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I Was a Terrible Date

I Was a Terrible Date

14/11/2021
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Behaviour, Relationships

You can all lower your collective eyebrows, I am not dating. Although I have been considering the possibility. I waver somewhere in the no-man’s land…

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We Are Not Frogs

We Are Not Frogs

07/11/2021
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Behaviour, Life, Relationships

It takes a certain amount of discomfort to make changes. Last week I wrote about the frog staying in the increasingly hot pot of water….

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Comfort versus Discomfort

Comfort versus Discomfort

31/10/2021
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Behaviour, Relationships

Like the proverbial frog in the pot of increasingly hot water, sometimes we inure ourselves to growing levels of discomfort. It’s easy for most of…

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Transmogrifications

Transmogrifications

24/10/2021
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Life, Living Well

Calvin, of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes made good use of his transmogrifier — a cardboard box which had the power to transmogrify himself…

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On Dining Alone

On Dining Alone

03/10/2021
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Behaviour, Living Well

Living alone is one thing, but if I want to do things — and I do — it means that sometimes I will be by…

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A Free App?

A Free App?

14/03/2021
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Living Well, Opinion

As part of my self care goals for this year, I thought it would be a good idea to download an app that promised to…

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...Procrastinating...

…Procrastinating…

31/01/2021
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Behaviour, Writing

There must be a law of nature somewhere stating that the bigger the project, the more time needed to procrastinate beforehand.   I’ve let time…

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Second Wave, Second Wind

Second Wave, Second Wind

24/01/2021
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Living Well

My late husband used to say that the best part of a long run was the moment when the ‘second wind’ would kick in. Not…

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Pavlov's Dog

Pavlov’s Dog

22/11/2020
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Behaviour

When the power is out at your house, how many times do you flip the light switch while looking for the candles? Pavlov’s dog is…

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Add a Little Colour

Add a Little Colour

08/11/2020
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Living Well

There is a whole genre of psychology dedicated to the effect colour has on us. I feel like I could offer myself up as living…

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