Giving up the ghost
Don’t let ghosts spook you – exorcise them.
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Advice to my 20-year-old self
There’s no such thing as no strings attached. While we remain emotionally-driven creatures there will always be strings. It’ll get you in the end. Life’s not fair but you can be. Compassion and fairness are your major strengths. Hold them close and in the very least be consistent. Kiss chase is for playgrounds. If he’s […]
Read MoreTake a break to prevent yourself breaking
Pppffft. Do you ever feel like that? Pppffft. Like a balloon deflating. There’s a billion things to do but instead I do nothing. Feel useless, hopeless. No cause for celebration. There’s a puncture and I’m taking myself down. Bah. Pppffft. I am useless and hopeless. See how these feelings run away, spiral out of control? […]
Read MoreStep outside your comfort zone and admire the view
“It is not that I am so smart. But that I stay with the questions much longer.” – Albert Einstein. Hey folks! It’s been a little while since I last published a post here; not for lack of interest but because I’ve been so darn busy. It’s been a fun time; I’ve explored new places […]
Read MoreLife with and without alcohol: then and now
Waking up miles from where I should be? I’m better off without that drama in my life!
Read MoreBreaking free from being busy
We all say we’re busy but are we really? And are we doing the right things, those that make us truly happy and unleash our awesomeness? Here’s how I changed my focus from busy to productive – and how you can too.
Read MoreThe power of anger – a force for good
Let’s talk anger. Like many, I tend to keep my rage quiet. Why? Because from a young age you’re told anger isn’t cool, it’s NOT a good look. For a little girl growing into a woman society tells you anger is unseemly; it’s not something a female should show, so the practice of masking it […]
Read More280 days sober: reflections on an alcohol-free life
Lessons I’ve learned from leading an alcohol free lifestyle.
Read MoreFemale authors who changed my world: Honouring women for World Book Day and IWD 2019
Tonight my Facebook feed is peppered with pictures posted by proud parents of their poppets dressed up for World Book Day. In less than three hours, it will be International Women’s Day (IWD). I am hoping to see photos of kids skipping off to school as Suffragettes. Somehow I don’t think it’ll happen. Maybe it’s […]
Read MoreMy tips on being more resilient
I haven’t been well recently. I was floored by a virus for the best part of a week and it’s left me with a cough you’d expect from a 20-a-day B&H smoker. I had a few sobs here and there; rasping little pity parties for one, but really looked after myself. I slept, took tablets, […]
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