Two months ago, I decided to start doing a craft. I've always wanted to cross-stitching, so I bought myself a sewing box, a selection of threads and material, I was ready to get started. For someone who hasn't done cross-stitching before, I found it a little overwhelming. The patterns I found were too complicated and… Continue reading Cross-Stitch To Calm
To anyone who reads and follows my blog, I have used Another Beautiful Rhyme as a platform to write about my life and my experiences for the past 8 years. It was initially a blog about my life as an aspiring writer for my university course but quickly became a place where I would freely… Continue reading My Apology.
Life is full of lessons. Some of them we learn early on in our lives whilst others take a certain amount of time, a varied amount of experiences or many mistakes to accomplish. During my twenty-four years of life I have realised that there is still so much to learn about this crazy thing we… Continue reading 24 Life Lessons In 24 Years
So tomorrow is my twenty-fourth birthday. If I could use one word to reflect on the year that has passed between my twenty-third birthday and now, it would be strength. I have found a strength that helps me to get back up when I fall. I have found an inner strength to do what I… Continue reading Twenty-Four
I was reading Writing Magazine a few days ago and came across an article about writer's block. It's something I have always struggled with. I go through phases of no writing at all and I always blame it on writer's block, I either have too many ideas and can't seem to pick one or unfortunately,… Continue reading Writer’s Block Or Life Block?
For 365 days, I have been writing down three things I am grateful for each day and it has had some surprising results. We all know the power gratitude can have. In the darkest times, if you can find at least one thing to be grateful for, even if it is something as simple as… Continue reading 365 Days Of Gratitude.
We spend a lot of time waiting for things from other people.We're told from a very young age that we should treat others in the same way that we expect to be treated but sometimes, despite your best efforts with someone, you get nothing in return. In this situation, some people walk away and never… Continue reading The Danger Of High Expectations.
I've always had a turbulent relationship with my writing muse. I've been struggling with writer's block for two years. After graduating with my degree in Creative Writing, I decided to give my writing brain a rest. I had spent the past three years juggling poetry, stories, scripts and essays in my mind, so I simply stopped. The… Continue reading The Muse & Me
Thank you for following my blog Another Beautiful Rhyme! If you have been reading my posts, you will know that I have my own positive lifestyle magazine called Zest For Life. I'm incredibly proud to announce that the third issue of Zest For Life is now online and free to digitally download. The summer issue is… Continue reading Summer Issue Of Zest For Life – OUT NOW!!!
