Part 2 of my Desert Island Favourites series – my top 5 essential items I would take to a desert island! 1. A knife: A knife is so versatile. I could use it to cut down branches to use to build some sort of shelter, to cut firewood, to cut pretty much anything! I’m sure if … [Read more…]
This is the round up of my #ThoughtOfTheDay tweets, week 2! Monday Nature allows you to be a Mother/Father. Nurture lets you become a mummy/daddy Tuesday To the world, you are just one person, to one person you are the world Wednesday The answers are easy. The hard part is knowing which questions to … [Read more…]
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…]