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Thoughts of Japan

March 12, 2011

A world of grief and pain,
Flowers bloom,
Even then.
Issa
I can’t get Japan out of my thoughts this past week. I cannot stop looking at the pictures and film of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster are heartbreaking – I am trying to reconcile the images with the Japan I know and love. My Facebook feed is full of [...]

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Chaos Quote: Susan Sarandon

March 10, 2011

The only thing I can talk about is just forgiving yourself, because I do not have everything together. And so I tell people: No, you should see my house, it’s a mess.
Susan Sarandon

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Chaos Reigns!

March 7, 2011

I haven’t been around here very much for the past few months – I’ve had a giant life change and with that has come chaos! I usually have pretty good habits: writing regularly, paying my bills on time, keeping a diary, having my home somewhat tidy. But then along came F – and F, like [...]

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Merry Christmas (+ recipe)!

December 25, 2010

I just want to wish you all the best Christmas with lots of wonderful hugs and good times with those you are close to. Enjoy, eat, drink and chat!
And if you are feeling adventurous this holiday season, you could try to make a traditional New Zealand dessert called a Pavlova. If you haven’t experienced such [...]

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Surviving the Holidays after a Breakup

December 23, 2010

Holidays can be a hard time when you are fresh from a breakup – romance seems to be everywhere, rubbing your nose in it.
1. Keep close to supportive people
This may or may not be your family – make sure you see people who are supportive and non-judgmental. Of course you can’t always choose who [...]

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I’m Back and New Year’s Dreams

December 23, 2010

Hello everyone! It’s been a crazy few months with a busy contract and it has meant that I have let my blogging go a bit but I am back and I am fat! Yes, finally after some very sad years of loss trying to have a family, it is finally going to happen in the next [...]

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Patience: in too much of a hurry to move on?

October 20, 2010

Who can blame you if you feel like you are in a hurry to get over your ex? Patience is something we often don’t have when we face an emotional upheaval like a breakup. Being stuck in grief and waiting to get used to the changes we face is not fun – no one [...]

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First Love Breakup Quote – Bonnie Tyler

October 13, 2010

And as we had a first love breakup story this week, I thought we’d have a breakup quote about first love as well. Yes I can remember mine – Greg. Had a George Michael look about him – we were both 16 and it was the 80s, so forgive me! And first love really didn’t [...]

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True Breakup Story – First Love

October 11, 2010

I had a wonderful email from M last week – that we all could relate to. She is 16 and going through her first big breakup with dignity and courage. I am sure we all remember our first love, and how hard it was to get over them – this story is a nice reminder [...]

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Sad Breakup Quote: ‘We need to talk’

October 8, 2010

Doesn’t this poem capture that feeling of dread when your partner starts making the breakup speech starting with those four little words: ‘We need to talk…’
The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing
Alive enough to have the strength to die;
And a grin of bitterness swept thereby
Like an ominous bird a-wing….
From Neutral Tones by [...]

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