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Monthly Archives: December 2012
50@50 review: numbers 11-20
Here is my review of the second section of my 50@50 list. Write 50 blog posts – Including this one, I’ve managed to write 64 posts in 2012. Read 50 books – Earlier this week, I posted my list of the … Continue reading
Habits of a lifetime
I’m reading The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, which is appropriate for this time of year when people start making the New Year’s resolutions. I’ve only just started but it’s a fascinating read and already I can see how the … Continue reading
Posted in DP Challenge, Life thoughts
Tagged books, challenge, Dpchallenge, learning, life, motivation, new year, psychology, reading, thoughts, wellbeing
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Job search: how’s that CV coming along?
It might be the holiday season but that doesn’t mean that I allow myself to lose focus of my goals and projects. Each day, I’ve spent ten to fifteen minutes working on my skills-based CV. I’ve completed the eduction and … Continue reading
Posted in Job search
Tagged challenge, learning, life, motivation, organisation, time, work, writing
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Books of the year
At the beginning of 2012, I set myself the challenge of reading 50 books and signed up to Goodreads, a website which makes it easy and satisfying to track your progress. I generally stick to fiction; however, this year I … Continue reading
Posted in Book ends, DP Challenge
Tagged ali shaw, books, challenge, dan kieran, Dpchallenge, happiness, inspiration, learning, poetry, reading, review, reviews, the girl with glass feet, the idle traveller, travel
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Immortalised in stone
If my personal sculptor were to carve a statue representing the past year of my life, it would be similar to The Three Graces and would embody the three qualities that have defined me most this year, namely belief, focus … Continue reading
Posted in DP Challenge
Tagged belief, challenge, couture, crochet, dancing, Dpchallenge, fear, focus, fun, happiness, harmony, inspiration, life, motivation, NaNoWriMo, new year, relationships, running, sewing, thoughts, wellbeing, writing
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The ghost of Christmas present
Was there a special gift you wanted as a child? There is so much expectation at Christmas and subsequently ample opportunity for misunderstanding and disappointment. I don’t recall exactly how old I was but let’s assume I was about twelve, that … Continue reading
Posted in DP Challenge
Tagged childhood, Christmas, Dpchallenge, family, learning, life, memories, parenting, presents
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Bag of fun
Hubby has been asking for some laundry bags for a while – so long in fact that I think he’s given up hoping – so I thought I’d surprise him. Now that I’m a more patient sewer, I decided to … Continue reading
Job search: step 2 – a skills-based CV
Today I’ve done some research on skills-based CVs and found an example of what one actually looks like. The main headings are: Personal statement Skills Education Work Additional information Referees The areas covered in the section on skills are: communication planning … Continue reading
Job search: the first steps
There comes a time when you wake up and realise that the path you are on is not the one that you should be taking so yesterday, after months of careful consideration, I quit my job. Today is the first … Continue reading
Posted in Job search
Tagged challenge, change, CV, happiness, inspiration, learning, London, motivation, organisation, wellbeing, work
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50@50 review – numbers 1-10
As I’ve just had another birthday, I thought it would be an opportune moment to review my 50@50 list to find out how it was coming along. Here is an update of numbers 1 to 10. 1. Tea at the … Continue reading
Posted in Fun at 50
Tagged animals, challenge, climbing, competition, dancing, exercise, experiences, fear, fitness, fun, happiness, holidays, karaoke, life, lifestyle, London, motivation, NaNoWriMo, poetry, reading, short story, travel, volunteering, wellbeing, work, writing
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