Bouncebackability

Turns out this is a real word, not one that I made up! It's pretty self-explanatory: a person’s ability to bounce back from a challenging situation For example, you attend an interview and don't get the job. Do you wallow and internalise it? Convince yourself that you're not good enough, that you'll never get a job … Continue reading Bouncebackability →

Your personal filing system

I'm a big believer in self-help and mind management, mostly based on my own experiences of how I've learnt and implemented things into my life that have transformed it. I was recently talking 'minds stuff' with someone and I used my favourite analogy of going through the filing cabinets of your mind. It's like we … Continue reading Your personal filing system →

Girl off-track

It happens to the best of us and sometimes it's what we need. Falling off-track serves as a necessary reminder of what we've learnt or how far we've come. Noticing that your habits and practices have dissolved and been replaced by your former unhelpful ways is just a sign to get yourself back on track. … Continue reading Girl off-track →

A different way

When you get into the routine of doing things a certain way, it might not even occur to you that there is a different or better way of doing things. After all you have your way and it works, it's comfortable and familiar. So, what does it take for someone who is set in their ways … Continue reading A different way →

Getting started

Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by all the things that I could be doing that I just don’t’t know where to start. And so I do nothing and then get frustrated at the time I’ve wasted. It’s not what I would call laziness because I’m often fine once I get started. Instead, it’s this feeling of ‘Where do … Continue reading Getting started →

Giving up

Sometimes when things look difficult the first thing you want to do is give up. After all there's no way you can do it. You're not smart enough, you'll fail or someone else can do it better than you. But sometimes it's more than that. Maybe the truth is that this difficult thing will force … Continue reading Giving up →

Petal picking and other ways to make decisions

You know that thing you do as kid or maybe just that thing in general of picking flower petals and saying 'he loves me, he loves me not'. Or maybe flipping a coin or rolling dice and saying 'if it lands on X then i'll...'. I recently started doing that again but with other things. … Continue reading Petal picking and other ways to make decisions →

From beginning to end (plus my favourite albums)

Music has played a significant part in my life from a young age. 90s and early 00s music brings back memories of childhood, growing up and my sisters. But it's only in the past couple of years that I've started listening to albums from beginning to end. Nothing compares to falling in love with an … Continue reading From beginning to end (plus my favourite albums) →

Always a dreamer

I think I've always been a bit of a daydreamer but also someone who can spend long amounts of time in their own thoughts and their own company. I did that so freely as a child and it's only really as I got older that it felt like it became an issue. I fell into … Continue reading Always a dreamer →

Waiting for flames

I was reflecting on an old friendship recently and I realised how empty and almost meaningless it had become. I think it's difficult to let go of a friendship where the passing of time has changed the way things were. But there's only so much you can give and there's only so much you should … Continue reading Waiting for flames →