Tag Archive: life lessons
May 29, 2016 - Written by: Poppy Gillian
Recently I read an article about Chris Hemsworth baking his daughter a birthday cake. In fact, there were numerous articles about it all over the internet, here’s an example. The cake did look pretty good and better than anything I could ever bake, but I don’t get what all the fuss is about. Chris Hemsworth is hot, talented and famous,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Poppy Gillian Rant Wise up!
March 2, 2016 - Written by: Lauren Williams
Sometimes, just sometimes, you think you might be ready for something. And sometimes, when my friends are having babies and getting pets and doing all of that grown up stuff, I think I might be just about ready for that next step in life too. We’ve been talking about getting a puppy for some time. A lovely little bundle of... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Animal Planet Lauren Williams Love & Relationships
December 2, 2015 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
This year, I experienced my very first Thanksgiving. But I wasn’t in America. I wasn’t even in London. Here’s what happened. I was in Birmingham for the first time with work. On the way back, I ended up missing my train, so I walked to Birmingham New Street station to see if I could catch another. I walked through the brightly-lit... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy From the Heart
October 23, 2015 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
I had a shit day this week. One of those days where everything piles on top of you. First, my mother called me at 7am from Karachi. She had to go last-minute because my sweet, mischievous, intelligent and beautiful granny passed away a few days ago, something I am still dealing with. Although it was lovely hearing my mum’s voice,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
September 11, 2015 - Written by: Becky Solomon
I had one of those meetings today where senior management had to break it, in a really upbeat way, that essentially services were going to be cut and not everyone would have a job in around 5 years time. That’s OK for me, I’m growing up in the era of temporary contracts rather than ‘a job for life’. Whilst I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Becky Solomon From the Heart Wise up!
September 3, 2015 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
A few weeks ago, I went down to Southampton to spend the weekend with my dear friend Ollie. We’ve grown up together and I had yet to visit him in his lovely new house, and meet his crazy labradoodle, Oscar. We didn’t really have much of a plan of what to do whilst I was down there, but one thing... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
August 4, 2015 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
Recently, someone who was a major fixture in my life has stepped down. It was a mutual decision, which was painful for both of us, but it had to happen. We simply weren’t able to give each other what we needed and so, with sadness and still a lot of love in our hearts, we parted. I’m not going to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
May 20, 2015 - Written by: Patricia Obaro Odje
I have been thinking recently about how easy it is to determine if someone is successful based on how they ‘look’ on their public profiles. When I use the term ‘look’ I am referring to not only their face, but also how they portray themselves on social media platforms, which is a HUGE thing nowadays. I want to scratch your brain on a few things... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
May 14, 2015 - Written by: Poppy Gillian
Selfies have been around quite a while now. Love them or loathe them it looks like they’re here to stay. When you really think about it, taking a picture of yourself is a bit weird, right? I’m definitely guilty of taking the odd selfie, but I couldn’t imagine constantly uploading new ones to social media – it would be exhausting!... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Poppy Gillian Rant Wise up!
March 19, 2015 - Written by: Poppy Gillian
Nearly a year ago, a new girl started work and she is now one of my best friends, I even went to her wedding. It’s strange, isn’t it? Those rare moments when you meet someone and you just click. In some ways you are such different people with different lives, but it’s like you have known each other forever. It’s... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy From the Heart Poppy Gillian