Its such a pity that so many of us are quiet freaked by the idea of being by themselves; rather, spending time with themselves. I don't know how being by yourself got such a bad rep! She who never needs a teeny bit of alone time just to pause or work thought bubbles, I salute. Me, on the other hand hanker for some...

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(IMAGE SOURCE: FACEBOOK)  We have all done it. "Its raining" "It's early" "I am tired" "I am swamped". I know you are nodding. This whole 'I-want-to -make-a-change-but-won't-stop-making-excuses-yet-will-continue-complaining' drama did so much damage to my mental health that it just had to stop! So my no-whining policy for 2015 made way for a no-excuses policy. Address and solve is my solution. Here are a...

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Here's the thing. I know me all too well. Its always hunky-dory in the beginning and soon enough the fizz escapes. Excitement flattens. And its back to meh. But this time I am going far and abound to trap my sneaky conscience and motivate it to remain strong. And to do so, I would like to introduce, the Carrot! Let me explain. I order...

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Pancakes is not a food native to me. It does not remind me of cheery Sunday mornings of my childhood or my mother's house. I don't possess a secret family recipe. But somehow, pancakes have come to be my breakfast de choix of adult life, spelling comfort and decadence and luxury. I blame over-exposure to American sitcoms. Anyhow, last year, when I had...

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Tell me you are not one of those people. You know, the ones who will spend hours at work to address all client issues to ensure a spotless delivery, spend nights to plan every detail of that housewarming party to the point of perfection (read: theme toilet paper!) but when it comes to yourself, you will settle to live with the little issues...

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As a follow up to yesterday's resolution, here is what I found: Nice and Easy is way to make the big changes. Duh, right? But here's the thing... In the last four years, whenever I have started to take some measures of weight-loss, it has all been pretty drastic and simultaneous. E.g. quit Cola, eat breakfast, quit sugar, eat better, do random HIIT...

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I think the Universe is conspiring against my lazyness. I am serious. Last month I went to my GP for a flu medication, and after the usual med + rest + fluids prescription, he happened to mention to me that I should incorporate some exercising in my daily routine. Flu/ Exercise...what is the connection? I hmmmd my out of there feeling I had already nailed...

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