Happy Valentine’s Day! I am so out of my mind excited today. No, I don’t have a date. I am getting my nails done and I will be ordering the expensive Chinese, but these are not the reason...
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For a big-time reader and small-time writer, my vocabulary is rather poor. Don’t get me wrong, I know a lot of words, it’s just that I find I don’t know their definitions all that well. A few years a...
May I direct your attention to the Stratejoy Essay Contest for a minute or two? The prompt was: “How do you live life on your terms?” I spent close to two weeks writing almost 5000 words ...
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My world is littered with stories of men and women who are supposedly in love. A friend tells me a story about a friend of a friend. She married a man who had cheated on her for months. Everyone knew...
It’s time I told you something important. Please don’t judge me. Here goes… I keep a box of Special K cereal next to my bed. At all times. I hide it when people come over because I ...
_____ “It goes Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day. Is that fair to anyone who’s alone? If you didn’t get around to killing yourself on Christmas or New Year&...
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Then Me: I’m going to send him a message ’cause see I need help with this thing that only he knows. Her: You don’t need to send him a message. Can’t you Google it, instead? Me...
I was talking to myself today. On the street, where there were people with eyes and ears. I wasn’t really aware of them though. You do what you need to do to get where you want to go. I wasn’t random...
My brother has the unfortunate position of being the only real male role model I have in my life. Hang on, let me rephrase that. I have the unfortunate position of having him as my male role model. I...
When I first invite friends over to my house, I give them directions for the longer route. These directions include main roads that everyone knows and landmarks that are real landmarks. I tell them t...
Over curry and wine, I told Alexia about the two hours I spent feeling completely sorry for myself on Sunday. “Lordy! I was such a drama queen,” I said rolling my eyes at myself, “I...
Last night I found myself at an exclusive resort. Someone was getting married and everyone I have ever met in my life was there. They were all in different rooms having fun, except for me. I was runn...
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Two months ago, I asked a photographer friend to take a few photos of me. I’d done some work for him last year and he wanted to repay the favour through some professional photos. By the time we...
There are too many people I know planning for their Plan Bs. They’re starting to research their exit strategies. Those who have the means are considering Australia, others South Africa, America or En...
I found this darling blog the other night and instantly fell in love with Alex’s illustrations and his thoughts on stuff no-one ever told him about people, the world and life. These are only a ...
I finally took some time to translate my interview that appeared in the January issue of Glamour magazine (The Greek Edition). I was interviewed by the Senior Editor -Danai Christopoulou - and she as...
Accept your limitations. And then amplify your strengths. (I couldn’t leave my house for a really long time. That was limiting, yo. I amped up everything I could do that was within my reach. I finall...
My New Year’s Eve turned out better than I expected. I prettied myself up, I bubbled, I giggled, and I stayed out until a little after I was done. I was done after I lost all my chips at Poker....
I’ve always been particularly superstitious about New Year’s Eve. This is weird because I’m not superstitious about anything else. (Except, I’m also superstitious about the Ol...
While I prepare for a New Year, I’ve taken a break from sharing new stories. Instead, I’m dipping into my archives and sharing past posts that have been pushed down into my blog’s abyss. ...
The New Year is just around the corner and while I’ve been getting ready to make some changes, I’ve been sharing past posts that you might have missed. I laughed out loud while reading th...
While I prepare for a New Year, I’ve taken a small break from blogging. Except, that’s not really true, is it? I did post about my interview in the January issue of Glamour Magazine. Get ready ...
Today, my face, my thoughts and my book are staring back at me from the glossy pages of a national magazine. If you’d told me this would happen a year ago, I wouldn’t have laughed in your face,...
While I prepare for a New Year, I’ve taken a break from sharing new stories. Instead, I’m diving into my archives and finding past posts that still resonate with me (and hopefully you) years af...
While I prepare for a New Year, I’ve taken a break from sharing new stories. Instead, I’m dipping into my archives and sharing past posts that have been pushed down into my blog’s abyss. This t...
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