Category Archives: Addiction

Feel the pain, but do it anyway

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

Despite having a comprehensive record of my thoughts, feelings, fears, decisions and activities over the past two and a bit years on this blog – a record that very clearly shows what’s good for me, what works for me and … Continue reading →

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What’s your role?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Before I plunge into today’s blog topic – What’s your role? – a quick plug for the Women of the World (WOW) festival that’s on at London’s Southbank Centre tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. I was at WOW 2012 and loved … Continue reading →

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Love me, love my guacamole

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

It was the pizza that did it. I was sitting in Pizza Express on London’s Southbank chatting with a friend when I spotted a notice on the table. It was one of those flimsy, upright cardboard things with a picture … Continue reading →

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Alone but not lonely

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

If I’d written this blog a day or two ago, as I stood with my feet in the Pacific Ocean surf and watched the sky turn pink above me, it would have read differently. Back then, as my toes sank … Continue reading →

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Our best interests

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Why is it so hard to act in our own best interests? Or, since I can’t speak for everyone – as much as I’d like to – I’d better rephrase that and ask why it’s so hard for me to … Continue reading →

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The final frontier

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise … Any Star Trek fans out there? I was a big fan, but that was many moons ago. Actually, this blog isn’t about space, although I did love … Continue reading →

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The life I want to lead

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Have you ever had the feeling that the life you’re leading is so far removed from what you want it to be or what you expected it to be at this age or stage of your existence? I had that … Continue reading →

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Be still my beating heart

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

I have a box of anti-depressants in my handbag. Citalopram to be precise. I’ve opened the box and read the leaflet but the foil is intact, the pills unswallowed. I picked them up after seeing my GP on Monday. They’ve … Continue reading →

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Every body beautiful

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Anger can sometimes get a bad wrap but it has its uses. In fact, it was anger that got me blogging. When I launched myself into the blogosphere some 18 months ago, I didn’t really know what I was doing. … Continue reading →

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Waiting for my honeymoon

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Yes, I’m waiting for my honeymoon. But before you fall off your chair, no, I haven’t gone and got married. Nor am I even remotely close. I don’t think exchanging a few emails with a couple of random guys on … Continue reading →

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