I am truly honoured to receive a second nomination for the One Lovely Blog Award, this time from the fab Claire over at Mudpie Fridays . Thank you so much Claire! You can read the first part here! Which leads me on to 7 more facts about me: 1. I prefer dogs to cats … [Read more…]
Go Ireland ! Today’s post was supposed to be the second part of the Desert Island Favourites mini themes, but there is no way I can ignore what happened in Ireland today. If you somehow missed it, Ireland are the first country to hold a country wide vote on whether or not to legalise gay … [Read more…]
Kicking off my mini theme, Desert Island Favourites, my top 5 movies to take to a desert island! I am working here on the assumption the island is magic and has a TV, DVD player and electricity 🙂 1. American Pie Box Set I know a box set might be cheating a little, … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I was nominated for the One Lovely Blog award. I was so pleased and excited. It really means a lot when a fellow blogger recognises your blog. On that note, I would like to start by saying a big thank you to the lovely Katie from Growing Up Katertot a lovely blog, full of … [Read more…]
Why am I sitting here at midnight with a new post due to go live and no post written? That’s one hell of a good question! I usually have posts written at least a day in advance, usually more. I can’t even use writer’s block as an excuse because (touch wood) I don’t have it … [Read more…]
Feminism has always been a bit of a grey area for me. I have read a lot of feminist articles and blog posts, and I have, in the most part, enjoyed them. I have found myself nodding along with the points they raise. My issues with the word are based more on the stereotype of feminism, rather … [Read more…]
It strikes me as strange that in this modern world of equality, a woman alone in a bar is even an issue, but it still seems to be. Men have always drank alone in bars and it has never raised eyebrows, or been a subject for discussion, yet when women do it, it seems there are varying opinions on … [Read more…]
That’s it, my A to Z Challenge is complete! What a journey it’s been! I would like to share that journey with you. To start, here is a recap of which topics I chose for the letters: A is for Awesome B is for Bar Etiquette C is for Cringe D is for Diary E … [Read more…]
Day 26 of my A to Z Challenge. Z is for Zealot. The dictionary definition of a zealot is “a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.” By the dictionary definition, I suppose you could say I’m a zealot. I have firm beliefs with regards to religion, politics … [Read more…]
Day 25 of my A to Z Challenge. Y is for You Decide!. On Saturday, I wrote a post about writing for yourself. This might sound contradictory to that but bear with me. As I said in the that post, I write for myself, as in I write my true opinions, even if they might not be … [Read more…]