self-confidence

Feeling better now (part 1)

June 14, 2012

If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you’ll be aware I’m prone to a bit of navel-gazing. It seems, to me anyway (and quite frankly it IS all about me!), that this has actually been even more evident over recent months. I’ve spent some time thinking about this… Suddenly I’m contemplating mindful [...]

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Desperately seeking… validation

December 22, 2011

“I cannot bear to think that he is alive in the world… and thinking ill of me.” You may (or may not) be aware that I’m a bit of a Pride and Prejudice fan; both of the Jane Austen novel and the BBC mini series (for I refuse to watch the Keira Knightly film version [...]

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Awesomeness and affirmations

December 6, 2011

You may have noticed that every so often I get motivated to do a positive and upbeat post. Yes, I know… you can count them on one hand. Usually (in those posts) I promise to be more of a glass half-full person and go away with my tail between my legs, only to return full [...]

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Missed opportunities

October 14, 2011

It will shock and devastate you (I’m sure) to know that this post is NOT about my state of childlessness and singledom. No indeedy. It’s about something far more important – as I’m sure you will agree. It’s about clothes. Yes indeedy… clothes. You may recall – as I’m sure you have a eidetic memory, [...]

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Full of awesome

September 19, 2011

So… I had most of today’s blog post pre-written but events since the return to my own humble abode have caused me to shelve it. It was an upbeat peppy post you see, but now I’m frankly not in the mood. (Insert grumpy face here!). At some ungodly hour this morning (well, okay, it was [...]

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A long way from home

August 24, 2011

One of the highlights of the past few weeks for me was the Finale party celebrating the last round of the weight loss program I’m on. The program is offered three times a year and has been going for a little while, but the May – August round was my first. I did as well, [...]