Love? Life? Joy!
This may come a surprise to some people but I hate birthdays. HATE THEM. I have pretty much the same regard for birthdays as I do for Christmas – it’s really a load of bollocks. Always such high expectations followed by disappointment – a far cry from the M&S, glitter bomb that everyone says it is. You probably love birthdays.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Yazmin Joy
So, last week I went for a swim at my local leisure centre. It’s too dark for running in my small village in the middle of Cornish UNESCO country after work unless I’m out at a reasonable hour. And quite frankly – it’s bloody cold. Anyway, I digress. The worst happened. The thing every girl in a string-tie bikini always... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Cringe Factor
It’s my intention with these posts to not just spread a lil joy through the medium film but also to introduce you to films that you may not otherwise have seen. I’m assuming that there are some hardcore film geeks out there reading these posts who don’t have an aversion to foreign films. And I’m also assuming that Amelie winning... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
“Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, and those that bring up lots of questions. Those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
With Halloween around the corner, aside from gearing up for the inevitable candy coma whilst watching Hocus Pocus, I’ve been looking for ways to cook up some ghoulish greens and devilish desserts. The result was Petrifying Peppers, otherwise known as stuffed mini peppers with some rather fiendish faces. I love these as canapés or as a side to other bewitching... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Domestic Goddess Ilona's Weekly Munchies
Welcome to the first official Book Club post! Over the last month we’ve been encouraging you to read the Jane Austen classic Sense and Sensibility and share your thoughts with us. I’ve been going through a bit of a classics phase lately, particularly focusing on the Brontes and Austen, and your vote for S&S gave me the perfect excuse to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Book Club Emma's Book Club
It’s one of those things that’s been drummed into us since we were old enough to be allowed to play in the road outside without constant supervision: “Don’t talk to strangers!” Then you get older and you start getting a little cockier and you take a random home after a night on the vodka and it’s just fine (if a little... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland
If you care to cast your mind back a week or two, you’ll remember that we’ve taken a break from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a film that isn’t exactly ‘feel good’, but rather is one of your (and our) favourite Halloween films. This could in fact still be a feel good film, as it could recall certain... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
(Image via) Halloween is very near and so whilst you’re stocking up on your pumpkins and sweeties for the trick-or-treaters. I decided to write a post involving one of my favorite hobbies… FANCY DRESS! Costumes on Halloween can be really elaborate makes, I’ll never forget the year I donned a headless body concoction to my university’s student union, or they... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy
With living in London being rather expensive I have developed something of a waste-not-want-not attitude that my Nan would be proud of. Any sorry looking vegetables become the perfect basis for a soup and brown bananas mean banana bread. Or banana cake, as I’ve not really decided quite where this recipe sits. (Image via) Disclaimer! This recipe is largely based on John Barrowman’s... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Domestic Goddess Ilona's Weekly Munchies