Love? Life? Joy!
A few weeks ago, I went down to Southampton to spend the weekend with my dear friend Ollie. We’ve grown up together and I had yet to visit him in his lovely new house, and meet his crazy labradoodle, Oscar. We didn’t really have much of a plan of what to do whilst I was down there, but one thing... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
So the last couple of weeks have been extremely important for all those who were receiving their results. Young people up and down the country were making their decisions on what to do next. It is a huge decision, not least because of the amount of pressure put upon you from peers, parents and teachers. That, in itself, is enough... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Wise up!
It’s no secret that the main persuasive tool of advertising is creating the idea that certain products will bring us happiness. Whether it is through making our homes feel like a home, or make-up to make us feel special, we are being sold the promise to happiness in little coloured boxes. This is obviously nothing new. When watching adverts on... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Katie Fanthorpe Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Recently I went on a date, which, although it started off well, ended badly. The problem was, that early on it became obvious that we had very different personalities. I’m quite stubborn and don’t like being told what to do. Whereas he clearly thought that I needed help to broaden my horizons. The problems started with the location of the... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Poppy Gillian Rant
Something that has been bothering my mind recently is how easy it is to feel silly or irrational when you keep forgiving someone continuously or consistently make an effort with that one friend everyone says treats you badly. We have all felt that major burn in our chest at one point in our lives when someone disappoints us beyond our... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Love & Relationships
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
Confidence is a funny thing. You can read a million things on the internet that tell you to believe in yourself and yet when we see a confident person, we often make the assumption that they are arrogant and need bringing down a peg or two. There is a very fine balance and some of us struggle to value ourselves... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
This year I have seen A LOT of changes to the people in my life, my career and my home. Although the idea of new beginnings can be an exciting thing, I have often felt a little bit scared too. I got used to putting on an enthusiastic facial expression to almost blank out something that was getting me down (because let’s... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart
As we scramble into our late twenties, we are experiencing pub culture a lot more than we used to. Gone are the days when people actually did FUN things to celebrate an occasion.
Categories: Fire me up baby!
Taking on a challenge. So, about 3 months ago whilst attending my usual weekly kickboxing session, one of the trainers dropped it in that he reckoned I could fight. Not too surprising I guess. I have been kickboxing and sparring for years but I had only been training at a place that does full contact about a year. This would... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Becky Solomon Fire me up baby! From the Heart