I want to message you and say that your profile photo with you beau is the most heartwarming thing I've seen today. It makes my heart swell. I hover over your profile on WhatsApp. But I don't message you. I know you know I see your updated icon and I hope you know my joy [...]
“Everything happens for a reason” and Spiritual Bypassing
Spiritual bypassing is “using spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks . . . trying to rise above the raw and messy side of our humanness before we have fully faced and made peace with it.” Excellent article by Chris Wallis explaining how "Everything [...]
In design, the wrong decision is not making one
There are two ways to make design decisions, but I'm going to start by telling you the wrong way, the way that too many companies use because it feels safer and easier. The way that's guaranteed to crush the soul of every person in the project and result in unambitious, bland, ultimately forgettable products and increasingly [...]
Other Women: the problem with Mona Eltehawi’s “Handmaid Tale” comment
First wave feminists told married women that sex was rape and that bras and girdles were oppression. The problem was the vast majority of married women did not feel they were being raped. Many had no strong feelings about bras beyond the trouble of finding a comfortable one that fit for various dress cuts. And [...]
Tips for Bilingual WordPress Sites & Plugins for Wedding Sites
TL:DR; How to translate a wordpress plugin or theme. Just read that link because that's what you need. "No, I have time..what problems might I run into when building a bilingual page?" Thanks! OK, so we're using wordpress to make a wedding site. I would prefer to GTD it by using a free, ready to roll [...]
The Creative (ADHD) Person’s Guide to Productivity at Home
There is one sneaky thing I'm not telling you, though. It's really easy to stay busy. Being effective is hard.
The Thinness of Our Emotional SPF
We live in an age of cognitive dissonance. Where things are what we say they are, yet also their polar opposite, and in which we are all the things we call others. Liberals are simultaneously soft hearted, emotion lead hippies without jobs, yet also mean, non-accepting and media controlling elitists. Progressives who detested the tea [...]
Book Review: The Universe Has Your Back.
"I do things that make me hate myself; one of which was buy and read this book." I'm still giving it three and a half stars. Everything about this book annoys me and summarises everything faux-thentic about health trends and the self-improvement movements of today. But I'm still giving it a three and a half [...]
Xmas Gifts for Geeks: The Foodie
Xmas Gifts for Geeks: The Foodie by dialmformagma on Polyvore GOAT STORY Coffee Mug 350ml Black Real Leather: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen... €61 - amazon.co.uk Valhalla Java Ground Coffee by Death Wish Coffee Company, Fair Trade... €57 - amazon.co.uk Dragon Cake Pan: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home €35 - amazon.co.uk
South Indian Dhal Slow cooker recipe
Note: This recipe is taken from The Indian Slow Cooker, but as written, it makes a LOT (11 freaking cups!!). So, I started an allrecipes profile in the hopes that the 'change servings' option will be useful to people not intending to feed an army. It turns out that recipes on there require editorial review before that [...]
