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Another Freebie Christmas!
Christmas can be really depressing. Don’t get me wrong – I love all the decorations and the food and everything, but it’s so damn expensive. Even if you don’t have a lot of people to buy presents for,...
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My 2012 in review
2012 has been a busy year for me. I started a new job in August, which has kept me out of trouble, and I’ve been working hard outside of the day-job too, trying to get more freelance writing work and...
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It’s not just you!
Have you read Miranda Hart‘s book, Is It Just Me?, yet? No? Why on earth not? I finished reading it yesterday and feel the need to share now. I laughed (out loud, sometimes, while in public places), I...
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Daily Prompt: Quote Me
I don’t think I would ever have enough time to respond to all of WordPress’s ‘daily prompts’, but this year I hope to do some of them when the mood takes me. Today I feel the urge, so here I am...
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The Big Egg Hunt 2013
Last year I enjoyed taking part in the Big Egg Hunt and finding 209 eggs hidden all over London (see 2012’s post), so I was delighted to hear that the Big Egg Hunt was back this year. On a slightly...
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The locks of love, part #4
You might remember from previous posts that I’ve got a little bit of a thing for the modern tradition of love locks; that is, people declaring their love for each other on a padlock, and locking it to...
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The locks of love, part #5
If you follow my other blogs, Haikugirl’s Japan or Picturing England, you might already know that I’m moving to Bristol at the end of the month for a new job. London is a brilliant city, but it can get...
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Like learning to ride a bike…
The phrase “it’s like learning to ride a bike” is one I don’t think I have ever uttered. It’s a common phrase used to explain how easy it is to master a skill. Everyone can ride a bike, can’t they? No,...
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Life lessons
I had another cycling lesson tonight, and it was great. I spent the week dreaming that perhaps one lesson would be enough and that today I would just cycle off into the sunset, but I know it will take...
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Been Gromiting…
Those of you who know me in ‘real life’ or follow any of my blogs might know that I have something of an addictive personality. I also like a challenge. Whilst living in London I took part in the Big...
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2015: The year I danced (like nobody was watching)
I haven’t posted here on AliMuskett.com since August 2013. I’ve often thought of things I could post, but when I’ve had time to write I’ve always focussed my attention on Haikugirl’s Japan, which is...
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Dance Magic Dance
Unlike all of the major newspapers, radio stations and news programmes I didn’t have an obituary ready for the day my favourite musician David Bowie passed away. I didn’t want to think such a thing...
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Travels on the Dance Floor by Grevel Lindop
Salsa has somewhat taken over my life this last year, and one night recently I found myself searching Amazon for something to read that would fuel my new-found passion. It was then that I stumbled...
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Making a splash…
I know, it’s been a while since I posted, but I started this year, and this blog, with the attitude of writing when I wanted to, and when I had something to say, so that’s what I’m doing. I have...
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2019: The Year I Discovered I was a Vegan
Around this time last year I decided I was going to give Veganuary a go. Veganuary is a charity and a movement which encourages people to go vegan in January and supports them in their vegan journey...
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Buy Nothing
Black Friday. A day when we are bombarded with special offers and discounts aimed at making us buy, buy, buy. But I choose not to. I choose to buy nothing. In fact, I’ve made a drastic decision, and...
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Sober Thoughts
“What do you mean, you don’t drink?”, they sometimes say. “Why?” Source I made a decision around this time last year that I was going to stop drinking. Like most diets and New Year’s resolutions, I...
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A complete 360 for 2020
New year, new me? Hell no! I’m fine as I am, thank you. New year, new experience though…? Now you’re talking! If you had said to me 5 or 6 years ago that on 7th January 2020 I would be attending a pole...
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Dancing on my own
I’ve neglected this blog. You would have thought that the last year would have been the perfect time to write, but until now I simply haven’t felt inspired. I used to blog constantly. It was my main...
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Fed Up
I’m fed up with faces on screens Endless memes about 2020 and what a shit show it’s been I’m fed up with working from home Living alone and seeing no one’s face but my own I’m fed up with lockdown...
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