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F is for fail!

8 July 2012

I was so proud of my efforts in June. I set a couple of (albeit fairly small) goals and I achieved them. Indeed, I’m still keeping up with my Photo-a-day challenge AND I’ve stayed away from my trigger / binge foods (although I was quite tempted to buy some chocolate yesterday!). But… when it comes [...]

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Infusing some play into our day

4 July 2012

Today’s photo-a-day theme is ‘Fun’. Because I’m so self-absorbed my first thought was, “Shit! What the hell am I going to take a picture of? I never have any fun!” And then I realised that ‘it’s not all about me’ and I could find some kids on school holidays to randomly photograph without freaking out [...]

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I spy… well, July

27 June 2012

About a month ago, in my diet blog, I committed to do a 30-day challenge. I’m not usually a fan of ‘challenges’ but was motivated to participate after watching a short clip by a guy called Matt Cutts (his TED talk is in my post). So, cynically I started the month of June with a [...]

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#NNB2012 – the important stuff

24 June 2012

In her (TGDM) blog yesterday, Tina posted (what she called) her obligatory ‘what I’m wearing/taking to the blogging conference’ post. As this is my first every blogging conference (other than a workshop I attended locally and enjoyed immensely) I am filled with excitement and – I must confess – a bit of trepidation, about Nuffnang’s Blogopolis [...]

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An idiot’s guide to speed-dating

17 June 2012

I’ve been moaning talking about my single status in my other blog and was telling a colleague I was worried I’d over-shared. A tad. She missed the entire point and proceeded to give me advice on ‘how to find a man’. Which was fine. We tossed about ideas for a while before her voice dropped a [...]

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Celebrity crushes

5 June 2012

The first celebrity I remember having a crush on was Dr Spock – of Star Trek fame. With the pointy ears. Yes… I know. Strange for a young girl. But rest assured, after that my fancies were more predictable – actors and athletes… you know, the usual. I’m pretty sure celebrity crushes are a common [...]