I HEART NYC
My love for New York City knows no bounds. It is such a strong love that I wonder if it will ever fade and I will tire of constantly dreaming of this crazy, harsh metropolis. If I will one day announce that somewhere else is to be my favourite place on earth and I will […]
The Power of Book Club
I had always loved the idea of a book club but never actually wanted to be a part of one. Theoretically I liked the idea of being a member of a team gathering together to discuss my first true love ~ A good old fashioned book. But the reality of being told what to do […]
A fool every Fall
Autumn always manages to sneak up and surprise me. I am constantly singing the praises of Summer. Waxing lyrical to anyone and everyone about how I feel more alive in the Summer. How my body is always more at ease with fewer clothes on, when it’s brown and when it’s not clenched and taut in […]
Creating void
Recently I superglued two orange pom poms onto a pair of shoes. A couple of months later I hand sewed a grey pom pom onto a woolly hat. I used to do this sort of thing all the time. Rework a dress into a skirt, make a bag, write a comedy play, film a short […]
The fall and rise of Kevin Pearce
Having watched the documentary The Crash Reel by Lucy Walker three times in as many days I can safely say I am obsessed with it. When I sat down to watch it for the first time on Saturday I thought it would be another snowboarding video. Great footage, enviable fun, impressive camaraderie and an admirable […]
When a man loves a woman
I said goodbye to my friend Jez, as he went on his paternity leave, and cheered to myself when I received a text saying he had just become a father to a girl. Even though I was on my own I still punched the air and loudly celebrated because I knew that the recent addition to Jez’s family was going […]
Girls who run my world
Beyonce’s song Run the World starts with a clear statement of ‘WE run this Mother’. I believe her 100 per cent. She should have stopped there. Unfortunately the song carries on asking ‘WHO run the world?’ Had Queen B thought to ask me to co-write her number one hit, I would have told her very bluntly to lose the question mark and simply keep on telling us. Whether the mother she is referring to is […]
long lost love letter
I’ve accidently become someone I didn’t want to be, No, not Claire from Steps but a time waster. I told myself that I would be the type who would fill every day with something creative. I wouldn’t own a TV and while away hours with reality programmes. I wouldn’t spend days on the internet or […]
2012 personal highlights
When Caitlin Moran suggests I read something on twitter I jump to attention and do as she says: “@caitlinmoran: I’ve said it before but @EvaWiseman really has found a new trick to writing columns: Read Guardian article here“ Well I tripped over to read what Eva had to say and was very pleasantly surprised. When […]