yearly
Dear 2020
Looking over my ‘ Dear 2019 ’ post I actually felt really proud of myself. “in 2019 I am going to make me more important. Looking after myself, my needs, my wants, my feelings. Make me a priority and to look after myself, no matter what the consequences are.” “I've not had the best start to the year, but, I will not let that define how my year will be. …
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relationships
"You want the moon?"
One of my favourite movie quotes is the above from George Bailey in 'It's a Wonderful Life'. I rarely like romance films but this one got me so much that I have made two prints of the quote for my bedroom wall and have a moon with a lasso around it tattooed on me. When you're on dating sites you get asked a lot what you're looking for. I worke…
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quarter review
2019: THE FINAL QUARTER REVIEW
It always feels like starting a blog project is such a big commitment. There have been various that I have started or have wanted to start but then never followed through with. In March I decided that instead of writing monthly update posts, to instead write " Quarter Reviews ". I've really enjoyed doing it and it's been lovely looking back over a…
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relationships
She thought, "If I close my eyes I can't cry"
She laid on her bed, her pillow arranged in such a way that she could cuddle it for comfort. Curtains pulled closed. The world shut out. She felt them start, brewing away. The warmth and the tingle rising. She thought... "If I close my eyes they won't appear" "If I close my eyes they won't fall" "If I close my eyes, I can'…
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life experiences
Cocktails and Chopsticks
Despite a ridiculous journey the afternoon/evening before (because of a missed turn off and ending up a bit too close to the centre of London rather than being in Watford) I'd had a relaxing nights sleep but I woke up in the hotel on Thursday morning feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety. I've met and worked with some incredible people this year and headed…
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