I'm getting a car today! A little red bug, all ready for me to drive around Leeds - I've finished a set of refresher lessons and I'm ready to hit the road. Don't get me wrong, I'm still terrified, but a little less terrified than I was before. It's a lovely end to a rather busy week; going back to work was a shock! Thankfully September is already less busy - like pretty much everyone I'm looking forward to the cosiness of Autumn. Today I'm baking a pie and sorting through my scarves whilst watching Buffy the Vampire Slayers. A pretty good day all round. What about you?
- Rachel has an excellent and candid post on how she earns money from her blog.
- Everyone needs to read this open letter to teenage girls.
- I never took a gap year - maybe it was for the best?
- Which Great British Bake Off contestant are you? (I'm Richard).
- Lunch boxes are a constant source of stress for me - so I probably need to make this corn, cheddar and scallion strata.
- This yakiudon is all I want to eat right now (and the recipe is super simple!).
- Am I the only one who gets a bit emotional at time lapse videos? These ones of Leeds are pretty amazing.
- Do you remember your first blog post? Refinery29 digs up the top fashion blogger's early outfit posts. (via Rachel)
- I need to up my emoji game - I only got three right in this quiz: Classic first lines of novels in Emojis.
- A personal essay that everyone should read: I'll be your mirror - A cautionary tale from a former dreamgirl (via Rachel)