I had the most glorious, sunny, fantastic birthday on the Cornish coast that then extended to a quick trip to York. I’m very fortunate that my birthday falls during the half-term as a teacher so that I always have…
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Last week I celebrated my 34th birthday by being swept away without my knowledge by my boyfriend to the Lake District for a few nights. I had never been to the Lake District before, but it is somewhere that…
What a year it has been. Without a doubt, the past two years have been some of the most difficult in my life. Immediately following a divorce, I changed careers and the world was hit by a global pandemic.…
As touched upon the other week, this was not quite the 32nd birthday that I had envisioned for myself in my life plan. And on a more immediate note, no one who has had a birthday during lockdown envisioned…
5 years ago, in the midst of a long and boring winter, I started writing Rhyme & Ribbons to document my post-drama school time in England. And here we are now! I may not be making a full-time income…
Since moving out of London, I feel like I haven’t really cracked the Northern blogging scene, which is why I was extra thrilled when an invitation from Carluccio’s landed at my doorstep. They were having a big party to…
What kind of blogger would I be if I altogether neglected my blog’s birthday? Happy 4th birthday to Rhyme & Ribbons! Back in the frigid winter of 2013, I started blogging to occupy my free time and the ennui…
Life has been so crazy and busy lately, that I only had one desire for my birthday weekend: to finally have a chance to relax and decompress. And since it’s the last weekend that I had off with no…
This week, Rhyme & Ribbons turned 3, which is a pretty huge milestone for me. I might not have had any exponential growth, or gone viral, or made a living by blogging full-time, but I have had steady growth,…
Over the weekend, Rhyme & Ribbons celebrated a big milestone: its second birthday (or blogiversary, if you will). I can easily say that blogging is the “hobby” of mine that has had the most longevity. Although, I’ve also never…