As it turns out, the first step to (re)figuring out my life is simply telling myself that I’m going to do it.
It sounds like a very duh thing to say, but for me, the mental shift has been quite a pleasant surprise.
In telling myself and giving myself permission to truly explore what I [...]
MA gave me this cute baby record book when Kaylin was born, knowing how much I’d love making the lists in it. I’ve been wanting to put it together, but haven’t quite found the time and determination to collect and develop two dozen photographs. (I’ve already filled in all the details, of course.)
So a [...]
In conjunction with my 29th birthday next month, among other reasons, I am dedicating the next 12 months to me. Without realising it, I’ve become complacent about my life, preferring instead to let each day/week/month pass me by far too easily. It’s time to stop and give myself a good kick up the arse.
Where [...]
One of the best things about working at home but not taking care of Kaylin 24/7 is the opportunity to observe how other people take care of her. Not supervise, monitor or watch over like a hawk, mind you. Observe. I am, after all, totally new to this.
I love how my mother-in-law and [...]
When I was pregnant, I told myself Kaylin would be my opportunity to discover the world through a baby’s eyes. I wanted to marvel at her every milestone and share in her excitement at every new discovery. Then she arrived, and for the first six weeks or so, nothing happened. She slept, she ate, she [...]
I don’t often blog about celebrity and entertainment news because it’s my job and I already write about it at work, but I think more people need to hear what Christian Bale had to say about his now-infamous meltdown on the Terminator: Salvation set.
I have this theory that most brilliant actors are [...]
In the middle of my day, in light of my recent mullings and slightly “I don’t know what to call it” disposition, it was just what I needed to gain a little perspective on my life and the big, big world out there. And I found it on John Mayer’s blog, through his post [...]
As a writer with HELLO! magazine, I am ‘strongly encouraged’ to identify (or better still, get to know) entertainment types, corporate bigshots and miscellaneous Very Important Persons, usually with titles preceding their names.
As you might have guessed, my knowledge of such local personalities is amount to practically zero, which can be cause for some [...]
- Sophia is a writer and a mum. She is passionate about entertainment, sports and telling a good story. She is occasionally nerdy.
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