Happy Friday,Its been a while! I use this phrase more than I should, its a guilty procrastinators way of subtly apologising for their incompetence. For those that care, I am back! With a video blog o...
Happy Friday,I finally got around to posting this video blog! I recorded it a few weeks back (before I went very blonde at the front of my hair) and kept procrastinating, hence why it didnt go up. Al...
Any child of immigrants will attest to the fact that there is a moment you realise your home life is distinctively different from that of your peers. Mine came when I was corrected on my pronunciatio...
The discourse surrounding men and their behaviour is rather polarised. On one side we have those who believe all (or at the very least most) men cheat, lie, have commitment issues, dislike hard work,...
In my second year of university I selected a module called "The History of European Political Ideas" Its focus was on classic philosophical texts that have come to underpin European political...
Happy Friday : )Hope youre all well!I dont think Ive ever published a video blog back to back, so this is a first. This vlog is about a journey Ive been on in the last 9 or so months. I have a habit ...
Happy Friday!I video blogged. I know its astonishing considering my output on the video blogging (and blogging) side hasnt been what it should. For that Im sorry, I need to learn how to balance thing...
As a result of my last post I received a number of emails asking the same question. “Christiana, how do you spot a man with potential?” The problem with answering this question is potential is a nebu...
When people inquire about a single woman’s love life it’s rarely for the sake of inquiring. Theres always a motive. The motive is usually to infer and then interfere. Not that they view it as interfe...
Note: The above picture has nothing to do with the post. It’s just a subtle hint concerning what Valentine’s gift I’d like. YSL Tribtoo’s in emerald green or Louboutin fred flats. I’m a 39…. A few da...
A few days ago I read an article over at Salon.com on a study about the sexual cost of female success. As you all know I’m wary of studies that attempt to ascertain why successful women are single. I...
Happy Friday : )Its been a while since I last blogged and its been months since my last video blog. Today I thought Id kill two birds with one stone.The vlog is basically about caring less about what...
I’d like to start my first blog post of the year by wishing you all a Happy New Year! I hope you all have an incredible 2011. I hope when diffidence rears its ugly head you remember that everything y...
We have finally reached the last day of the year! I write that sentence with much joy because this hasnt been my best year. To describe 2010 as my annus horribilis would be an awful act of ingratitud...
I’d love to believe that soon the unconquerable forces; God, fate and the universe, will unite to ensure that I meet “The One”. And from that moment on two individual stories will become forever one....
If you’d asked me at thirteen where I saw myself a decade from then, Im quite sure I wouldnt have described where I am now. Its with a mixture of disappointment and despair; I find myself, aged 23, n...
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasnt arrived yet. I hav...
Before I start today’s post….1) If you have some spare time over Christmas, please sign up to volunteer with Crisis at one of their homeless shelters. I volunteered last year and intend on doing so t...
I recently received an email from a reader, which can be summarised down to the following:• The reader and her male best friend have been friends for years. Despite accusations of them being more tha...
I write this post in memory of friendships past. Those men and women who came into my life for a season of time and have left an indelible mark. Some of us parted amicably, others naturally and some ...
Working on “The Tip” has meant I’ve literally had no free time and after being reprimanded by my family and friends, last weekend I decided I would relax. I failed woefully.On the upside, I finally l...
Hi Everyone!How I have missed blogging! This hiatus has reminded me how much I genuinely enjoy blogging and precisely why I do it. As some of you know, most of my time since the beginning of August h...
Procrastination is opportunitys natural assassin. Victor KiamTwo weeks ago I came across an article in The New Yorker on procrastination.Sidebar: It’s a lengthy piece but if you have the time read it...
It’s been a week since I last blogged and instead of apologising for what could be perceived as flakiness, I thought I’d explain what I’ve been up to.At the beginning of August I had a conversation w...
A while back I wrote a blog called ‘The Drought’ in which I attempted to debunk the myth that good men are in decline. I argued that they weren’t becoming extinct but certain factors were at work cau...
Its been a while but I finally got around to it. Yes, Ive done a video blog! Its on a life principle Ive recently implemented in my life and has helped closed the gap between goal formulation and goa...
If you read this blog regularly you’ll be aware that Im not the biggest fan of watching films or going to the cinema. Despite a public vow that I would change, I’ve only been to the cinema once this ...
"How do you stay positive, and live your life when everyone around you and you yourself r negative??? Would love you to do a blog on this or personal tips thank you xx"CandiceWe are born into...
Whilst at a dinner party, a friend of mine directed a question solely towards the single women in the room. ‘If you met Mr Right today do you think it’d work out? Answer honestly!’ Roughly half of us...
If I had to rank the questions I’m most frequently emailed, ‘How do I get over someone?’ would be in the top 5. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Heartbreak is one of the unavoidable consequen...
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