Are you a good listener? If you are a woman, then the chances are that you are a pretty good listener. But how good are you at listening to yourself? Does that sound like a completely foreign concept, even?
It’s a sad fact that most of us are completely out of touch with ourselves. We lack […]

What have you got to do today?
Let me ask that again: What have you GOT TO do today?
If you are anything like me, every day presents you with a long must-do list. We spend all our time saying, I’ve got to go on a diet, I must meet that deadline, I have to clean the bathroom, and […]

How do you feel about change? Some people crave it, find it exciting, love unpredictability, stepping into the unknown.
Not me. I hate change, resist it for as long as possible, cling on to the old and familiar. I’m one of those dull people who always order the same thing off a menu, because I know […]

I am. I’ll admit it. I’m a neat freak. I like a place for everything, and everything in its place. Shipshape and Bristol fashion. I cannot have any icons on my desktop. Or emails in my inbox (they all get filed in subfolders instead, so my inbox looks empty). I cannot take off my shoes […]

Have you noticed that the autumn / winter pattern magazines have started appearing? We’ve only just passed midsummer! And already we’re planning our winter knits. Now, I know that it makes sense to do that with knitting, because projects can take a long time, so you may want to start your winter cable knit sweater in […]