Life Is Short, Filter Through The BS.

Life Is Short, Filter Through The BS.

Why is a prognosis the biggest wake up call life can give you? Tomorrow is a new day. Each is a lesson. Anything worth doing takes time. Family, friends and/or foe all take nuggets of time. Time we didn’t perceive as special, until now. You realise life isn’t promised and the simplest of moments mean [...]

My Summer Makeup Routine with a Pop of Colour!

My Summer Makeup Routine with a Pop of Colour!

Lightweight, fresh makeup but with a fruity twist. It's blossoming season after all, a flush of colour to begin summer! Cake? No. Heavy powder? Nah. Taking forever to apply makeup only to sweat it off minutes after? Hell no! We want fast, efficient, makeup which still enhances our best features while also hiding minor imperfections [...]

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A lucid dream,  Sordid I now see, A calculated calibration,  Mistaken sedation, The soul laid bare, Yours, if only you cared. Memories treasured in time, As you rewrite what’s mine, Exploitation, personified. A new summer’s day, falsified, Pea smoke fog mystifies,  Programmed, I stay hypnotised. Rewired, who am I? Copyright © 2024 by Antonia Dale

What Does Love Look Like To You?

What Does Love Look Like To You?

Those three words. Overused yet undersubscribed. You say you love, but how can one know if you actually feel it and most of all, mean it? Dates, popcorn, movies, sharing a moment you can’t explain. Yes, that’s cliché, I have the t-shirt. But it's not original. The outlined tried-and-tested script. Indoctrination even, as we’re all [...]

Liberation: Set Boundaries Instead of Following The Status Quo.

Liberation: Set Boundaries Instead of Following The Status Quo.

It’s never too late. Conform or redirect your life. There’s only one thing holding you back, you. You question yourself and sanity. It’s easier to create holes and flaws in your own judgement than proceeding to challenge others. Maybe I’m going crazy? Take no notice. The rhythm of the pied piper we follow throughout life [...]