Love? Life? Joy!
This weekend I had some friends round for dinner, and being my mother’s daughter I somewhat excessively overestimated just how much six people can eat. Never wanting to waste food I have several favourite uses for small quantities of left-overs, and this week I opted for a classic Vegetable Pie. Not only is this a great way to use up... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Domestic Goddess Ilona's Weekly Munchies
While having coffee with a girlfriend the other day she confided that she was struggling to find focus in her life. And it was causing her real misery. Now she was the 5th person to mention this problem to me in the past month. And her story is one that has been cropping up a lot on aliljoy recently. One... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
After owning the book for over a decade, I finally read The Diary of Anne Frank in its entirety. I had picked it up and put it back down a couple of times before, getting to the point where Anne and her family moved into the Annexe, and I'm ashamed to say it took me until the age of 26 to finally read it all. In fact, it was only after reading this, that I discovered that Anne died from typhus in a concentration camp, just two weeks before the British troops arrived. That is unbelievably tragic.
Categories: Book Club Emma's Book Club
It’s time for some comic relief this week, with This is the End. It’s easy to dismiss it as just another one of those stoner flicks from the guys behind Superbad and Pineapple Express but, trust me, it’s actually frickin’ hilarious! Written and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and starring Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Craig... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Feel Good Film of the Week
It’s that little flicker of happiness that you get in your (now Easter-enlarged) belly when a proclaimed selfie gets a Like on Facebook, a few more Likes later and you’re a little bit pleased with yourself, without being entirely sure why. Fuck yes I wore that lipstick well, thanks for agreeing! Oh this NEW dress proudly presents my lovely lady... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Rant
I’m not someone who has ever had a set plan; I have dreams and aspirations but I’ve learnt that there is so much you cannot plan for and, as you change and develop as a person, the things you want from life also change. This month, I want to share something with you all. I hope you find encouragement from... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Emily Macdonald From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Making a big decision to jack in the job and chase the dream is never an easy one. There is never going to be a good time to move away from family, friends and the long, hazy summers of beaches and festivals that Cornwall always promises. But last week I did just that – last week, I handed in my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Lauren Williams
I’ve done my fair share of job applications and interviews. I was on a successful streak, right up until I finished university, until I started going for the ‘career’ job. When I got my first rejection, it was disheartening – and, yes, I may have also shed a little tear. I found it very hard not to take it personally;... Read the rest of this post...
Last weekend, I finally got round to seeing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. It’s only been a couple of months since I saw the first instalment, so I’m kinda late to the game. The thing with me and this franchise is, like a lot of films, I avoided it because it was targeted at tweens (that makes me think of High... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Feel Good Film of the Week
I am not an adventurous person in the slightest. I like my home comforts, my own things and my own bed. But, a couple of months ago, myself and my friend Sarah spontaneously booked a few days away in Dublin. Okay, it wasn’t completely spontaneous. We had talked about it for a while. But it seemed like one of those... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland