How many mickles in a muckle? (Or how to measure your progress)
Life is not just a constant stream of events of the same worth. Some things stand out as milestones. Whether because of the effort to reach them, the explicit goal-ness of them, the unlikeliness of achieving them, the joy of reaching them, they are worth celebrating. Celebrating milestones, even small...
How to admit you don’t really want to do it
‘I don’t have time’ This is a familiar battle cry. It is the reason given for why we don’t read more, exercise, meet up with friends, take up a project or learn something new, among many other things. But given that we all have the same 24 hours every day,...

And just like that everything changes (the down-side of non-habits)
I’ve known for many years that I do not live the healthiest lifestyle. No longer do I have the physical extra-curriculars from my high school days that used to keep me pretty fit without trying and burn off all the food I was eating (I used to eat about 6/7...
Do you know what you’re signing up for when you say ‘I do’?
The biggest personal commitment for many people is when they get married. Of course, this could be disputed given the rising prevalence of divorce. But marriage is in itself a contract of sorts – a verbal, emotional and legal contract. Without going into the intricacies of pre-nuptial agreements, which come...

My Ideal Man
I’ve had occasion a couple times for this year already to advise people to write down what they want. Specifically, these conversations have been centered around the inability of these women to find a man that meets their criteria. When I inquired as to the criteria, they suddenly got vague....
Judge not
Just the other day, I had the old favourite ‘don’t judge a book by the cover’ thrown at me. As always, it made me wonder exactly what else people expect you to do. I know the principle behind it is sound – not judging people until you have a chance...