Poor old January - no other month carries the burden of expectation more heavily. Right from the get-go we launch ourselves in to a brand new year with high hopes and short memories. Damn You 2016. This year we will be different. We will lose those sodding last 5 kilos, we will stop buying over-priced lattes so one day all those $3.50s will buy us a house, we will refrain from wasting our lives MORE +
Rules for Life: 5 Steps to a Suck-Free Life.
It is a truth universally known that most things in life matter less than you think. So let's not over-complicate it. Follow these 5 Rules for Life and you may never end up being a rock-star but at least you will still be a decent human being. Don't be Boring: Be anything but this. To be described as boring means you are definitely doing something wrong. Don't be an Arsehole: It's not MORE +
Important Life Lesson – No. 146
Being Late makes you look a bit crap. It sends the not so subtle signal to the person waiting for you that YOUR time is more important than theirs. It makes you look not only disorganised but also someone who can't be relied on. It makes the flustered first 15 minutes when you do eventually get there all about you. The rules about when to arrive are pretty simple according to MORE +
Having Children: Once upon a time when you LOST YOUR MIND.
Having children does not make your life smell like talcum powder but it does make you understand what it feels like to ferret around for a bogie in someone else's nose. When mine were younger I would sometimes glance in the driving mirror and freak out seeing two small people in the back of the car and realise it was my responsibility to actually make sure they stayed alive for like, ever. It's MORE +
Is Your Glass Half-Full? Drink up – truth is it doesn’t matter too much.
Today’s five-minute wisdom comes mostly courtesy of Hugh Mackay – a man so well-adjusted that I can do little more than concur. In his book ‘The Good Life – What makes a life worth living’ he reminds us to: Stop striving to be so damn happy all the time. Doing so can actually have the reverse effect – ‘If you encourage people to pursue happiness single-mindedly as their primary goal, either MORE +
Is Talking Compulsory (and other things you wish you could ask your Uber Driver)?
1998 - Don't get in Stranger's Cars. Don't Meet People from The Internet 2016 - Literally Summon Strangers from the Internet to get in their Car.* Looking at my bank statement you would think Uber was my third child so I thought it was time to shine the headlights on these strangers in whom we trust. Does my Uber Driver Like Me? Not sure if your chat is strong enough? Always wondered MORE +
Don’t be a Sugar-Plump Fairy – why NO SUGAR doesn’t have to mean NO LIFE.
I know, I know – there are few things in life more tedious than a nutritional convert – but bear with me. This is not a calorie-counting, life-ruining, joy-sucking type of suggestion. If you have read my post about How to Lose the Last 3 Kilos you will know I am not going to be winning a #fitspo award anytime soon. Life is short & food is awesome; but fructose my friend is the proverbial wolf MORE +
Mind Your Manners – A (Very Quick) Reminder to be Thankful
You could probably count on one hand the things I know about Buddhism. Be Present. Be Mindful (is this the same thing?) Be Thankful. Don't Kill Spiders. Wear a shed load of Orange. That said you don't need to be a self-help guru (which is lucky as I am not) to know that at least 3 of these concepts might make life less of a stress ball and a tad more Tibetan. Clue: Orange is MORE +
Important Life Lesson – No.129
Sometimes you simply can't do everything. And. That's. OK. This Get Happier post is brought to you by someone who is off to pour herself a very large wine. Illustration by the ridiculously talented @gemmacorrell MORE +
What if they don’t like me? – How to stop caring about people who don’t matter.
I have a friend, who used to be a friend until I realised just thinking of being around them sucked the will to live out of me. I was pretty keen to terminate this friendship but, by some insanity of logic, was worried that if I did, they might not like me anymore. Wtf? Was I genuinely concerned that someone, who I did not like and did not want in my life anymore, might-not-like-me? Idiot. It MORE +