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January 9, 2013
Day 9 of 99 Days
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
― George Eliot
Day 9 of 99 Days: don’t waste time lamenting the years that have passed when your dreams drifted by unfulfilled. Firstly, because it’s no use and won’t effect anything except to make you feel too ...
― George Eliot
Day 9 of 99 Days: don’t waste time lamenting the years that have passed when your dreams drifted by unfulfilled. Firstly, because it’s no use and won’t effect anything except to make you feel too ...
January 8, 2013
Day 8 of 99 Days
“I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.”
― Sylvia Plath
“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
― Michael Jordan
Day 8 of 99 Days: ...
― Sylvia Plath
“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
― Michael Jordan
Day 8 of 99 Days: ...
January 7, 2013
Alice in Wonderful…
My friend Bec took me on a little adventure today. We went to her college, Peterhouse, at Cambridge University. What a pretty, pretty place.
She took me to all the special, secret nooks & crannies including the private deer garden (no deer were sighted but Bec pointed out the place where ...
She took me to all the special, secret nooks & crannies including the private deer garden (no deer were sighted but Bec pointed out the place where ...
Hot Chocolate Cream Tea with Mr Wickham
Today I indulged in one of my favourite English activities: cream tea in the afternoon. I prefer my scones, cream & jam accompanied by hot chocolate instead of tea. And today I had the added bonus of it being accompanied by the original Mr Wickham (from the BBC adaptation of ...
Books, Beautiful Books…
Meet a lovely chap, Tony, at the market today who transforms used books into clocks - I wanted to buy them all, but restrained myself to just a few... He also makes them to order. Would it be too vain, I wonder, to ask him to turn a copy of ...
99 Days to Fulfil a Dream…
99 DAYS TO FULFIL A DREAM - watch video
... a True Story
When I sat down to write The House at the End of Hope Street I was inspired by an idea I'd had years before when I published Men, Money & Chocolate.
I thought, if I ever become really rich I'll ...
... a True Story
When I sat down to write The House at the End of Hope Street I was inspired by an idea I'd had years before when I published Men, Money & Chocolate.
I thought, if I ever become really rich I'll ...
Day 2 of 99 Days
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
― Agatha Christie
Day 2 of 99 Days: do one thing today that will take you closer to your dream. Write a line or two, for example. Or send out an email... It doesn't matter at all if it's any good or not, the ...
― Agatha Christie
Day 2 of 99 Days: do one thing today that will take you closer to your dream. Write a line or two, for example. Or send out an email... It doesn't matter at all if it's any good or not, the ...
Day 3 of 99 Days
“I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.” ― Charlotte Brontë
Day 3 of 99 Days: don't think about what you haven't yet done or how much you have yet to do. Stay in the moment - "failures" of the past and fears of the ...
Day 3 of 99 Days: don't think about what you haven't yet done or how much you have yet to do. Stay in the moment - "failures" of the past and fears of the ...
Day 4 of 99 Days
“Time is the best killer.” ― Agatha Christie
Day 4 of 99 Days: Ms Christie may not have meant it in this way, but I'm interpreting her words as reassurance that you don't need more time than you have to fulfil your dream. Incredible things can be achieved in very little ...
Day 4 of 99 Days: Ms Christie may not have meant it in this way, but I'm interpreting her words as reassurance that you don't need more time than you have to fulfil your dream. Incredible things can be achieved in very little ...
Day 5 of 99 Days
"I can't believe that!" said Alice."Can't you?" the queen said in a pitying tone. "Try again, draw a long breath, and shut your eyes."Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One can't believe impossible things."
"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the queen. "When I was your ...
"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the queen. "When I was your ...
