Action doesn’t come from hope; hope comes from action. This is just like learning, or eating. You start learning or eating, and your appetite for it grows. I feel like I’ve been quite stagnant in my involvement in important social causes. On a personal level, I also feel like I’ve abandoned a lot of my … Continue reading What have I learned this year?
#11 – Cheer up, love
‘Why so touchy’ they ask? ‘I was only joking’ they sneer. What is it really like to be a woman? In the majority of contexts throughout human history, women have been repressed, their intelligence and skills suppressed, their fires extinguished. We are rising up, and it is about damn time. There has never been a … Continue reading #11 – Cheer up, love
#10 – What have we unlocked during lockdown?
It is nearing the end of June 2020 and this year has been so far from what we could have ever imagined eh? On the 2nd of January, I had already booked my flights for a two-week holiday to New Zealand. In our first team meeting of the year at work, I proudly proclaimed that … Continue reading #10 – What have we unlocked during lockdown?
#9 – Happy Monday (1st of June).
This weekend I went on my usual walks around where I live and I saw every bit of grass littered with humans. Some, in groups of two (partners - close together, or friends - like me - socially distanced but together). The rest were massive groups. There were barbeques, beer cans galore, splifs passed round. … Continue reading #9 – Happy Monday (1st of June).
# 8 – Romantic love
Happy lockdown 2020 all. Hope you're safe and well. I took a breather but I'm back and today, I'm writing about dating and our views of ourselves. Dating, much like all other facets of life, is an endless plethora of options, self-doubt and confusion. I did not stay in my small hometown in Bulgaria where … Continue reading # 8 – Romantic love
# 7 – Winter – a season for (self) love, not guilt
Hello there lovely humans! I have been absent for some time. In an earlier post I did reflect and ponder upon the importance of perseverance, adapting to more realistic goals and self-forgiveness and as such...I feel no shame in how long a new post has taken as, after all, here it is! This entry will … Continue reading # 7 – Winter – a season for (self) love, not guilt
# 6 – Realistic goals? #Goals
Alright! A month and a half after my last post...having hoped to write one every week. Oops! But then again, here's why these targets we set for ourselves kick us where it hurts...frequently. I'm a little bit of a dabbler. I dabble in a lot of things. Just reading that word brings about connotations, in … Continue reading # 6 – Realistic goals? #Goals
#5 – Periods. Let’s talk about that rollercoaster, shall we?
Dear lovely ladies and, perhaps, gentlemen. I'd like to talk a little bit about the insanity that is the female menstrual cycle (assuming it follows a semi-typical pattern, as I can only speak from personal and shared experience). As women, and hell, as human beings, on a daily basis, we have a lot of things … Continue reading #5 – Periods. Let’s talk about that rollercoaster, shall we?
#4 – Goodbye grandpa, hello life…
So, today I woke up to a text message letting me know that my grandfather had passed away. He was born in 1928 so he surpassed 90, which is definitely pretty good going. However, when any person who is in any way affiliated with your life, let alone a member of your family, dies – … Continue reading #4 – Goodbye grandpa, hello life…
#3 – Me, myself and I
Hello you wonderful humans! I hope you have all been enjoying the weekend, and life in general. Over in my neck of the woods, I had quite a busy weekend! I had made plans to fill it with multiple social activities, including some that are out of my comfort zone. I had then pre-empted that … Continue reading #3 – Me, myself and I
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