The Multi Coloured Girl When I was a kid I was loud and, what we in my hometown of Portsmouth like to refer to as, lairy. I didn’t just like attention, I loved it. Good or bad, positive or negative – it didn’t matter. This need to be seen carried on into my teens and … More The Invisible Woman
I have found throughout my life that I am not one to commit to things. I don’t mean people, I’m as loyal as they come, I mean interests, hobbies, fashions, trends. I suppose if you were being generous you could say that I have a broad and varied interest in the world. Alternatively you could … More Finding Your Niche
Every now and again an event or occurrence will be so huge that it will enter the global collective consciousness and unite us all, around the world, regardless of language, religion, race or gender. Often these events are of a tragic nature such as the Syrian refugee crisis, or are just plain alarming, like when … More The Beautiful Blood Red Moon
Do you ever feel so small and insignificant that you are almost invisible? We are all just tiny little specks floating around in this universe trying to ‘make something of our lives’, but what does that mean? By popular opinion ‘making something of ourselves’ means having a good career, earning loads of money, taking lovely … More How I Make You Feel: Changing the Measure of Success
Portsmouth to Gloucester: A Fledgling Romance When George and I got together nine years ago we did the whole long distance thing for a while. He was in Gloucester and I was in Portsmouth and we took it in turns to schlep from one city to another, an infuriating journey that was punctuated (from my … More From the Mountains to the Sea: A Long Distance Love Story
Last week I attended my first ever Speciality and Fine Food Fair at London’s Olympia to help a friend who has a new, and rather fabulous, product that she is launching – Bullet Bars. These bars have been a favourite at Crossfit Connect and a few other local stockists for a while now but they are too good … More Speciality and Fine Food Fair 2015
How to stay sane when job hunting I must confess, the title of this article is somewhat of a misnomer because in actual fact I don’t know the answer. Job hunting can be a daunting and thankless task, and can quickly weaken a person’s already low self esteem. A while ago I wrote about the … More Keep Your Chin Up, Duck: How to Stay Sane When Job Hunting
I’m a fatty. There I said it. I’m a 5 foot 1 chubster and, despite numerous attempts to get fit and lose weight, in times of stress and sadness I turn to food to make me feel better. Some people drink wine – I can take it or leave it. Some people smoke – I did … More Fat shaming: Bullying for Grown Ups
The Twelve Things I Learned in My First Two Years of Marriage As you know last week was my second wedding anniversary, and I wrote about our wonderful, minimalist wedding here. Today’s blog post is about the twelve things I have learned in the first two years of marriage. Being Married feels different. It’s common … More The Twelve Things I Learned in My First Two Years of Marriage
Today is our second wedding anniversary. It is also the same week that George and I will be separated once more, for two months this time, so I hope you will forgive the fact that this post is more than a little soppy. I love weddings, I cannot get enough of the romance and I’m … More Our Minimalist Wedding
Joski Byrne 