Another year older, another year younger.

I don’t know what it is but in so many ways I honestly feel like I’m still getting younger! Of course I’m maturing (and no I don’t mean like a fine wine or cheese thanks very much!) in the sense that I know exactly what I want, I don’t waste time on things I don’t want and I make the most of everything. But I still feel funny when people refer to me as a lady or a woman! Like the times when people have children and they say “Mind out of that lady’s way”, I look around to see if there’s a lady behind me!

Although I have to be honest, I’m certainly not feeling 21 again as I sit here enjoying my mango surprise green tea in Camden! Despite my slight vacantness and achey muscles, I can’t help but feel incredibly grateful for the very special birthday I had.

My head is still pounding but it was all worth it…I think! No it was! LOL. Breakfast with Sylvia, lunch with Sara and dinner and dancing with Katie… what more could I want from my birthday?!!!

Oh OK maybe breakfast on the beach in Thailand, lunch in the Amazonian Rainforest and a Sunset dinner in the Maldives, but that’ll be next year ;-)

Every year my Piscean birthday is different.

One year I’m wearing all my clothes slipping through the snow and the next I’m frollicking (I love that word!) in my little skirt, playing frisby in the sun and surrounded by a trillion other people who are smiling as much as I am. This year, holy maloney was I blessed! The sun was out, the well wishes were a plenty and the quality time with special friends was simply priceless.

I really was blown away this year and I don’t think it would be possible to feel anymore love!

What a feeling. What a birthday. What a year. Thank you xxx

My Groupon Blog: How do you like your eggs in the morning?

So my first blog got published for Groupon today and I don’t mind telling you I was a little excited to say the least! Well I mean, this is the company that’s been responsible for my massages with sexy Vincent, for my amazing facials to die for, my awesome Pilates Machine sessions and my soon to be salt cave and flotation tank experiences!

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Women: we really are here to be celebrated.

We do all deserve to be celebrated but it’s exciting that today is just for us ladies.

Today, the 8th March 2011 is International Womens Day, and not only that but today is the 100th International Womens Day. Having started on my birthday 100 years ago, no less! I wonder if that makes me extra special? I guess not, but worth a try hey.

Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water!
Eleanor Roosevelt

Seriously though, it’s a special day to celebrate. According to Wikipedia (the god of all information), “celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women’s economic, political and social achievements.”

I like today :-)

Woman must not accept; she must challenge.
She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her;
she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression. Margaret Sanger.

Lord Alan Sugar and does size really matter?

So I met up with Lord Alan Sugar at the weekend. Well it was more like, I went to an event and he was speaking, but I was second row and I think we connected.

Anyway, what an awesome guy and wow what a mind. Lightening I tell you, lightening! He didn’t fire anyone but the finger was out a lot and let’s just say he don’t take no shit. Comprendez?!

You can’t go into Boots and buy a bottle of entrepreneur juice. It’s either there or it’s not – Lord Sugar at The Property Super Conference

I’d like to congratulate my friend Rob Moore who actually interviewed Lord Sugar and well, let’s just say Lord Sugar didn’t take any shit from him either! Beautifully handled Rob, oh and congratulations to you and Gemma for the arrival of little Bobby. Awesome event as always and a new baby to boot – it doesn’t get better than that!

So yes, back to Lord Sugar. He doesn’t look or act any different to how he does on the telly except, yes you’ve guessed it… he’s a lot smaller in real life.

Now this phenomenon is not really a phenomenom at all is it?

I mean let’s look at the evidence, and let’s use some gentlemen I wouldn’t throw out of bed. In fact I would consider paying them to be in my bed. If I had enough money. And if they were single. I mean, I wouldn’t do anything that was bad (read: as long as good includes absolutely everything, as well as bad), I just wouldn’t kick them out. Did I just say that out loud?

Anyway, back to the men. Here are a few examples.

Kurt Cobain – 5’7
Ben Stiller – 5’7
Tom Cruise – 5’7
Prince – 5’2

Let’s look at this craziness a little closer for a moment. The sex god of all sex gods is a mere feather of a man at 5 foot 2!! It’s just insane I tell you, insane.

So my conclusion then is this. Maybe size doesn’t matter afterall.

Choices, decisions and sticking to them.

If you’ve never done something before there’s always going to be a bit of excitement and/or nerves thrown in. That’s just how it goes, right? But the question is, are you prepared to never be anything more than you are right now, if you don’t?

That’s it’s though isn’t it.

We can either stay where we are whilst the world and everyone in it moves forward. Or we move with them. We actually only have two choices.

(Oops – just missed my stop on the train! Oh well, it means I can keep writing so it’s all good!)

So my question is this.

If the world and time is progressing and we’re not, does that mean by doing nothing, we’re actually going backwards?

Ok, so I’m getting a little deep here, but it’s still an interesting thought, right?

I got scared yesterday and I can’t deny it. When you bare your soul to the world (or at least the internet) and you do it in a way you’ve never done before, it may be a little scary.

I was scared and vulnerable when I posted my poem.

Vulnerable. Now that in itself is a scary word hey. But we’ve leave that for another time.

So I’ve re-posted my poem and I feel glad that I’ve done it. If there’s something you’re feeling scared about, just bite the bullet and do it anyway. It won’t be nearly be as bad as you think. And it might even be better than that.

To everyone who read and ‘liked’ my poem. Thank you xxx