A year ago, I wrote a post on my blog So Bad Ass about using accessible toilets as someone with an invisible disability.
It was called ‘Dear Lady who tutted at me using the disabled toilets’ and was an open letter to those who negatively judge people whose needs aren’t quite so visible as others.
Born without a right forearm, Rebekah Marine is one of the few models with a disability achieving success in the mainstream fashion industry.
She’s walked the runway at New York Fashion Week three times, and has made it her aim to open the door for… Read the full story
In yet another step to total Kardashian-Jenner world domination, Kendall Jenner is joining sister Kylie in the makeup game.
Kendall’s teamed up with Estée Lauder – who she’s been working as the face of – to release her very own eyeshadow palette.
And while, unlike Kylie’s, it’s a big brand teamup rather than an enterprise entirely of Kendall’s own, it’s still a pretty big deal. Mostly… Read the full story
If you’ve ever wanted to see what happiness looks like, here it is.
An 85-year-old grandma named Betty Ritchie celebrated her birthday last month by asking her family to help her with a simple request: All she wanted was to make a snow angel.
Wrapped up nice and warm, Betty was gently lowered onto the snow by her daughter and son-in-law.
And that’s where the joy begins. Betty used to make snow angels with her kids, and is so excited to get to make one again; giggling as she’s lowered and quickly getting into sweeping her arms through the snow.
Sleep deprivation isn’t just being a bit tired from a big night out. It’s the result of too little sleep for too long a period, and it messes with your body and your brain in strange and sometimes frightening ways.
Whether the cause is insomnia, infants or something else entirely, there are some things that the sleep deprived know all too well. Here are 18 things you only know if you’re sleep deprived.
1. Reading is hard
If you’re truly sleep deprived, you’ll get to the end of this article without remembering any of it.
2. Your eyelids mess with you
Nobody else can see it, but it feels like your… Read the full story
If, like us, you’d take a view of the Northern Lights from an igloo over a stunning sandy beach, this accommodation option is for you.
Presenting the Vista. It’s the perfect pairing of the comfort of home and the joy of travel.
The Vista, created by Escape Homes, is a cosy 160-square-foot cabin with a difference: it’s portable, so you can take it wherever your wanderlust moves you.
Inside, the cabin features insulated floors and cedar walls for that extra cosy feel, with a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. There’s also the option to add a washing machine and flatscreen TV.
When your toddler’s in need of entertainment, the new entirely pointless toy all kids NEED is out of stock, and a tantrum is imminent, it’s time to get creative.
Which is exactly what this genius parent did.
Dad teachezofpeachez saved himself a stressful trip to the toy shop by making his own.
Taking all the things from around the house toddlers can never leave alone and attaching them to a board, he’s created a play centre that’s going to keep that toddler entertained for hours.
Sure, some of the parts don’t quite seem safe. We’d question all the sharp, pointy objects.
But since the photo was posted on Imgur it’s received hundreds of comments calling teachezofpeachez a total genius.
Plus, playing with a calculator, telephone, and magnetic letters can only be a good thing. Literacy and maths skills, achieved.
Just worry if… Read the full story
One guy was left stunned after his friends transformed his bedroom into a utility room while he was away on holiday.
Jet-lagged and just wanting to get straight into bed, he and his girlfriend opened his bedroom door to find that the bedroom was now a small cupboard with shabby walls hung with old tools and pictures torn out of magazines.
Other items – the unnecessary sort all utility rooms hold – included a tower of empty egg cartoons and an old broom.
According to Reddit user and prank victim sal_marin, his girlfriend had to push through the purple painted ‘wall’ to reveal the ‘magic’ of his original room.
While the victim was left quite taken aback by his friends’ efforts, he did note that this was the ‘first serve’ of a few volleys.
Aka, they haven’t seen the last of him.
Braids, plaits, any other weaving hair technique: it’s having a total moment.
First Kim Kardashian made us all want to start wearing our hair in boxer braids. Then we were obsessing over the mindblowing plaits on Instagram.
Now, the new hair trend we all need to be trying is the cobra braid.
Created by Aveda guest artist Jon Reyman for the Leanne Marshall New York Fashion Week show, the cobra braid is the coolest way to take your ponytail to a… Read the full story
Cities have a special magic of their own.
Whether you love cities best for their architecture, culture, people or food, you know there’ll be something to capture your imagination.
