Women sharing life together
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I came across this piece written by Shirley Conran and really wanted to share it with you as it gets to the heart of the relentless “everything-ness” of the working Mum! Don’t take it all as gospel, take from it what works for you. Personally, I was reminded that I don’t need to do all [...]
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I really wanted to write about this one this month as I’ve become acutely aware of people who are uncomfortable with eye contact. It’s one of those things that easily flies under the radar unless it is pointed out. We run around at a million miles an hour, we text, email and if we’re lucky [...]
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Do you dread Valentines Day? Does it come around each year and force you into facing the reality an unfulfilling relationship or lack of one that you don’t really want to be reminded of? Does it feel like yet another Hallmark capitalist money grabbing man made occasion that you feel compelled to indulge in? Or [...]
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Do you feel like 2010 just chewed you up and spat you out? Are you reeling from a whirlwind year of a million things happening but yet you can’t really remember anything significant? ….or particularly good? Were you standing there on New Year’s Eve holding your glass saying “well there goes another year then” ? [...]
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How many times have you gone through life just this last year and made decisions based on “it seemed like a good idea” or “it made sense at the time” when your gut was telling you otherwise?? How many times have you looked back and said “I wish I trusted my instincts”? It goes against [...]
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If you have noticed your relationship taking a bit of a battering as you juggle all your responsiblities in life, don’t worry, you’re not alone! It might be that it hasn’t necessarily taken a battering, but that it is just slipping further and further down the list of priorities that fill your waking hours be [...]
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You know the phrase “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”…? well actually, it’s not only WHO you know, but also HOW you go about knowing them! Ever wondered why someone with less ability than you seems to go further and do better than you? Is there someone who just seems to get [...]
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Bullying?… Not just in the playground … By Alice Todd For three years I, Alice Todd, was bullied. There, I’ve said it! That wasn’t so hard … it’s taken me seven years to admit it out loud because I wasn’t bullied at school. I was bullied at work. I was 30 years old, in a [...]
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Feminism is an incredibly broad arena which we can discuss at different levels. This post is purely about how the affect of feminism has changed the way we have long term / life partner / marital relations….. There was an interesting inteview in the papers this month with Fay Weldon, author and feminist icon saying [...]
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We’ve all been there, like we’ve all been learner drivers, we have all been single. So when did the “them” and “us” suddenly happen? Yes I put my hand up, I am single. But does something happen? Do you forget you were ever single when you meet someone? Forgive me, it has been awhile. It’s [...]
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