That’s the Welsh tagline for the 2016 Euros: Together Stronger. I used the hashtag during both of Wales’ games so far – as well as #BaleYouBeauty – but what we’ve seen in the world in the past few days, weeks and months perhaps shows us something else. The UK is currently divided, next week we…
Author: amyegharrisonsmith
I love Harry Potter, chocolate and Jesus. I'm a dog person, I prefer Star Trek to Star Wars, and my favourite thing is learning new things. I've been living in Surrey since February 2017. I'm an amateur blogger, banjo player and person.
Bad Habits
I drove home last week. A few weeks ago, my dad had a heart attack. He survived, but he’s still recovering. My mum had a ticket to go to a Christian women’s conference in Leeds with my sister, so I offered to stay with my dad while she was away. Whilst I was driving, I…
Perspective
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog, so please bear with me! Right now isn’t the time or place for me to discuss what’s been happening with me in the past few months. Just to put it lightly – I’ve had a rough time. Actually, the first real rough time since I became…
Kind Words vs Trash Talk
Dear Internet Users, I’m writing this letter today to show you an example of the good things you can do. So often, you choose to lurk in the dark corners of this place and choose to strike out at unsuspecting victims, like a playful cat with their claws out. I’m appealing to your sense of…
Song Defining Moment
Have you ever had your weird Spotify playlist – you know the one I mean, the one that’s so eclectic, it astounds even you – on shuffle, and wondered “If one song could define you, what would it be?” I have. I wonder it quite a lot. I listen to music quite a lot. And…
Short Skirts and Tight Tops
I just stumbled across an article about a head teacher in the Isle of Wight who has introduced a school rule of “skirts no shorter than knee length“. It appears he also had words with his female staff about the tightness of their tops. He’s by no means sexist… Dr Rory Fox simply explains that…
100 Happy Things: Revisited
Last week, I posted a challenge for myself. To find one happy thing per day and to keep track of them. So I’ve kept a diary of my week and picked one happy thing per day. Hope you enjoy!
Sometimes it is too late
Today, my old housemate messaged me. She recently moved to England with her husband and son and it seems she is finally settled. Her husband is in the army, and he was being sent overseas, but now he has a job at home and she has her family complete and whole. With that in mind,…
100 Happy Things
A week ago, I returned to Facebook. I left last December on a bit of a whim really. I got annoyed at someone and decided I’d had enough of the social network. I saw it as poison that I had to suck out. So I did. And my life got so much better. I became…
Amy and Ellen 