Author Archives: Sue In The City
The mother tongue
Today I hung out with a friend from back home for a couple of hours – we started off having a coffee (well, let’s be honest, it was a Starbucks Coffee Light Frappucino at half price between 3pm – 5pm for this week – all together now: Hello Sue) and then we just hung out … Continue reading
Happiness – Day 7
We’ve made it through one whole week of happiness posts! And I honestly feel happier. Do you? I’ve been trying all day to come up with really insightful things to list here tonight, but basically, I found happiness today in the usual things – small things that made me go – ahh…and smile. So, for … Continue reading
Happiness – Day 6
Eish, today threw me a bit of an unexpected curve ball on the happiness front. And in a non-good way. Luckily I’d been hard at work focusing on the good around me, so this ball ended up a foul (of sorts) and happiness prevailed! Hooray! So, without further ado, here’s what brought me joy today: … Continue reading
Happiness – Day 5
I’ve found myself thinking about what to add to my list of five ‘happiness factors’ during the day for the past five days – and I truly believe that this is such a powerful tool! Because every time something bad happened (like today, when our toilet just stopped flushing – just dead, not even a … Continue reading
Happiness – Day 4
I’m writing this on Sunday morning as I forgot (!) to update last night! Ha ha – that may be a sign of a good day in and of itself. Things that made me happy yesterday: 1) Sleeping until 11am after an early night on Friday. Needed to catch up. 2) Watching our 7-month old … Continue reading
Happiness – Day 3
I still have a stiff right calf-muscle after last night’s spasm in the pool – but other than that it’s been a pretty fantastic Friday! Things that made me happy today: 1. Half-price Frappucino at Starbucks! Yes. My name is Sue and I’m an addict. 2. That feeling you get when your lips are … Continue reading
Happiness Day 2
This is going to be a quick one because it’s almost midnight and this girl is tired, tired, tired. I loved the fact that so many people shared their happiness factors with me today. I genuinely believe that it made me feel happier! And considering that it doesn’t take long to form a new habit, … Continue reading
Asking for help
When you’re a fiercely independent type, it’s not always easy asking for help. You feel like you should be able to do things by yourself, figure it out on the go – and look good doing it! Well, here I am…asking for help. Yes, you heard me right! This past year has been tough. … Continue reading
Daaa-da-da-daaaaa…
Forgive me for gushing and gushing, but Sue just attended the best wedding of her life in February. And it was her own! Yes, John and I finally managed to make it down the isle and this time round it was even more fabulous than the last. (Remember that? 15 June 2007, which means that … Continue reading
The Gargoyle
February was a whirlwind month (wedding, birthday, and a whole lot of sunshine in Africa!) and I had a lot of time on planes during which I worked my way through a couple of great books. One of my most hauntingly wonderful favourites is ‘The Gargoyle‘, a tale about a porn star with a serious … Continue reading