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Lis Ferla / January 11, 2018

how i’m getting organised in 2018;

how i’m getting organised in 2018;

Obviously, the best thing about a new year is all that new stationery. Crisp, white notebooks, just waiting to be filled with all your schemes and daydreams. Empty diaries, crying out to be populated with…

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Lis Ferla / January 9, 2018

four ways to be your best self this winter;

four ways to be your best self this winter;

You would think, after 36 of them, I’d be above all that New Year, New Me nonsense. And the truth is I am, but also… kinda not. I’m a big believer that you can make…

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Lis Ferla / January 4, 2018

2018: the year of living enthusiastically;

2018: the year of living enthusiastically;

So, you know how Gillian Anderson went from stand-there-while-she’s-signing-and-no-X-Files-stuff to Grand High Priestess Troll That We Fans Do Not Deserve while the show was off the air? I was watching these pre-season 11 promo clips…

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Lis Ferla / January 2, 2018

what happened when i hit the ground: 2017 in review;

what happened when i hit the ground: 2017 in review;

Since I got back from New York, I’ve been struggling to sleep. While my rational head knows that it’s mostly jet lag, accentuated by that weird period between Christmas and New Year when we’re all…

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Lis Ferla / December 28, 2017

christmas in new york (it’s been waiting for you);

christmas in new york (it’s been waiting for you);

Every year, I gird my loins against my first fall of winter – knowing that it’s inevitable, and that I will feel much more confident on the icy pavements once I get it out of…

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Lis Ferla / December 27, 2017

stopping over in style with no1 lounges, gatwick airport;

stopping over in style with no1 lounges, gatwick airport;

My biggest life lesson this year? Not to take direct flights from your local airport for granted. Learned on a delayed train to Birmingham, the day before the 6am flight to Almeria from the city…

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Lis Ferla / December 14, 2017

festive gin cocktails with the gin bothy;

festive gin cocktails with the gin bothy;

Gin is having a bit of a moment. I mean, it’s a moment that has already lasted a good couple of years, but with the recent news of a gin spa opening here in Glasgow,…

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Lis Ferla / December 12, 2017

a christmas beauty gift guide;

a christmas beauty gift guide;

I’ll say one thing for the pre-Christmas holiday: I don’t think I’ve ever been so organised. No, I’ll never be one of those people who has the tree up and everything wrapped under it on…

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Lis Ferla / December 8, 2017

theatre review: mamma mia!; theatre royal, glasgow;

theatre review: mamma mia!; theatre royal, glasgow;

…or, Lis and Charlotte’s Christmas night out. I am, as a general rule, indifferent to both weddings and the music of Swedish pop behemoths ABBA. And yet, Mamma Mia! in Glasgow made me happier than…

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Lis Ferla / December 6, 2017

toys and treats to spoil your cat with this christmas;

toys and treats to spoil your cat with this christmas;

Hey Lis, how are your cats? asked nobody ever. Why, dear blog reader, they are adorable/lazy/pain in the neck/trying to steal my fuzzy blanket/all of the above by lunchtime! They’ve actually been doing exceptionally well…

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Lis: Hyperbolic, Springsteen-loving arts journo/lifestyle blogger. Cats, cake and culture with a feminist buzzkill slant. Find me on the regular at The Herald, The Scots Magazine and The Arts Desk; or read more of my work through my Contently portfolio.

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  • Live review: Hinds at Stereo, Glasgow (The Herald)
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  • TV review: Blurred Lines: The New Battle of the Sexes, BBC Two (The Arts Desk)
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