So I work at a grocery store… I’ve written about it a lot in lockdown because what else is there to discuss? Life isn’t quite as vibrant as usual: big shocker. And now, as my 12 week contract is coming to an end and we’re phasing out of lockdown, I thought I’d write about some … More Grocery Store Gal part 2
In some ways, becoming a writer was inevitable for me… … More My Long Term Relationship with Writing
Ridiculous quarantine activities with me, Amber Middleton! Here I aim to drink 14 pints of tea … More Can I drink 14 pints of tea?
So things aren’t great at the moment, let’s be honest. We’re all in a weird state of social distancing, isolation from the world, and it’s just really really weird. I am also jobless and broke, after spending all my money travelling and not slipping into a job easily when I got back (as I expected to). Yeahhhhh … More March: Quarantine Resolutions
There are many many many many many (many many many many many many many maaaaaaaany) shit bits when it comes to bar work. And it’s hardly surprising: you’re working with drunk idiots. It’s the same whether you work in a little old man’s pub; a club, a student bar… There are ALWAYS funny stories to tell, as the … More Tales of a Barmaid – part 2
If you’re thinking, “when will this bloody woman stop talking about sustainable fashion and all that shite?” Then the answer is NEVER. The week just gone has been Fashion Revolution Week, during which was the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse (which happened on 24th April 2013). The week aims to encourage people to … More Fashion Revolution Week
It’s time to get real people. I haven’t been blogging as regularly as I would have liked recently, however that does not mean I haven’t been writing and thinking and creating and doing even more thinking (I’m a big thinker), which I will get into in a minute. I’ve had a confusing few months of … More Am I a Writer now?
Hello hello hello… I recently wrote a piece on fast fashion all about… well I think it’s obvious. The piece was inspired by Stacey Dooley’s Fashion’s Dirty Secrets documentary and looked at how fashion giants are polluting our planet like crazy, which we contribute to with every piece of clothing we buy from then. As … More Say NO to Fashion Giants
Sooooo I have a new boyfriend… Basically we met at work and went from colleagues to friends… To friends talking 24/7… and then we started seeing each other, before FINALLY becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. Yeah, he’s very lovely, we’re very cute blah blah blah, BUT I’m not here to talk boys… I’m here to talk about … More Rediscovering my Independence
Okay so it’s actually over a week into March now, but I started writing this on like the 1st Feb so it still counts, right? Maybe? So February flew by at an incredible speed. I cannot fathom that it is MARCH now. And I have been completely CRAP at keeping up with my blogging in Feb, … More Feb: I’VE READ 3 BOOKS?!!!!??!!?