If you’re a city person you’ll always be on the look out for a new one to visit.
Be warned, you’ll have serious wanderlust after reading this.
Here are 50 of the best cities to visit around the world.
1. Budapest, Hungary
Architecture, culture, bohemian flair.
If you love coffee and have a passion for art, you’ll love these cute little postcards.
Each card consists of a small sketch – but there’s a catch. The sketches aren’t completed.
You’re not being ripped off with unfinished products though. The plan is that you complete the artwork yourself.
You just need to use the postcards as a coaster for your coffee – or tea if you have it dark enough – and that annoying ring of coffee that collects at the bottom of the cup and stains your tables actually becomes useful for once: the coffee circle connects… Read the full story
There are not many days that cannot be improved by a video of a tiny fox cub growing up. Trust us. It’s adorable, and it makes everything better.
Wildlife Aid just shared a video of one of their fox cubs filmed from birth to five weeks old.
Oh, and for each stage in the cub’s life, they filmed her with the same teddy bear – for scale and added cuteness.
It’s pretty amazing how fast she grows. within a month, she goes from a little baby struggling to stand on her own paws, to a little fox attacking the bear she’s… Read the full story
A man from California has come to his girlfriend’s rescue after she was hit with a bill for thousands of dollars in medical expenses.
James Stewart Paniagua, 22, found a way around girlfriend Brianna’s veterinary bills, which she faced after her dog lost the use of his back legs.
He made him a DIY doggy trolley.
Three-year-old Pomeranian Benny’s health problems began all of a sudden, when he woke up one morning unable to move his back legs, dragging them as he tried to walk.
After rushing him to the vet, the couple were informed that Benny would need surgery in order to get the use of hind legs back –… Read the full story
Viola Wang has been in a long distance relationship with her boyfriend for three years.
Having experienced all there is to experience when dating someone who lives thousands of miles away, she decided to capture what it’s really like via these sweet illustrations.
Inspired by British Illustrator Philippa Rice’s comic Soppy, Viola has created a series showing the situations many long distance couples face.
She hopes to show through her illustrations that although maintaining a relationship with someone who’s far away can be tough, when you know that you are with ‘The One’, everything seems worthwhile.
Have you ever wondered why Apple felt the need to add the letter ‘i’ before each of their products?
Maybe you believed it stood for ‘internet’ – or perhaps you just assumed it was their… Read the full story
We all know that brunch isn’t just for eating anymore. It’s for Instagramming. You stretch your arms upwords, blindly tapping as you try to take the perfect photo of your runny yolk.
You give in. You become that annoying person standing on a chair to take a photo of your food. You ignore the disdainful looks and take your photo.
Three likes later, you’re filled with disappointment. Was your yolk not yellow enough? The tablecloth not a perfectly contrasting shade of blue? It’s the eternal struggle.
And now, finally, some app developers have answered our prayers and come up with an app specifically designed… Read the full story
With a little bit of magic, a group of students in the Himalayas were able to play a game of Quidditch, broomsticks and all.
And by magic, we of course mean the magic of photography.
Anshu Agarwal, 25, is a freelance photographer and traveler currently working as a teacher in an isolated Himalayan village in Garhwal, Utterakhand. To help his students along with their English lessons, Anshu started showing Harry Potter films each Sunday.
The students, as you’d expect, fell in love with the stories, and said they wanted to become witches… Read the full story
You might have considered skiing at Easter to be a) too expensive. b) too crowded. c) too close to the end of the season for snow.
But actually, Easter can be the perfect time to ski – particularly in the less commercial resorts, of which Bad… Read the full story
Feminist_Tinder is an Instagram account that specialises in the dumb things men have said to women on Tinder.
And while we all know not ALL men are like this, we can’t deny she really does do a good job picking out all the bad eggs.
But recently, one particular snapshot got all the attention.
A guy made a sexual proposition to a fan of the Feminist_Tinder account before the pair had even exchanged simple conversation.
It’s what everyone’s striving for: live past 100, have a party to celebrate, and get interviewed on live TV. Mostly so you can make up a ridiculous ‘tip for living forever’ that everyone will then follow.
For Flossie Dickey, however, that happiness just can’t compare to a good nap.
On her 110th birthday on February 18, Flossie was visited by a reporter from Good Day Spokane, Nichole Mischke.
And when we say that Flossie truly did not give a flying f*** about the honour of being interviewed for live TV, we truly do mean it.
