Posts categorised in : Love & Relationships
August 27, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
‘I kid you not, my mate from Canada sent me this one and it’s about as big as my arm.’ said Jake. Passing over a his phone to Dom who was the other side of me. We were at work and I was standing between my two male colleagues who were showing each other pictures of shit. No, not hypothetical... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy
August 5, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
1. Go through your work emails at the dinner table. The smell of crackling bacon and maple syrup wafted through the air in one of the London’s most infamous breakfast joints. A couple, who were seriously diggin’ one another sat in the window seat fully engrossed in conversation. I looked back at my own date and the dream was shattered…... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships
June 10, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Remember that Madonna song Borderline? I frickin’ love that tune. I used to dance to that song in my pj’s when I was a kid and sing into a hair brush! SHAMONE!! I guess I didn’t understand the significance of the song when I was a kid but over the past few years I have come to understand the importance... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
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
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
February 24, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
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
February 8, 2013 - Written by: 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
December 8, 2012 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
You know how it is ladies… You’ve been working hard all week. You’re out for a night on tiles with your bezzies. You got that hot little dress on. The DJ is spinning some banging club tunage. You pretty much feel like Beyonce right now and sister you are gettin’ your groove owwwn… WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN a creeeeepy,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Love & Relationships
May 21, 2012 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
So the other day – DON’T ASK me why but I was looking at LOADED’s online website (YES I do feel it necessary to type LOADED entirely in upper case – it’s a word that feels like it should be yelled or something – LOADED!!!). In case you didn’t know (I certainly didn’t till a few days ago) LOADED is... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Love & Relationships Rant
April 3, 2012 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
This week I seek to question: Why do people date other people who look like their ex? So, some smart ass is going to tell me: Maybe it’s because some people just have a ‘type’? Maybe it’s coincidence? Don’t patronize meeeee sir. I am absolutely, positively convinced there is more to it then what meets the eye. A while back,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Love & Relationships Rant Yazmin Joy