my besties and I had kicked back to contemplate life at our local Wagas, but here we were, finally, together again. Huzzaahh! As we slurped on our Clean Green... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
I’ve just moved to a city several thousand miles from home. I am all set-up with my own place and have settled into my new job. I am enjoying exploring Beijing’s streets, galleries, cafes, and shops – I spend a lot of my free time wandering around on my bike or on foot, getting my bearings and seeing new places.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland
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
It recently occurred to me that in our society, we tend to pigeonhole a person with an introvert personality as quiet, reserved, and in some cases, even a social pariah. It makes me wonder why some of us are so quick to judge the characteristic make up of an introvert without bothering to get to know who they really are.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
‘The brightness makes the darkness hell’. This was used in a PGCE induction talk about poetry I recently had. Although it was used to demonstrate a child’s ability to use poetic writing (yes a five-year-old wrote this), I believe that this week has given me a massive realisation as to my meaning of life. I’ve suddenly become a bit dramatic... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
There are two types of people in the world. One that will murder you to steal your food, medical supplies and survival tools in the case of a zombie apocalypse. And another that would front the resistance and stand on the frontline in the battle for human survival. The former is an ‘every-man-for-him/herself’ dude, [s]he will do anything, and I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy