I had this great idea months and months ago to start a regular feature on things I enjoyed reading on different parts of the interwebs and to share it here on the blog called What They Wrote. Then, well, Life. Life happened and snatched me away from the feature and this blog in general, but here I am again! Like that pesky cold you just can’t shift, I’m back!
So what have people been writing about on the web recently that caught my attention and I felt I needed to share with you (just in case you missed it, because the internet is all kinds of massive, obviously!) So with no further ado find out what they wrote:
Pregnancy
There was this banger from Katie, Pouting with Heels which was so popular that it broke her blog. Epic right? The post “Can we please stop telling pregnant women everything will be fine?” really moved me, as it did to numerous others. If you didn’t catch it doing the rounds on social media, I recommend you pop over and read it today.
Start Ups
I do enjoy getting sent articles from friends and colleagues and this one, written by Shem was a corker. Entitled “Fuck you Startup World” was witty and quite on point. As someone who has worked in a few start-ups, many of the observations made in the article did make me chuckle. Whether you’re in a start up or not, it’s still a decent read.
Fashion
Written by Sarah Young for The Independent, I enjoyed this article on China’s hottest grandpa, who at the ripe ‘young’ age of 80, set some serious ageing inspiration and fitness goals for me. I lived in China briefly after university and remember doing the walk (cab ride) of shame in the early hours of the morning, back to my accommodation and seeing scores of elderly Chinese men and women out exercising in groups, setting awesome examples to the youth. They even inspired me to buy some yoga dvds and practise in the comfort of my living room at much more sociable hours.
Anything catch your eye that you think other people should read? I’d love to see your recommendations in the comment section!
Thanks so much for sharing my post lovely – I’m so so happy that it’s resonated with so many and hey, if it can stop at least one pregnant woman being told flippantly that all will be well, then it’s worth it right?! 😉 Looking forward to catching the others too.
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It was a really fab read Kate, very much hit home with me. I hope you’re well my love
Thanks for sharing these Tinuke, good reads and a nice balance of different subjects. I agree that the ‘everything will be fie’ message isn’t helpful in pregnancy… and the Start-Ups post! So much lol 🙂
Hey Rachael, so glad you enjoyed this blog post, I had fun thinking about what I wanted to include.The Startups post made me giggle the first time I read it..and the second and third too!