Today our topic is perfectionism. Or thereabouts. Oh dear, perfectionism, what a trial that used to be! I allowed perfectionism, and its attendant functions of fear of failure, procrastination and…
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How do you feel about Christmas? Do you love it? Look forward to the togetherness, the food, the decorations and music? Perhaps you even enjoy the preparations and present buying….
My house is usually a mess. Here it is, in a photo taken this morning with no tidying done and dust on the beams. I’ve always been untidy and never…
Day 31, end of the UBC, 31st day of the year and my 31st blog post of 2013. Wow, glad I made it! I thought I’d have a little ponder…
Saturday’s Guardian published an extract from Oliver Burkeman’s book “The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking” (http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/15/happiness-is-being-a-loser-burkeman). I’m not drawn to read the book, and, if I…