it's a numbers game

2008-06-02T01:27:52+02:00

Something I've noticed is how we girls seem to spend our lives playing a constant numbers game. The number of zeros on our paycheck to the number of zeros on the size tag of that dress we are slimming to fit into. Spending countless hours number crunching calories and meticulously calculating grams of fat in a single square of chocolate.

Competition is natural to human beings and animals alike. If you can't stand the heat - get out the kitchen! In a world where only the strongest survive it is essential to be the best you can be; the smartest, the thinnest, the highest paid, the most popular. Throughout our lives we are bombarded with images showing the most beautiful people in the world, the richest and the most successful. People fall in and out of favour at the drop of a hat, just look at Britney Spears. From America's sweetheart to trailer trash mom not allowed to see her kids. Where did it all go wrong? Maybe the competition was too much, the game moving too fast to keep up with. With every dawning day there seems to be a new "next big thing", a hot new Hollywood socialite or a trend that flashes in and out of fashion so quick if you don't jump on the bandwagon lickety-split you might miss it completely.

So who are we in competition with? Well, mainly with ourselves. Whatever we do we always want to do it better, self-improvement is the name of the game. Just look at the number of people who undergo cosmetic surgery and spend thousands on clothes, make-up and beauty products every year.

But is this really such a bad thing? Yes, the media has been blamed for encouraging anorexia and bad body image, but thats not really the issue im discussing here. However on the same note how many people in the world today are obese? And how many children these days are not interested in doing well through blood, sweat and tears, but instead want it all handed to them on a plate? If the natural competition gene is slowly dying out then maybe its not so terrible if looking at others encourages them to try their very best to be the best they can be.

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sex & the city: life, love & fabulous shoes

2008-06-02T00:30:10+02:00

Although i've had plenty of sex in the city, I'm certainly no Carrie Bradshaw! However much I may wish I had a wardrobe full of designer shoes and my very own 'Mr Big' to sweep me off my feet the reality is somewhat different! I mean don't get me wrong me & Ms Bradshaw do have some things in common, for example, fabulous friends and a love of Cosmopolitians, but isn't it true that you always want more?

On the surface the SATC girls have the most fantastic lives; they live in (what I imagine to be!) one of the most amazing cities in the world, the jobs, families, men, and not to mention wardrobes, that dreams are made of.

However, are they always happy? Do things always work out the way they want? Do they not get their hearts broken? The short answer is no. The reason? Well if you ask me I believe it's because life is never easy, there are twists and turns along the road and how you deal with them is what makes up your life, who you are, your personality. Do you fall at the first hurdle or jump back up on your Manolos and hold your head high until you trip over the next stumbling block?

Now don't get me wrong too much never seems enough of some things; friendship, love, and fabulous shoes. But even if you have all these things, is your life perfect? No, because nothing lasts forvever, men lie, you lose your job, fall out with friends and love ones over what seems like nothing when you look back, but sometimes you have to have a Carrie attitude - a belief that everything will turn out alright in the end. That you'll find the man of your dreams, the New York appartment, the amazing job in fashion.

And if you don't? Theres always lunchdates and Cosmo's with the girls!!

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life, love and everything inbetween

it's a numbers game

sex & the city: life, love & fabulous shoes