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Face it, Fix it, or F*ck it!

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This is my 3 step approach to problem solving.  I tend to use it more in social situations but it works in the business environment as well.

This isn’t the best example of when I’ve used it but it’s the first that sprung to mind.

Exhibit A:

I was a bit concerned as I hadn’t spoken to or heard from a good friend in ages.  She’d been spending a lot of time with another friend, who I can only describe as a bit of a shit stirrer!  So, I took a deep breath and sent her a text (facing it) and to say the least I was a bit shocked when the phone rang and I received quite an ear bashing.  To this day, I still don’t know exactly what went wrong.

Anyhow, I contemplated, taking a couple of bottles of wine around her house like the girls on Desperate Housewives would and hash out the problem (fixing it) but in the end I decided to ‘F*ck it’.  I really don’t have time for stuff like this and I’m not in High School anymore.  I do see her around every once in a while, but too be honest I don’t miss her at all.

So, in summary, face your problems head on, even if you have to swallow your pride, if you can, fix it, but if you can’t or don’t want to bin it and move on!

What do you think?

Fight Like A Girl!

We’ve just returned from a weekend in Wales trekking the Gower Peninsula in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.  Five of us Twitterers, who for the most part had never met, joined forces and between us we managed to raise over £1700 for the charity thanks to Social Media (Facebook and Twitter).

Breakthrough not only organises walking events but they also do White-water Rafting, Skydiving, Biking and loads more depending on how intrepid you are.  So get a group of friends together and get out there!

The walk was organised in conjunction with Walkwise an independent UK trekking company.  The guides were knowledgable, friendly and weren’t adverse to a beer after a long day trekking.  Again, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who supported us, my fellow #twitsfortits and the ladies on the walk who’ve been directly affected by Breast Cancer for allowing us to share the experience with them.

I’m normally not a Country and Western fan but chose ‘Fight Like a Girl’ by Bombshel as I thought it was fitting.

I’ll hold my head high
I’ll never let this define
The light in my eyes
Love myself, give it Hell
I’ll take on this world
If I stand and be strong
No, I’ll never give up
I will conquer with love
And I’ll fight like
Like a girl

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rArtfXGR7jA

#Earthhour on Twitter

If you were around on twitter last night just before 8.30 you would’ve seen me panicking as I’d forgotten about Earth Hour. As a result, it was a quick sprint around the house to turn off all of the lights!  This was the 3rd year I’d participated in Earth Hour but the first two times I was much better prepared.

However, this time I was stumbling around the house in the dark trying to find a light source, which involved rummaging around under my bed.  I nearly ended up with a vibrator strapped to my head but eventually I found this:

Phew! Now I could sit back, drink wine and enjoy Earth Hour with my mates on Twitter.

I’ve just been doing a bit of reading as I was curious how much energy earth hour saved. Apparently, online applications (e.g. Twitter/Facebook) used during Earth Hour actually used more energy than saved by turning the lights out. Eeek! The organisers were encouraging people to post messages and photos on social network sites and if you were on Twitter you would have seen a hive of activity around it.

I felt a bit silly after reading this, but in the end I guess it’s all about awareness. So, if millions of us were tweeting about it then it was worth it!