health · lifestyle

It’s OK not to be OK, but is it OK not to want to talk about not being OK?

If you made it through the tong twisting title, thanks for sticking with me on this one!* It's OK not to be OK. How many times have you heard or read this phrase? A fair few I'm willing to bet. I'm not going to dispute the authenticity of it, because I firmly believe it to… Continue reading It’s OK not to be OK, but is it OK not to want to talk about not being OK?

lifestyle · work

“Being a blogger isn’t a real job” Wrong – it is, AND it makes you more employable

This phrase really boils my p**s. Partly because it's uttered by people who have very little knowledge of what blogging means and what's involved with doing it, but mainly because it's a statement that isn't true. I don't work for myself currently or as a full time blogger, but I know people who are, so… Continue reading “Being a blogger isn’t a real job” Wrong – it is, AND it makes you more employable

health · lifestyle

It’s OK to want to change things about yourself without feeling like you’re hating on the world at large

As I was growing up I lived as part of a society that taught me only one body was desirable to the opposite sex - Petite, slim, big boobs and long hair. In my teens people like Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce came into the world of celebrity, and with their big booties and curvy hips… Continue reading It’s OK to want to change things about yourself without feeling like you’re hating on the world at large

health · lifestyle

Some people just aren’t nice – coping with toxic influences

Some people just aren't nice - coping with toxic influences If you've seen the title, you know the story. And honestly, it's one I'm sorry that's made it's way over to my page, but I think we have to talk about it. By toxic, I don't mean people like murderes/rapists/terrorists, there's a special place in… Continue reading Some people just aren’t nice – coping with toxic influences

lifestyle · travel

Thank you, next…A final review of my 5 things for 2019 (and a few other things I’m so f*****g grateful for)

This is basically going to be a summary of how I've done with the goals I set myself at the start of the year with an added 'happy list' at the end. 2019 has been a bit of a weird year, but I only want to mark the things I've enjoyed about it, so even… Continue reading Thank you, next…A final review of my 5 things for 2019 (and a few other things I’m so f*****g grateful for)

festive · food · lifestyle

The great orange chocolate hysteria of 2019

If you've read my blog from somewhere near the start (throwing it back to the Curious Alice Loves... days folks) you'll know I'm a sucker for a trend a lot of the time, so I want to stay true to that aesthetic. I'm also a sucker for chocolate. Naturally, when a noteable combining both of… Continue reading The great orange chocolate hysteria of 2019

festive · lifestyle

4 Simple Christmas decorations that look fab (that even I can make!)

It's that time of year again...I don't about you, but I'm in dire need of a little festive cheer in my life! I'm not a craft person by any stretch of the imagination (apart from that one really decent wall thing I made the other year, which I'll share below) but this year I really… Continue reading 4 Simple Christmas decorations that look fab (that even I can make!)