So as some of you may be aware from my previous Blogs, my Mother unfortunately has terminal cancer. She hasn’t got long left. it is because of this that I have started to rethink how I want the rest of my life to be and do the things that bring me and those around me…
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Do it before you Die.
Feeling sexy is brilliant, it is the reaction we receive from our sexiness that is not…
When I look at this photograph of myself I think “damn girl, you look sexy!” Isn’t that wonderful for us to feel? It is so pleasing when your outfit comes together and your hair and make-up (if you choose to wear it) is on point. it can make all the difference to ones confidence…
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This needs to end NOW!
So I plucked up the courage to showcase some of my blogs to a writers help group on Facebook. As most of you know it can be extremely emotional and even painful to write about subjects we find difficult and of experiences that have caused us years of misery. This has definitely been the case…
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A New Direction…
Forget the old me who used to feel I couldn’t do things because of how I looked…it’s time for a change. Embrace who you are!
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Don’t Make Body Image the Centre of Our Universe.
I have fluctuated in weight over the years from my heaviest at nearly 24 stone to my smallest at 9. I am now the picture on the right. I am now able to eat a meal without throwing it all up. I can take in the nutrients that my body needs to function properly and…
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Body image and our feelings of inadequacy.
Today I want to talk about inadequacies. More specifically our feelings of inadequacy and where they come from. For me, my feelings of being inadequate arose from my negative body image and the way that most people in my life regarded me as somewhat a failure because of my size. Whether it is conscious or…
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#Curves don’t mean can’t!!
I have been thinking a lot lately about what exactly changed about my life when I lost a huge amount of weight? What did I do differently? It is definitely true that I found it easier to walk, to dance, to make love but looking back I never let my weight or what I looked…
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How do you remember your Mother?
It’s a very perculiar thing to think about while your mother is still alive: How do you remember her? But an even stranger thing is to look at the person who is in fact your mother and not recognise her. What I see now is not how I align myself with the picture I have…
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Choo Choo! Here comes The Vintage Express!!
Amazing 1940s weekend filled with steam trains, lindy bopping and war nostalgia.
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