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Monday Motivation

  • Annie Copland

  • March 4, 2013
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  • balls, confidence, determination, leadership, motivation, success

I thought we’d start the week with a quick piece of Monday motivation! My husband and I were just sitting over breakfast the other day and discussing things – where we were going, what we were doing, career ambitions, etc. We discussed where we wereRead more…

February

  • Annie Copland

  • February 27, 2013
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  • colour, February, soft aqua

February to me is all about THIS colour! Soft Aqua. It is dusty, it is muted, it is chalky and cloudy. It is the colour of the icebergs and the sea in the polar regions, imagined with big grey skies overhead. The sea is quiteRead more…

Just another woman having a baby

  • Annie Copland

  • January 17, 2013
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  • baby, labour, midwife, pregnancy

Beeping numbers! What the beep do they all mean!   I give birth! So what is childbirth really like? Here goes… here is my own personal account. Sorry for too much detail included but I figured if I didn’t capture it all ‘at the moment’,Read more…

10 Good Things About Being Pregnant

  • Annie Copland

  • October 31, 2012
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  • benefits, good things, health, pregnancy

Hey, so I’m currently in the last trimester of pregnancy, and there is such a raft of “terrible symptoms of pregnancy”, moans, aches and groans out there, so I thought I’d share with you some of the unexpected benefits (or side-effects) of being pregnant! FeelingRead more…

Staying Fit and Active During Pregnancy

  • Annie Copland

  • October 15, 2012
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  • exercise, fitness, health, pregnancy

I thought I’d write today about how I have stayed fit and active during pregnancy, so far… Now, when I first found out I was pregnant, I slightly panicked. Out of all the things a mum-to-be naturally worries about, one of the main things I wanted toRead more…

Warning! The Top 5 Inventions That Make You Fat

  • Annie Copland

  • April 11, 2012
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  • cars, escalators, exercise, fitness, health, inventions, laptops, machines, microwaves, obesity, TV

New technology is generally seen as being a good thing in the betterment of our lives, but what happens when a new gadget or tool has an unforeseen side effect that adversely impacts upon our quality of life? Most machines that mankind has invented haveRead more…

Brand New Dictionary Definitions

  • Annie Copland

  • September 23, 2011
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  • definitions, dictionary, words

iPeoiaud (n.) – generic device to be found dangling from the ears or hanging out of the pocket of some ultra-attractive alpha person, which makes the wearer feel very happy and content with their life. iPhad (n.) – trend for the latest technological electronic deviceRead more…

Thoughts on Creativity and Creative Thinking

  • Annie Copland

  • July 15, 2011
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  • art, creativity, design, ideas, originality, problem-solving, thought process

If I have learnt anything at all about creativity and creative thinking… …it is that people (consumers) want to see something that is genuinely different – something genuinely new, fresh, and highly original. What they don’t want to see is same-old-same-old – old ideas rehashedRead more…

My Daily 5 Essentials

  • Annie Copland

  • November 25, 2010
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  • books, brain, daily rituals, exercise, food, ideas, laughter, learning, outdoors, reading, routine, thinking, thought process, walking

With the days ever shortening at the moment as we head towards the winter solstice, I think it’s even more important to banish those winter blues! A few years ago I came up with my own distilled principles for living life well and with greaterRead more…

Crime and Punishment in the Capital

  • Annie Copland

  • July 6, 2009
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  • car, community safety, crime, law, officers, petty criminals, police, statistics

So, I become a crime stat for the second time in my many years in the capital. My weekend goes swimmingly until precisely 10.30pm last night when I realise I have a ‘Police note’ dropped inside my car. Uh-oh. My heart sinks. Further inspection revealsRead more…

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