Posted by lisallen on July 29, 2010 under Personal Development Blog, Self Improvement Ideas | 
I like to keep up with the times, but this year the house ‘springclean’ has been delayed into a house ‘summerclean’. Why? I need to clear the clutter first.
I’ve never been known for my tidiness – in fact quite the opposite. I adopted the untidy habit when I was a teenager because, perversely, it gave me a feeling of power when there was little else I was in control of. (I was certainly not in control of myself!). It worked for a while (great for getting the parents riled!) and then it became ingrained beyond the point of usefulness. Read more of this article »
Posted by lisallen on July 19, 2010 under Personal Development Blog, Self Improvement Ideas |
When I was little, I used to think my mum spoiled all the fun. Why? She used to be quite disapproving when I wanted to hang out with the naughtiest kids in the class. When I was 10 years old, being naughty was much more fun AND it got me some attention! Double whammy, eh? What I didn’t realise when I was busy getting into trouble with the school caretaker, was that my mother understood the importance of being with like-minded people. It’s quite simple really (as are lots of things in life!) – if you hang out with people who think it’s acceptable to drink a bottle of whisky a day, you become an alcoholic. If you hang out with people who like train spotting, you become a nerd……….only joking you lovely train spotters! Read more of this article »
Posted by lisallen on July 2, 2010 under Personal Development Blog, Self Improvement Ideas |
England are out of the World Cup ( just in case you didn’t know!). Part of me is glad – couldn’t stand the tension of watching the schoolboy football – part of me is very disappointed cos I can remember jumping on the sofa with my dad back in 1966 when we won. Would have been nice to have done a bit of sofa jumping again!
However, even though we think it’s all over – and it is – the England football debate rumbles on. So what went wrong? Read more of this article »
