Love? Life? Joy!
No one likes criticism. NO ONE! We all have experienced negativity at some point or another and sometimes it ain’t a pretty picture! When an onslaught of abuse followed the news that Ben Affleck would play Batman in the new Man of Steel movie (dir. Zac Snyder) everyone and their best mate seemed to want to add their tuppence worth. And... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Wise up! Yazmin Joy
Do you ever feel like you are in over your head? That everything has suddenly decided to happen at the same time and you are completely overwhelmed? Sod’s Law never ceases to amaze me with its impeccable timing. Why does everything have to happen at once? Now I have to admit something to you. I am a stressy person. I have... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
(Photo via) Yay! It’s the first official feel-good film post! I’m so excited to be able to share some of the most heart-warming, inspiring and hilarious films with you. My fellow aliljoy writers have voted for the first title: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. My mum raised me on rom-coms, so it’s no surprise that I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
Imagine you went clubbing to dance away the week’s worries, but your friends ditched you for one reason or another. So, it’s the wee hours of the morning and you’re waiting outside for a cab. Alone. Suddenly, you hear a voice say, “I guess it’s just me and you, huh?”. You turn and see an attractive, seemingly nonthreatening guy. He... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Erin Johnson Love & Relationships Wise up!
A Comfort Food Special – By Ilona-Jade Errington Following the Summer heat wave I’m finding it hard to adjust to wearing full length jeans and proper shoes again, but this week it seems like flip flop season... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Ilona's Weekly Munchies
On Saturday night in early September three singletons met up on the East side of London for wine and a catch up. Now I don’t care what any one says but put a couple of single women in a room, give them wine, dim lighting and Maltesers and eventually THEY WILL start talking about men. It’s just science. The Bechdel... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy
By Emma Farley Hi! I’m Emma, your resident Film Geek. One of the things I love about film is its power to completely manipulate your emotions. You could be having the shittiest of days, but once you grab a brew and packet of biscuits, put your feet up and pop a film in the DVD player, all of your troubles... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Feel Good Film of the Week
Alternative Pizzas For Alternative Diets By Miss Ilona- Jade Errington Having woken up on Sunday in a tent, the sound of the bass still going, and feeling desperate for water, or biscuits or take away, or FRIED FOOD (any kind of fried food) it is suffice to say my Saturday night spent at a festival themed birthday parting had left... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Domestic Goddess Ilona's Weekly Munchies
I spotted her heading my way towards the bar with all the determination of a Salmon fish swimming upstream. I tried to look for an escape but it was too late. I was cornered and she was moving in like a hungry mantis to the place I (ironically) had come to drown my sorrows and forget. But no sooner had... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant 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