Love? Life? Joy!
Jenny Jones. Olympic medallist, XGames gold-medaller and all-round badass. She started at the bottom and has worked the ski-season slog in chalets, in a cardboard factory and as a doughnut seller to pay her way through training her bad-self to be as awesome as she is. There are a few things we can all learn from Jenny that don’t include... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Lauren Williams
What does the word ‘love’ mean to you? The third and final part of our Valentine’s ‘On the Streets’ series is here! We put the L-word to the people of London and got some lovely responses. Tweet us what love means to you! @aliljoy Check out our other videos ‘What’s Your Perfect Valentine’s Date?’ and ‘What’s the Worst Date You’ve... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy London's Hidden Gems Love & Relationships
Dating isn’t always a bunch of roses! For part two of our ‘On the Streets’ Valentine’s Special we asked the people of London their worst date experiences. Tweet us your worst date @aliljoy ! For more videos check out our YouTube! Yaz x
Categories: a little piece of joy London's Hidden Gems Love & Relationships
Valentine’s Day is almost here. So in addition to the Buzzfeed quizzes, inspirational quotes, and recipes, your newsfeeds are also likely to be flooded with lovey dovey statuses and couples’ selfies. But, aside from the happily taken professing their love, there are also the vocal singles.
Categories: a little piece of joy Erin Johnson From the Heart Love & Relationships
Huzzzahhh by gosh we’ve done it! aliljoy.com is now on YouTube and in celebration of the Valentine’s Day we took to the streets to interview people on their perfect Valentine’s date! Tweet us your perfect date @aliljoy and subscribe to our YouTube to keep up to date with the latest videos! We hope you enjoy! And look out for out next clip... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy London's Hidden Gems Love & Relationships
So I’m driving home from my temp job, feeling pretty content having made a couple-a-quid sitting around ‘playing receptionist’. I casually sing along to some drive time tunes on the radio when it suddenly hits me: “Oh no, oh god no!” I look down; sure enough, there is my Primani rucksack and it smiles at me with tartan teeth. Don’t forget... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Beth Teverson Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
The heart. Muscle. Life-line. Metaphor. Ideogram. Hallmark. The other morning I got the text message. It was a CODE RED, my dear friend, let’s call her Belle*, was having the worst week EVER… On Friday afternoon on Mayfair’s Avery Row three girls assembled in a small coffee shop. One had brought magazines, another had just been called a c**t by... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’ve already found myself in several compromising situations since I left work Friday evening – nudity, ridiculous amounts of booze and slipping over in a ton of mud on a cliff top in front of someone who brought out all the awkward inside of me are just the tip of the iceberg. But today isn’t about... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Lauren Williams
With Chinese New Year celebrations lighting up London this weekend I felt inspired to try my hand at some Asian cuisine and make a noodle soup. And having tried, and failed, at making tofu on many an occasion I though it was the perfect opportunity to give it another go. So, as hundreds and thousands of people descended on the West... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Domestic Goddess Ilona's Weekly Munchies
I am definitely against people propagating ideals of themselves for no other discernible purpose than to derive attention. This happens a lot nowadays, especially with the influx of social media and the inevitable purpose for which people use it. There is a never ending cycle of “look at me” and it is relatively frustrating. This is made even more unbearable... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Charlie Sutcliffe Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!