by Andrea Jordan
I’m a frog in a pot of hot water. To explain – there is an experiment that goes like this….put a frog into a pot of cold water and she swims happily about. Put the frog into a pot of boiling water and she leaps right out. Put a frog into a pot of cold water,...
by Andrea Jordan
I’ve discovered an unpleasant thing about myself; my default emotion is anger and irritation. I get angry at my laptop when it stalls while I’m trying to buy a ticket. I think angry thoughts about people when I’m trying to get to sleep. Anger served its purpose when...
by Andrea Jordan
A friend wished me a remarkable year for 2014. I thought this was a fantastic thing to say to someone. Her comment got me thinking of what I want 2014 to look like and what I can achieve in the rest of this year to pave the way for 2014. It seems that we all get so...
by Andrea Jordan
I spent 30 days making a Very Small Commitment (or VSC) to myself to spend half an hour each day taking photos and improving as I went. This is what I learnt during that time: It’s the things you do every day that make a difference rather than what you do once in...
by Andrea Jordan
It was a beautiful evening to explore the South Coast in search of interesting photos to take in the evening light. I experimented with viewing the sunset in different ways and these were my favourite shots of the day. A special thanks goes out to Simon Woolf who gave...
by Andrea Jordan
I’m sitting at home in front of my chunky laptop doing my daily scroll through the relentless email alerts for new jobs. “Not enough experience”, “Too much experience”, “Sounds dull”, “Sounds way too exciting!” are the thoughts that are running through my head....
by Andrea Jordan
I’ve wanted to learn how to scuba dive for years now but never quite found the time. It turned out that all I needed to do was make a quick decision. I jogged past the dive centre on Wednesday night, signed up on Thursday, had my medical on Friday and was in the...
by Andrea Jordan
This is a sneak preview for my loyal readers of an article that is soon to be published by Professionelle. “Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart.” ~ Carl Jung When I was asked to write this article I was in the middle of dealing with all...
by Andrea Jordan
I bring to you my first ever non legal article that has been published! This article is included in the July edition of Professionelle’s newletter. Professionelle is an online network for professional women in New Zealand (although I’m sure that Sarah and...
by Andrea Jordan
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve felt like my mind has not been my own as I have battled to deal with the thoughts churning around in my mind about the stresses of a house sit ending with no more in sight (I’m homeless!) and a career crisis (I’m currently on a...
