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We’ve had some lovely sunny days, and after some wonderful winter purchases, I’ve been warm enough to start thinking about a 2019 Signature Wardrobe Summer Plan. 2019 Summer Plan This year, I’m taking a slightly different tack from previous years, just to see how it goes. There are two main components: In previous years, I’ve worked on a street v…
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In 1954, Abraham Maslow posited that all people are driven to fulfil a basic set of human needs. Essentially, you start from your most basic needs (at the bottom of the hierarchy) and work up. Only when you have satisfied your biological needs can you think about your safety. And not until you feel safe enough, do you start wanting…
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The other day, our electricity went out, and I was a little surprised about how dependent on it we’ve become. Even though I’ve written about that before. Aside from the alarm not going off, the central heating didn’t kick in, the hot water tank didn’t stay hot, and even worse – the coffee machine wasn’t working! Not to mention, no…
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The Bureau of Meteorology is already predicting a long hot Summer. The garden is full of Spring Bulbs, and there’ve been some slightly warmer sunny days. So it’s time to get the 2019 Signature Wardrobe Winter Update out of the way so I can start thinking about my Summer plan. The 2019 Winter plan continued the basic eight outfits. 5…
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During August 2019, I took a few weeks off for some navel-gazing. And now I’ve started developing a new kind of normal. It’s been hard work. Naturally, it involved a hair cut and some new clothes. No new shoes just yet though. Virtue Jul Aug Notes Beauty: bodyI enjoy exercising my lean, healthy 59 kg body several times a week.•…
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The other day I was watching Men in Black: International, and among other things that made me laugh, were the red buttons. The “what I need right now” buttons that supercharge whatever thing they’re attached to. And as I thought about it more, I realised that a lot of movies, especially science fiction, feature some kind of button, usually red,…
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I’ve already mentioned it’s the time of Great Regret and my action plan for getting back on track. And as it turns out, it seems that around about this time every year, I hit the wall and need to take a break. So I’m taking a few weeks off to do and see interesting things, and get myself back on…
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I generally call myself a forward thinker, but just lately I’ve been thinking backwards. It’s been a time of Great Regret. Especially given my recent transplant rejection scare, the last few weeks have been stressful and overly emotional, I’m feeling tired and regretful. And quite frankly, I’m a bit stuck. When I was planning 2019, I mentioned Dean Wesley Smith’s…
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July 2019 featured the transplant rejection scare, the month when the Earth spun upside down on its axis and inside out. It was terrifying (and distracting) and isn’t all better, but it does give me a new sense of urgency and a desire to get things done. And I was going through all the tests and diagnosis as I reviewed…
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I don’t know about you, but it didn’t really occur to me that bees exist in Winter, even if they aren’t busy. Well, not until I saw a couple the other day. So I checked, and according to Amanda, they huddle together (like puppies) in winter to keep the Queen warm. And then as the weather warms, and the Spring…
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I’m fascinated by Harajuku style at the moment. At first glance, it’s a random collection of stuff screaming in your face, but take a closer look, and you’ll see all the building blocks of style in an ever-changing arrangement. In case you don’t know, Harajuku’s a playful mix of styles and colours, most commonly seen on teenagers hanging out at…
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Some days it seems that all around you are exhortations to be happy. And some days, it feels like you might as well try to be cheese as be happy. So, how do you go about Achieving Happiness? What is Happiness? According to my favourite Oxford English Dictonary, happiness is: 1. The quality or condition of being happy. 2. The…
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One of the 2019 Emerging Writers Festival workshops I enjoyed was Madeleine Dore’s Reaching the Finish Line, but it was mainly about overcoming fear. Overcoming Fear of What? I’m sure you won’t be surprised when I tell you that procrastination is all about Fear. Fear is like cancer; it’s not just one thing. Big F Fear is a word that…
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Seeing as I revised my 2019 planning and combined my 2017 and 2019 goals and themes in April 2019, a 2019 Mid-Year Review hardly seems worthwhile. But I feel like 2019 to date has sucked big time, and while I’m pretty sure that’s just recent events overshadowing the rest of the year, it’s a good idea to take another look…
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Due to a recent transplant rejection scare, I’ve lost track of June 2019. It took up a lot of brain power and time, but thankfully was just a scare. Though it’s really time to take myself in hand and make some changes. I seem to recall I felt quite positive at the end of the month, and it amazes me…
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