Set your boundaries, Ex-lovers, and don't forget your Mum...
I'm getting so much better at keeping my work life-balance - a certain radio show rang to see if I’d do an "agony" phone-in at 11 PM last night and my answer was a very polite No - but you can read that between the lines as, "Are you joking? Would rather be relaxing with the hubster!"
You see, learning to set boundaries is a lifetime process. I love doing radio because it's so spontaneous and, in a bizarre way, so personal, but when you've had a long day you don't necessarily want to crank up the energy levels to start work again later on.
Today on my weekly blog on iVillage.co.uk I discuss a rather sensitive issue a woman has with her ex. She feels guilty because she broke up with him telling him she "needed to learn how to be single." But she's promptly gone and got herself a boyfriend and she knows ex will find out. I'll leave the details for my blog there so check it out if this is something that's happened to you.
Have had a lovely feature commissioned for Mother's day - get it in your diaries it's only about five weekends away - and it's nice to have an editor commission something straight from the heart. Then again, I think every day is really Mother's Day - because most mums would do anything for their children and most children have no idea the sacrifices that mothers make. If you're fortunate enough to still have yours, then think of a way you can treasure her - even in little ways.
TODAY’S THOUGHT: before my mother passed away I used to speak her every night on the phone without fail. No matter where I was we had that conversation. Seven years on I still find myself sometimes thinking on some evenings, "I must call mum!" And immediately I realise I can’t do it. If you're lucky enough to still have yours why not surprise her with an extra call? I know mother-child relationships can be fraught but that's even more of a reason - if you've had tension with her - to put in a call.
Was so sorry to miss Mike Snow at Scala last night but I hear from a friend that it was a great gig. Check out their music on the Net.
Have a great day, Pam X p.s. thank goodness the Hurt Locker has been nominated for an Oscar but was sadly disappointed that Brothers wasn't. Hmm...also I love Colin Firth but I'm not really sure he did an Oscar-nominated performance in A Single Man - he was perhaps over-restrained. I know that role needed restraint but his restraint bordered on the bland - though what a beautiful looking film.