I have my gorgeous, lacy, blue hipster panty on today. Okay before you report me to the authorities, let me explain myself. Wearing that blue hipster makes me feel good about myself. Makes me feel like a confident, cool and sexy woman; that I could do anything I want. I know, sounds shallow and trivial [...]
Tags: attitude, clothes, life, self-image
Okay admit it. If you are not going to, I am. I am a perfectionist. There I said it. As a working mother, there simply was no room for anything else. No compromises. The sheets have to be creaseless; the management report free of spelling errors; meals must be nutritious; kids must be dressed nicely; husbands [...]
Tags: Martha, Nigella, Oprah, perfectionist, relax
When I first started work, I only had a pager. For those of you who remember, these are small gadgets that one could call with the phone number that you want the owner to call back on. Often, my dear husband (at that time my dear boyfriend) and I would send each other codes like [...]
Tags: changed, Family, laptop, life, mobile phone, technology
It is all about choices, isn’t it? Life is made up of choices that we all have to make. To marry or not, to marry this person or that, to have kids or not, to have 2 kids or 4, to work or stay home, to trust or not, to love or not – these [...]
As the year closes and the new year comes upon us, did 2009 meet your expectations? What expectations do you have of 2010? Did you get the promotion at work or the raise you expected? Did you close the deal you were hoping to close before the year end? Did you change your job? Did [...]
Tags: 2010, goals, great expectations, realistic, resolutions
“There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” – Brian Tracy Time. Something I don’t have enough. Too many things to do and too little time. Or, that is the excuse I give myself. Recently, I saw a video that showed a [...]
Tags: important, life, prioritise, time
There is a new TV series which has caught Dear Husband’s eye, called “Flash Forward“. Essentially, the story is about how the world blacked out AT THE SAME TIME, everyone, for 2 minutes and 17 seconds. In this short time, almost everyone is shown a scene from their own future,not now but in 6 months [...]
“Proactively Shape Your Life by Challenging Your Decisions Spend less time worrying about things and more time thinking about actions you can take to get closer to your goals, then actually take action. Ask for advice. You don’t have to figure everything out on your own. Look for information to help you make the [...]
I negotiate every day – at work and at home. I negotiate with my manager regarding my workload, I negotiate with my team regarding conflicts in datelines, I negotiate with my peers regarding assignments, I negotiate with my clients regarding what is in scope and what is not, I negotiate contracts and pricing. I negotiate [...]
Tags: agreement, conflict, negotiation
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