But I probably shouldn't. I'm enjoying it while I can, though. I've taken to dressing for work in inappropriately summery attire. (You would still totally take legal advice from a person wearing jaunty nautical stripes, wouldn't you?) I've spent every day shivering in the icy winds gusting through the office from the cranked-up air conditioning, and shooting occasional death stares outside at the sunshine. "Look...
It's the POPE. In a SOMBRERO. ...
"I graduated in 2005 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee with my degree in Printed Textiles and a portfolio stuffed with monochrome silk screen prints and drawings. Following that, I set-up my little studio and began on my mission to vanquish the vector and champion the (wobbly) hand drawn line. Every piece I create starts life as a...
If I'm honest, last week's unfortunate encounter with the seedy world of plagiarism and automated article spinning left me feeling a bit, well, gross. It was hardly the crime of the century, but I went into the weekend faced with the uncomfortable realisation that the fluffy, cuddly internet I knew and loved had suddenly rolled over to reveal a nasty, flea-ridden underbelly. I...
Currently getting me excited: 1. Going wedding dress shopping with Blonde Bridesmaid tomorrow. At last! My insane pinning spree will finally be replaced by three-dimensional objects! 2. Giving this old blog a facelift someday soon. The excessively literal header photo is starting to get a little tired (boats mooring, safely? Puh-leaze). A fancy makeover is not on the cards, so it'll be a DIY job, but I'm having...
If you close your eyes and squint a little, don't you think this post bears an eery resemblance to this one? Of course, it's hardly plagiarism on the scale of the controversy currently doing the rounds over in the slightly sinister domain of the mommybloggers. To be honest I'm more concerned that I found the post through a google search for "a safe...
This weekend, I watched Crufts*. I don't mean I watched it in a "it came on while I was doing the ironing and I was too lazy to change the channel" kind of way, or a "had it on in the background while I wasted hours of my life on Pinterest" kind of way. I mean I sat down on my couch and,...
It's time for the really important questions. Such as: Do you think I could pull off this dress as a wedding guest? I've tried it on and the shape is AMAZING, but how do I style it without looking like Barbie just threw up all over me? I'm thinking chunky, non-girly accessories might help? And what shoooes? Yes, I know. It's pink. Don't judge me....
Me: "I have to write a post for International Women's Day to run on Any Other Woman and I have no idea what to write about. The topic is 'choices'. Any ideas?" Fin: "Hmm. You could write about Smidgen?" Me: "Erm..." Yeah, so, seeing as how it is not actually International Write About Your Neurotic Pet Greyhound Day (more's the pity), I wrote something far...
Have you seen this story? Oh, Topshop. You never fail to crack me up. I'm not sure which is more ridiculous - the fact you spelt Shakespeare wrong, or the fact that you felt the need to clarify who wrote Romeo & Juliet in the first place. Is your opinion of teenage girls really that low?! My favourite part is this: "When informed of the...
What, you can't even buy TROUSERS now without finding a bad sexist joke on the washing instructions? I am morbidly fascinated by the ways in which women and men are stereotyped by companies trying to flog their pointlessly gendered wares. Fin and I are thinking of getting a new car (our current car is too small for Smidgen, it makes a very ominous noise...
Oh crappity crap. I promise you a week of Womanly Things (exactly what this might entail is anyone's guess, including my own), I sit down prepared to wax lyrical on all the important lady issues of the day, then Boom! I have no Womanly Things to say. I think I used up my daily Womanly Quota watching Grey's Anatomy and eating Mars Bar...
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet..." When Norma Jeane Baker changed her name, a 20th-century icon was born. Today, an equally monumental name change* will take place. Brace yourself, ladies and gents (okay, mainly ladies)... Today, my blogging buddies over at Any Other Wedding will become: Woo hoo! I was lucky enough to...
Next Thursday, the 8th of March, is International Women's Day. On that day last year, Any Other Woman ran a series called "In Her Own Words: In Celebration of International Women's Day 2011", a series created to share and celebrate the experiences of women from many walks of life. All day on 8 March 2011, Any Other Woman featured posts written by a collective of...
