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BMI, and other insults
Read more: BMI, and other insultsThe Weight of the Matter Last time I said I would unpack my high-stakes soul stuff. I’m going to start with the bane of my existence: my effing weight. Most of my life I’ve been… you know… just over the limit. Not thin. Never completely comfortable in a swimming costume. I never really felt “fat,”…
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DIY it!
Read more: DIY it!The Loud Counters & The DIY Domino Effect The last time we spoke, I mentioned giving the kitchen a fresh lick of paint to welcome the new cooker. Since the hardest part of any project is starting—and we’d already cleared that hurdle—we decided to ride the momentum and tackle some long-overdue DIY. (Having guests staying…
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The Week…
Read more: The Week…of the Great Cooker Tantrum (and Other Disasters) I had one of those weeks. No, honestly. It started last Sunday with us actually trying to be ahead of schedule with the Christmas tree for a change… except the garage door refused to open. We replaced the remote battery, as you do, because of course it…
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No Offence
Read more: No OffenceRather have some cake… Every now and then, the cards falls in a way that feels less like guidance and more like a gentle nudge to the ribs. Recently, I pulled a card whose message was simple but annoyingly wise: take no offence (Sonia Choquette, The Answer Is Simple—love these). At first, I rolled my eyes. We all know this.…
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When the hormones shifted, so did I.
Read more: When the hormones shifted, so did I.A while back, I saw a clip of a man explaining how, during menopause, the hormones that usually make women put others first, begin to leave the body—creating space for women to start thinking about themselves (how profound!). I know it’s not everyone’s truth, but it is mine, and it resonated deeply with me. Before…
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CREATE
Read more: CREATEThe CREATE Oracle Card: Awakening the Power of New Beginnings The create card is a lovely, scary thing. This card are the moments in life when the voice inside you clears its little throat because it is time for more. When the CREATE oracle card appears, it is one of those moments. This card is…
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Lets start at the very beginning
Read more: Lets start at the very beginningI grew up in a society that I now recognise, only in retrospect, as deeply strict and religious. Subjects such as astrology were considered dangerous – satanic even. Naturally, that was the spark for my first wave of teenage rebellion. I still remember borrowing (without permission) a friend of my mother’s copy of Linda Goodman’s…
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Old Teens
Read more: Old TeensThe thing about being midlife is that we’re the teenagers of old people. We’re not young anymore, but we’re not old either. Just like teenagers — no longer children, not yet adults — we’re in transition. We’re saying goodbye to youth and bracing ourselves for old age. Our bodies, once again, are casualties in a…