39.
27 October 2018 • about me, facts
My name's Grace.
I
don't ship Rory or Lorelai with any of their respective boyfriends
any more, I am really feeling the moon lately, I think ‘The
Good Place’ is a unique and genius creation, I’m almost finished
catching up on the ‘Gilmore
Guys’ podcast and idk what I’ll do when it’s over,
living in a flat all alone is my dream, a typical shopping spree for
me is going nuts all up in the Ohh
Deer sale, waiting on invoices sucks so hard, developing
inappropriate crushes is my super power, it’s finally whisky
weather again and I am here for it, I only give a tiny percentage of
a sh*t about Halloween but I am really excited for a
‘proper’ Christmas this year.
Only one of my eyebrows currently works, but people assure me they don't notice. I have had 5 major surgeries in 4 years, and I'm just about done.
'Dein Perry's Tap Dogs'; a review.
24 October 2018 • Dein Perry, Drama, From the Box Office, gracie gets dramatic, Tap Dogs, theatre review
Oh hey, my theatre-loving babes! I am BACK!
That’s right, this gal is once again hitting the big smoke’s most fabulous theatres to see some shows and review the sh*t outta them. And we’re starting with a bang – or rather, a series of bangs, taps, slams and snaps – because the other night I was lucky enough to catch ‘Tap Dogs’ just as it landed in the Peacock Theatre!
What I got up to in recovery...
16 October 2018 • joy, joy the store, recovery, the tumour tale
I
was once again blessed with a sweet bit of recovery time recently,
and when I wasn’t asleep or in horrendous pain, I got a lot done
while also relaxing to the max. Here are some of my accomplishments
while I was healing after my reconstruction… and I promise they get better the further you scroll…
(dress and earrings from JOY)
You playin'?
13 October 2018 • cheating, Grace Talks Sex, gracie actually has opinions, opinion, Seann Walsh, Strictly Come Dancing
Funny
story, that’s really not that funny – I actually began writing
this blog post in the summer last year, and have had the document
sitting on my desktop, staring at me accusingly, ever since. The
truth is, the urge that inspired me to write it I couldn’t hang on
to, because it was so toxic and sent me into a horrible spiral.
There
has been a lot of scandal in the news in the past year, to say
the least. In fact, I think the more appropriate term would be ‘a
sh*t ton’. Obviously there have been a great deal of women bravely
speaking out about being wronged by powerful perverted men, hideous
accusations hurled around the House of Commons, and even more pay gap
shockers (seriously, folks. It’s 2018. Whut?). I have felt moved by
all of these things, in good ways and in bad. However, for some
reason, it’s a very silly and much littler thing that’s reignited
my need to write this post…
'Summoning her'; a creative piece.
11 October 2018 • creative piece, creative writing, grace latter copyright
I
saw a tweet doing the rounds recently (lol, I think this is the
twelfth blog post I’ve started with that little phrase) which read
something like: ‘what 5 items would people have to get together in
a circle to summon you?’
I
took no time at all to answer with a < 280 character list, but it
really felt like a creative prompt, much like my beloved ‘642 Things to Write About’ books. So, here’s a little creative piece
to go with it…
'Dear John: The Road to Pelindaba', by Jeff Osment; a mini review and excerpt!
4 October 2018 • bookish, Lush
Here’s
something you may not have known about the mega rad brand Lush…
they publish books!? And if you follow me on socials, I’m sure
you’re aware they frequently host epic Lush book club events in their
Soho HQ, yes? Ughh, I love those evenings. See you at the next one, maybe?
Lush
also have a record label, and are making waves right now with their
new cosmetics range, as well as their new naked packaging projects.
Basically, they’re kicking butt in all kinds of areas. But in this
particular post, I’ll be focusing on their bookish endeavours…
one in particular.
'Dear
John – The Road to Pelindaba' by
Jeff Osment is the incredible tale of Mark Constantine OBE, Co-Founder of Lush, and his long-lost father. Read on to get a glimpse of the amazing story...
The 8 books I will always keep.
1 October 2018 • bookish
I’m
a hoarder. I have realised this for the millionth time today, after
clearing out all the boxes under my bed for the first time in years
(I managed to condense six
down to one!?
Yay me!), and finding all sorts of trinkets and mementos that
really, looking at them now, I needn’t have kept but simply
couldn’t let go…
However,
I will always be particularly ruthless when it comes to my book
collection. I clear out my bookcase regularly, plucking novels and
non fics out of my rainbow that I am sure I won’t re-read, or have
never got round to reading and don’t feel I ever will. I then offer
friends their picks from my piles of old proofs, and have recently
started donating bags of books to my secondary school library (giving
the teachers first dibs, obvs).
There
are books I will always keep, though. If they’re signed by their
authors, exclusive special editions or perhaps even ones I had
something to do with (more on those later)… and if I’ve come
across them at important times in my life. Here are a few of the
books I can never part with…
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