Category: goals

• The heart of my Memoir

  I signed onto a free online class about Memoir writing today. It was difficult to concentrate solely on the class and not look around the room or let my mind drift off to other things. Something I picked up on was finding the heart of my Memoir. The Lecturer said her Memoir started out as […]

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  October 29, 2022

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• My Ideal Reader (IR)

  I’m 3/4 through Stephen King’s Memoir “on writing” and have loved every minute of it. He comes across not only as an incredibly talented writer but as someone I’d hang out with because he seems like a pretty nice guy. I love how much he refers to being guided and blessed by his wife when […]

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  October 18, 2022

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• Writer’s homework

  My book Coach Annie sent me ‘homework’ to do regarding my Memoir and I wanted to share my answers with you…because…why not? (just quietly, I am an attention whore and love it). Here you go: Writing exercises: What is your memoir’s working title? Why did you choose it? What other titles have you considered? Why […]

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  October 17, 2022

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• My Authentic Self

  Today in “groups” we talked about “ACT” Acceptance, Commitment Therapy. I missed the first group because I was on the phone having a psychology appointment (Finally!!! YASS!!!) but I came into the second class and we talked about making meaningful lives for ourselves and what was important to us – what made life worth living, […]

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  October 14, 2022

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• Camilla D&E Day 5

  Because it’s Saturday, I thought I’d take the day off meal replacement shakes and try to eat some healthy food. I’m eating thin slices of apple right now and pretending they’re potato chips. Not bad but I miss the saltiness and the crunch. Last night for dinner, I made Caesar salad. It looked so good […]

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  October 1, 2022

  food, goals, Walking, weight

  diet, exercise, weight, weightloss

• Camilla D&E Day 2

  Ughhhh. Carrot sticks are on my work desk today instead of chocolates and chips. I don’t mind the crunchy carrots but they aren’t really fun to eat. Still, I’m trying and that’s what counts. Yesterday I walked the 15-20 minutes from a train stop before the one I usually get off at. Every part of […]

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  September 28, 2022

  food, goals, Life, overeating, Walking, weight

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• Camilla D&E (diet and exercise) Day 1

  Ughhhh day one! I weighed myself yesterday and my mouth dropped open at the 85kgs (!!!) where the red arrow on the scales seemed nervous to pause at. I yelled at it, like it’s the scales that are at fault, not me. Hmph. For my height, I’m supposed to weigh 50-55kgs. Omg. This huge weight […]

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  September 27, 2022

  food, goals, Life, overeating, Walking, weight

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• Hold on tight

  I’ve been ill so much these last 4 weeks that sadness and frustration are creeping in and my anxiety is doing it’s best to convince me I’ll never feel better again. So instead of worrying (so hard as it’s what I naturally do), I want to list the good things in my life. I have […]

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  July 4, 2022

  Friends, goals, happy memories, identity, Illness, Life, loss, money, Relationships, Work

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• Jealousy between friends

  Because of how I’ve grown up – being ignored for the most part, I’ve learnt to compare myself instantly to everyone around me. I find myself lacking pretty much every single time. “That girl is prettier than I am” (I think that of nearly every girl I see) “That guy is so much more talented […]

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  June 8, 2022

  anxiety, Author life, books, Fears, Friends, goals, Jealousy, Life, Relationships

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• Unfavourite

  As I was writing my Memoir, I was gaslighting myself! Was your childhood really that bad, JD – or did you dramatise it? I actually took to YouTube of all places, to find out how other people have been affected by knowing their parents favoured their sibling over them. One girl commented “if my Mother […]

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  May 20, 2022

  Author life, family, Family Obligations, Favouritism, goals, identity, Life, loss, Relationships, siblings, worth, writing

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