Quotes To Live By

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More quotations from my notebooks, which I feel are very pertinent to the way I would like to live my life, and also to the philosophy of this blog:

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it, than we have to consume wealth without producing it.
George Bernard [...]

Sparkle Roundup!

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This has been yet another not so good week as far as “real life” goes, so a lot of the posts that have caught my eye have been very much geared towards change and possitivity, and have really been the one thing getting me through the harder ups and downs [...]

Things I Love Thursday!

Despite still recovering from the cold of doom, there have been many things this week that have made me smile!

* Comedy – watching old episodes of Live at the Apollo and random YouTube clips to unwind and have a laugh at the end of the day is a really great way to [...]

My Blogging Adventure So Far

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It really has been an adventure and I’m loving every minute of it! I’ve had some amazing comments that have really made me smile, and “met” some fantastic people, so I thought I’d write a post about my blogging so far, the things I’ve learned, the good bits, the not [...]

Perspective

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I’m not talking about the size of my hips compared to my shoulders though they are the bane of my life as far as dress-buying is concerned.

I’m talking (well, writing) about peoples’ perception of events and feelings in their lives. We all experience things differently. Every day I [...]

Discoveries This Weekend

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Having spent much of the weekend on trains to and from London to watch my brother in a composition competition for music students and catch up with family. Today I will be catching up on all the posts I missed, but for now, here’s a few interesting things I [...]

Sparkle Roundup!

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I am so glad it’s Friday today! This has not been the best week in the world, but now that it’s almost over I can look forward to a delicious meal tonight and hopefully a relaxing weekend. I hope you’ve all had a better week than me and have great [...]

Things I Love Thursday!

I’m a little later than I usually am with this!

This week has been deceidedly mixed. I’ve been ill for most of it, as have most of the people I’ve come into contact with (so really, I had no chance of avoiding it) but it’s given me time to get [...]

Christmas Markets!

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November for me, is a time when Christmas still feels a long way off. There’s still lots of work to be done, birthdays to buy for and my own birthday coming up on the 21st before which I find it very difficult to become excited about the upcoming holiday. A November [...]

Zine Review: List #12

List #12

I love zines. I discovered them a few years ago, when I was bored and using the random option on Livejournal. I was already dimly aware of their existence, but until that point I had no idea the scene was so large and varied. That it extended beyond fans of a particular band [...]

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