True Breakup Story: Dinner with the Ex

February 19, 2010
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Thanks to Charlotte for writing this, it is good timing as we look at the no contact rule.  She has a wonderful blog about her breakup survival at mypixieblog.com. Check out more of her writing!
The “No Contact” rule is an especially difficult one for me to follow and I‘m ashamed to admit that I have [...]

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Things Just Haven’t Gone To Plan…

February 15, 2010

2010 is to be the year things go smoothly – I thought – I deserve it after last year.  If only we could control the universe in that way!  This week I had a trip to the hospital, a leak in the bathroom has caved in the downstairs bedroom ceiling, someone stole my phone and [...]

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How to Recognize the Cool New You

February 12, 2010

To balance all these posts about No Contact, it’s good to look forward to more positive things and get back into working out your new dreams and goals.  I promised you a while back to spend some time on working out your new goals, and now with my writing groove back on, let’s get started!
We [...]

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Break Your Addiction by Going No Contact

February 11, 2010
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So you’ve done it.  Or he’s done it.  Someone’s done it and you’re on your own.  Not that it’s sunk in yet that you are single, on your own, footloose, fancy-free, unattached, unencumbered, free to do as you wish.  No matter how you name it, it doesn’t feel real.   You’re sitting on your bed staring [...]

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Charlotte’s New Single Life

February 10, 2010

One of my readers has started her own blog about her breakup that I think you should check out.  The lovely Charlotte has started mypixieblog.com which I can recommend.  One of her latest posts is on what doesn’t suck about living alone – a great read and fun comments too!
She says:
‘This blog details my journey [...]

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How J.K. Rowling Used Failure to Become a Success

February 9, 2010
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J.K. Rowling is someone I admire.  What an amazing mind to have written those books – Harry Potter is a wonderful world to lose yourself in.  A friend recommended this video where she talks about two things: The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination. No matter what stage you are at [...]

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Going No Contact – My Story

February 8, 2010

Going No Contact is a tough thing to do, so I am putting together a series of posts to help you through this time.  This will keep you motivated to keep with your goal of staying away from your ex – when what you really want to do is scream at him, to talk [...]

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Getting Out of a Funk

January 13, 2010

So what to do when you are depressed and sad and want to get out of feeling bad?  After my horrific last year there were some tricks I had to get myself through:

I let myself be miserable at first.  I shut the door, hid away from people and had a time when I felt sorry [...]

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Good-bye 2009, hello 2010

January 11, 2010

I haven’t written for a while – 2009 ended badly and I couldn’t focus on my blog.  I had a bad year in general in 2009, but I kept trying to keep my positivity going saying ‘there are many great things about 2009.’  Indeed there were many great things about 2009 that I am thankful [...]

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Dreaming Big Dreams: Working Out What is Important

December 9, 2009

There are a lot of books out there that talk about visualizing your way to success – and setting goals is part of the process.  I particularly like The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – as the author, leadership expert Stephen Covey does not just go on about making loads of money (as some [...]

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