Love? Life? Joy!
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the number of tasks you’ve been meaning to check off on your to do list? Do you remember beating yourself up after only achieving a B grade on an exam instead of an A? Everyone remembers that IT boy and girl at school who were involved in every aspect of school life, be it... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Okay, I’ve had it up to HERE (reaches as high as her 5’2” will allow) with people championing ‘Zero is Not a Size’ t-shirts*. *An American size 0 is equivalent to a UK size 4. Please don’t get me wrong, I don’t agree with the fashion industry’s insistence on only using models that are over 6 foot and utterly skin... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby!
Arrrgghhh! Why am I so bloody awkward?!?! I am, unfortunately, one of those people who embarrasses easily. This has come from my younger years, those who have ever been made fun of when you were younger will know that feeling of shame – and it stays with you forever. The dread, the panic and the sweat come flooding back every... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Becky Solomon From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
I got a text recently from a very good friend of mine ranting about the men in her office, the lasting statement being: ‘I bet mountains aren’t sexist!’ ‘No’, I thought. ‘No, they most certainly are not’, as I packed up my backpack for the day, opened my map and made sure I knew the route I was taking my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Fire me up baby! Lauren Williams
The other day I received a teeny tiny message in a bottle from one of my best friends. In it were the words: Dream. Believe. Do. Repeat. Many people wonder: what’s the recipe for success? Good question! I mean, whether it’s your personal health, career or relationships, what really makes a person successful at what they do? How do you... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
While I was preparing to carve out my pumpkin, slurp malty spiced lattes and cosy up to watch Hocus Pocus – the perfect stay-at-home escape from the icy winter bite, I began pondering the true meaning of All Hallows Eve. A time of spooks, ghouls and sociopaths – and that’s when it hit me…. forget Halloween – THIS IS MY DAY... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy
This month the West End musical adaptation of Made in Dagenham made it’s debut on the global theatre scene – its themes of equality and women’s rights right on trend. As well as being a toe-tapping show-time delight – it really got me pondering sexism in 2014…. The true story of Dagenham’s working class women, who took their protests to parliament... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! London's Hidden Gems Yazmin Joy
Sometimes, we have a vision of how our lives will be. Very rarely is this ever carried off into reality. Imagine when it does and it’s the glorious moment where the film director articulates the book as if they were reading your own imagination. However this is very rare. When I was younger, and I used to think about what... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
There will always be someone ahead of you; there will always be someone behind you. That will always be the case. But right here, right now: this is where you are. And it might not be exactly where you want it to be, but it just is what it is. We have to deal with it, and learn to love... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
Last week, at around 7pm, one of my most fears came true. I was cycling home, it was dark and raining hard. I managed to slip on the road and before I knew it I was hurtling through the air and into a fence. It was one of those moments where time seems to slow and yet you have no... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Beth Teverson From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!