Faded Spring

    May Recap

    The last three months seem to be echoing each other because I seem to say the same thing every month and that is 'I am exhausted' and unable to post as much as I would like to. My followers will note that since March/April I have been able to post consistently which has largely affected my following and traffic and there is nothing I can do about it. I work so hard to earn a living and because I can't make enough money on my blog I am forced to work multiple jobs to generate some form of income. Alongside my role as a blogger I am a social media executive, copywriter, freelance journalist and an advertiser/promoter for various brands; I often work 12 -14 hour days before heading to either an ... read more

    How To Get Sponsored Posts

    Whether you are blogging as a hobby, are a full fledged professional or are looking to monetize your blog, getting sponsored posts for your blog is no easy feat. Sponsored posts can often be far and few between and for many bloggers looking to go into blogging full time does not provide enough income to live on. Sponsored posts are one of the most popular ways of monetizing blogs and these can be both pre- written and self-written content in exchange for monetary value. The prices of sponsored content can vary but are usually dependent on your DA ( Domain Authority, usually interlinked to Page Authority), backlinks, traffic, engagement and writing capabilities, although exclusively DA and ... read more

    Boohoo S/S 16 Suede Campaign: Part I

    'Paint me red or white I stick, across the centuries I'm loved greatly,No matter what colour I am I still reign supreme, I was once worn to keep warm,Now I am a statement, understated or maximalist you decide, Wear me at parties, festivals or midsummer balls, my versatility is endless don't you know,Shout from the rooftops, write a song about me, I was destined for glory, I outsell all others,Why do you think I am so popular, my lack of filter? Because I am true to myself?I am real, I am unique and I am you... ' Celebrating 10 years with Boohoo is a dream come true and what better way to cement Boohoo's decade of style than through 2016's biggest Spring/Summer trend 'suede'? For centuries ... read more

    Dear Homophobe

    Dear Homophobe, We haven't spoken in at least a year but your words still leave a bitter taste on my lips. Remember when you told me that my LGBTQ friends would burn in hell because they had abhorrent desire and that I would burn alongside them because I support a 'false ideal' of love? You would laugh, quite manically as you pondered the plausibility of my so called 'satanic' friends entering heaven even when I assured you that they were impeachable Christians. I stood gobsmacked as you sat there and listed all the reasons why my friends couldn't live in the afterlife and how I as a non-religious being would be pecked at by scorpions, living in eternal doom? And you wonder why I rejected ... read more

    Dare To Be Different With White Daisies

    'Am I that loser you left behind, you used to think I was nothing.Am I as stupid as you believed, you called me names and pulled my hair,You laughed at me, made me believe I was worthless, told me to f**k off,You smiled at me, I thought we were friends, I guess I was wrong, I did nothing wrong, excluded for being different, we had clashing views,Why should I be alienated for having an opinion, freedom of speech is inclusive,But I guess you couldn't handle the truth, where are you now?  We were all born to be different; irrespective of whether we are white, black or mixed, religious or secular , male, female, trans or identify as non binary our differences should not 'segregate' or ... read more

    Bad Ass Brides Sip n’ Snack

    'A veiled woman sits at the window, shrouded in white she looks away,A woman cannot be seen before her wedding day she cries, faceless in disguise,The husband is nowhere to be seen, caught in flight he got cold feet,The clocks are ticking simultaneously, her youth begins to fade,Like Miss ol' Haversham her groom never came, stood up on her wedding day,But still she never turns, a spider caught in a cobweb,Like a dancer suspended in flight she stays frozen, an embryo of a forgotten world,The feast lies untouched, hovering flies long dead, mold begins to settle,But still she never turns, the scene stays frozen for 28 years and 28 days,Until one day he walks through the door, a wizened cherry ... read more

    Feel Alive With Teami Energy

    Since I was seventeen I have been suffering with acute insomnia which left me feeling physically and emotionally drained and it was a struggle to get through each day. With an average of four hours sleep each night and a hectic lifestyle I would battle through severe brain fog and chronic pain to hoist myself out of bed. Many of us take sleep for granted but for us insomniacs or poor sleepers it greatly affects our quality of life. For parents being unable to sleep means long days and nights struggling to stay energized and looking after children, teens or worrying about their adult sons and daughters and for insomniacs like me it can make the mornings physically painful. You see I have ... read more

    Winning Best British Blogger With Debenhams

    It was the moment I had been waiting for all my life; acknowledgement that my passion and dedication to writing was proving fruitful. Since I was a little girl writing became the one friend I could turn to that listened to me without judgement. As human beings it seems as though we have automated 'critique buttons' that make us constantly undermine the people around us but my pen never did that to me. It taught me to love and loathe in equal measure and gave me the strength to be whole again. But I didn't always want to write; growing up I had dreams of becoming a singer one minute and the next I believed that teaching was my calling. I used to write from the sidelines as a hobby, cultivated ... read more

    Dreaming In Pink With Kaytie Wu

    'In a world where violence and havoc thrive there is a secret daydream, Where the nymphs frolic in tranquil fountains and the mermaids walk on land, The sweet whistle of the waves lapping shore and the sharks are lulled asleep, The world fades to pink and the sea turns into delectable candyfloss,Munching on the 'pinkness' of the sea the greedy goblin turns into rose gold,A million pink crystals are all that is left of him, no green in sight,All that is left is pink residue on empty houses, there is no crime here, all is free,Free to love without disdain, pink is not just for girls but boys love pink too,In the pinkness the rose gold melts into reality and the hearts of all humanity,Our ... read more

    The Quest For Perfect Eyebrows

    Since I was a little girl I have been on the quest for perfect eyebrows; growing up I was bullied because I had naturally thick and unruly dark eyebrows that I was told were making me look 'masculine'. I would be called names and peers would point and laugh at my unibrow because I was not allowed to pluck, tweeze or thread any body hair as I was told I was not old enough. When I was a child I thought nothing of my body hair, dressing up in skirts and unaware of my facial hair and how others would perceive it. It wasn't until secondary school that I realized how 'different' it made me and growing up in a predominantly white school, my heritage was seen as alien and familiar. So I discovered ... read more