One of the greatest hurdles in my blogging career (ha!) is that for the last 18 months I have not been in possession of a fully functioning laptop. After an unfortunate incident involving a cup of tea, I broke my darling 2011 MacBook Pro, whom I christened Maxill.
Since then, I have been using a 2007 Macbook that was on it's last legs. It couldn't be used without being perma-plugged in, and it would...
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Saturday, 21 January 2017
The Millenial
Yes, I'm a Millenial. Born blissfully unaware of how my generation would be branded in 1994. At the time, my father was 22. He had a mortgage and a good wage. Now I am his age and the differences are staggering. And I am sick to death of it being blamed on me.
As a Millenial, I've grown up to believe that I am entitled, wasteful and lazy. The truth couldn't be farther from the truth.
From a young...
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
George by Alex Gino
George is everything I could ever want in a children's book. It tackles real issues and more specifically gender issues, in a way that no other children's book has before.
You have probably heard about George. With its bright white cover and title text in the pride colours, it's hard to miss this book on the shelf. It's also hard to miss the controversy around it, because this book, placed in the...
Monday, 9 January 2017
Feeling Down
It's been five years since I was first diagnosed with mild depression. It has been two years since I was diagnosed with moderate/severe depression. Throughout these five years I have been through some of the worst, but also the best experiences of my life. I have been both happy and sad, tired and enthusiastic and often downright miserable.
For a while now I've been fooling myself that I'm cured....
Sunday, 8 January 2017
My Favourite Quick and Easy Vegetarian Meals
Today's post is a little different to my usual run of the mill posts about books, but it is something I have wanted to make my space more about for quite a while. On September 11th 2016 I became vegetarian. Since I was 13 it has been something I've wanted to do and have tried several times. It's...
Saturday, 7 January 2017
Friends, Book Shopping and A Good Catch Up
Today I met up with a fantastic friend of mine, the lovely Kayla who some of you may know from her youtube channel, Mrs Bookaholic. It had been six months since we had last seen each other, and though that had been an equally dreary day in terms of weather, it was another day full of laughter, friendship...
Thursday, 5 January 2017
My Favourite Books of 2016
As we're well and truly into 2017, it's time to once again reflect on my favourite books of the year. Whilst 2016 was a mediocre reading year for me, there were of course a few books that blew my mind that I definitely think you should check out.
Check them out in my latest video!
https://youtu.be/egBufBg41xw
3. Cherry by Lindsey Rosin
A wonderful little YA book exploring a group of four girls...
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
My Top Books to Read in 2017
I figure people must be sick of these by now and to be honest I know I am. I feel like a new year is such a mundane time for content, with everyone rushing to post their faves of the previous year and their hopes for the future one. I can't complain about that because it's exactly what I'm doing now. I love doing this but I think it works more in blog form than in video as it's much less clunky.
There...
Tuesday, 3 January 2017
On Listening to Books
The Illustrated Harry Potter books have been hugely popular since their release. Re-reading these books has been a bundle of joy for me. Currently I'm reading The Chamber of Secrets with Fraser and were reading it aloud. Much like we did with Philospher'a Stone.
One of the things I am quickly learning this year is that to experience a book through reading and speaking it is a completely different...
Monday, 2 January 2017
Shockoholic by Carrie Fisher
This post comes in memory of Carrie Fisher, who sadly passed on December 27th 2016. This book was chosen as my first read of 2017 in respect and admiration of this strong and powerful woman.
I grew up watching Star Wars. Those films are the first ones I remember having any significant impact...
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