Love? Life? Joy!
Hello!! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas! I for one am pretty bummed that I no longer have an excuse to drink at 9am… What a busy but lovely few days in the Macdonald household! Happy children, tired adults and plenty of Doctor Who DVDs!! (if only I had time to watch them.) 2014 looks set to be an... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Domestic Goddess Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
So, it’s the Sunday before New Year’s Eve, we’re all probably hungover and lounging around in our PJs and wondering why on earth we ever thought drinking was a good idea – when, in two days time, we’ll be doing it all over again. I know, I know, I drank too much rum last night too and I am definitely... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Lauren Williams
So 2013 is coming to an end very soon and it’s that awful time of the year when you’re asked by a couple of merry/intoxicated/barely conscious friends what your new year’s resolution will be. First it feels like you should answer with one of the classic magazine archetypes of ‘lose a few pounds’ or ‘follow a cheese-free diet’, which we... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy
It’s getting to that time in my life when almost everyone around me is getting married, having kids and constantly letting me know about these milestones by updates on Facebook. Lunch with the girls has turned from, “guys, you’ll never guess what I got up to last night, I was so drunk and then…” to, “well we’re just sorting out... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships
Almost everyone I know is stuck in that part of life where they’re happily bobbing along in their early twenties and then realise that 25 is just around the corner. FIVE YEARS UNTIL 30. Eurgh. Anyway, the mid-twenties crisis has popped up on my Facebook news feed a lot recently. “10 ways to get out of your quarter-life crisis”, “12... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Wise up!
I went out for dinner with a very old and very good friend of mine on Friday night, and we somehow ended up talking about what we were doing this time last year. And my word, how things have changed! I don’t think I’ve ever gone through a 12 months of such emotional turmoil, of such epic personal achievements or... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland From the Heart
Over the last few weeks, as I have settled back into work and home life (following half term) I have had a profound revelation: I NEED TO BLOODY CHILL I’m a perfectionist! A lot of people will see this as a positive attribute right? I mean there’s nothing worse than a substandard job. A perfectionist will put in 100% to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
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
I think one of the hardest things in life is to watch someone achieve great things while you are still struggling to get a break. It was the middle of the week and I was slouched on my parent’s sofa having a good ol’ pity party in my PJs. I had been rejected from a job I had REALLY wanted,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement 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