Sparkle Roundup!

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Once again it’s far too glorious a weekend to be stuck indoors on the Internet, so before reading these, please consider going out into the sunshine and saving them for later!

If it’s not as fabulous where you are and you haven’t filled it [...]

Be Sparkling, Be You

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A short yet rambling collection of thoughts follows (and multi-coloured chicks are awesome!):

Few people have the luxury of being 100% satisfied with the way they look, the job they have, the size of their bank account etc. Everyone however, can gain the luxury of being fully happy [...]

Sparkle Roundup!

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A belated Happy Easter and a belated Sparkle Roundup! I hope you’re all having a good break from work, school, or just the stresses of everyday life in general and are enjoying being able to indulge in whatever you gave up for Lent (if you did)!

Just [...]

Sparkle Roundup!

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It’s Sunday morning and I’m compiling this post over a delicious cup of coffee before I decide what to have for breakfast. Sadly, I have a lot of work to do later on in the day but I always try to take some time to myself on [...]

Writing Inspiration

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I’m in the need of a little inspiration this week, so I am sharing some more of my inspiring findings:

Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told [...]

Writing Inspiration

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I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.
- Joan Didion

The human mind is like umbrella. It functions best when open.
- Max Gropius

The spirit of creation is [...]

The Sparkle Guide to The Beginning of Spring!

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A little premature perhaps, but Spring is definitely on the way here in the UK! After all the snow, wind and rain of the past few months, the days are getting longer, brighter and warmer finally! It couldn’t come a moment too soon for me! Obviously the weather is [...]

Behind the Blog: Helen of Afeitar

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The first thing you’ll notice when you click through to Helen’s blog, Afeitar, is how beautiful her photography is. She captures the highlights of her daily life with such an artistic flair that is then compounded by her words. One of my favourite bloggers, her gorgeous style and mouth-watering food [...]

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 [...]

The Sparkle Guide to Pulling an All-Nighter

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Throughout my many years studying, I have been consistent about one thing: I am a terrible procrastinator. If there’s one think I learned at university, it was how to pull an all-nighter and still hand in a reasonable essay in the morning. So, [...]

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