Millennials Issue A Stark Wake-Up Call To The Media (And It’s Before 12 Noon)

Entitled. Lazy. Narcissistic. These are just a few of the words bandied about by the media regarding members of Generation Y – which is, ironically, the letter that phonetically sounds like the question we repeatedly have to ask ourselves. Why do millennials get such a bad rap? Grouping a whole heap of diverse individuals together …

Blogging | Invite & Earn With Webfluential*

I’m writing this post because I have had a couple of bloggers email me directly to ask about my blogging experience and whether there are any tools or resources that have helped me to manage and advance my blog over the past year. While I’m certainly not an expert on the subject, I have responded …

Blog | 2015 In Review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for The Girl in Glasses! Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for …

Motivational Monday | Life Lessons From Peter Pan

Peter Pan, written by J.M. Barrie, has always been one of my all-time favourite stories. In the years following its publication, the tale was adapted for the big screen on more than one occasion, but perhaps most notably by Walt Disney in 1953. Children were drawn into the make believe land by stunning scenery, mesmerising mermaids and fantastical …

Motivational Monday | Remember To Look Up

I have touched upon a similar topic previously for Motivational Monday in my Beauty is Everywhere and Pleased to Meet You blog posts, explaining things in our lives that we should take the time to appreciate, including anything from a beautiful sunset, a quiet 'me' moment and even a complete stranger adding brightness to our day. We are all so connected but what does …

Fashion | Flat Shoes BANNED From The Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet!

It has been reported that women were denied access to the premier of Carol at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday for wearing flats on the red carpet, rather than heels. This news is even more shocking to me than Sonam Kapoor's Big Bird inspired gown on Day 6, surely there should be a ban in place …