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  • sixty things

      As stolen from Larcy: 1. How old are you in five years? thirty six. wow. 2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? My boss 🙂…

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  • Change. Beginnings. Strength.

    Dear Daughter of Mine, Well, you’ve done it. You’ve taken the first step into the big, wide world. You’re flung, headfirst, into big school. And how you’ve grown. I am…

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  • My first thought for the year.

    1) Platitudes. I realise this is weird but, I loathe saying the following things: Happy New Year; Happy holidays; Happy Christmas; Happy Birthday. I know that sounds mean, but I…

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  • Twenty and Eleven…

      And there it is. My inboxes are at zero. My work to-do list is finished, crumpled and thrown in the bin (my personal to-do list is now over three…

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  • The extraordinary thing…

    There’s no secret that I’ve spent many years of my life relating to the fictional character of Bridget Jones. In truth, many of us girls can, but mine goes a…

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  • Real Steel – a peek into Nokia’s not-too-distant future?

    (and then sometimes, the boyfriend blogs for me…) I was fortunate enough to be invited to the premier of the upcoming film “Real Steel”, and to be honest, the film…

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  • D.

    I didn’t know you were ill. In the usual, stubborn-I-can-handle-this perspective towards life that we both share…I realise you probably didn’t want people to know. I get that. I get…

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  • Random fact for the day.

    Here’s my random fact for the day. I’m not a touchy-feely person. Yes, I am emotionally intense, and I get insanely passionate about things but, at the face of insincerity…

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  • Nando’s does it dictator style…

    You know what’s embarassing? Being at home, having the doorbell ring, and you answer the door…to someone who bears significant resemblance to Robert Mugabe…and he’s bringing you a present from…

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  • last night’s song

      Last night, just as I was putting her to bed, my daughter sang me a song. It went like this: I love you, Mommy, I love you I do.…

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