Articles written by Yazmin Joy
May 20, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Image via The more I step into life the more I realise nothing is simple. I can feel ecstatically happy, utterly petrified and completely vulnerable all at the same time. I can be passionately in-love yet perfectly unavailable, courageous yet fearful, content yet restless, dumb, smart, aloof, alert, grounded, skeptical, unpredictable, completely predictable… I mean, sometimes I sit in my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Adventureland
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
May 13, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So I previously wrote a blog about Prowlers (click here to read part one). Just to recap, I defined a ‘Prowler’ as a person who has their sights set on your partner. This week I am going to talk about what to do if YOU are MISTAKEN for a Prowler. Now nobody likes being disliked. I certainly don’t. In fact,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Love & Relationships Rant
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
May 6, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Chapter 1 – The Attack My ordeal all kicked off as I was innocently walking home from East Acton station just before 11 pm. I was taking the usual route home, and as I turned the corner I began to faff about with my iphone. I was actually changing the track from Katie Perry’s Wide Awake to that new Daft... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
April 29, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Lurking in your partners workplace. Looming at the office party. Hanging around his favourite coffee stand. Emailing him on the weekend….‘Prowler’ is the name I have lovingly denoted to the people whom, intuition tells you, has their eye on your man (or woman). So it all began when I was having coffee with one of my friends back home. We began... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
April 18, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Hey peeps, A few of you were asking for my summer quiche recipe in my easter post. Well here it is. Happy cooking! (And don’t forget your pinny.) x
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Articles written by Yazmin Joy
April 15, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin 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!
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
April 10, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
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
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
April 8, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
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
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
April 1, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
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
Articles written by Yazmin Joy
March 31, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin 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...
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