Normally my figure is not something I am too concerned with. No, I’m not a skinny white girl, but I’m not obese, and I’m certainly not unfit or untoned. I have no major issues, and I’m happy to strip off at pretty much the drop of a hat in certain company.
I’m grateful for my strong legs and muscular arms that keep me moving and have carried me on many a force march back in my army days.
There are scars, stretch marks, moles, freckles and a funny patch of skin that’s …

Being a strong, independent woman is about more than how to stick up for yourself. The perfect house wife of the 1950s is gone, and in her place stands the new generation of women ready to take on the world.
Don’t worry, you can still be a sexpot while holding your ground and maintaining your independence, but if you’re going to be a feminine force to be reckoned with, here are 10 essential life skills to get you through most sticky situations.
1. Know how to change a tyre
The standard response after …

I have often been accused of being stubborn. I prefer to think of it as Pig headed determination. The determination to see a situation out, to make and achieve impossible goals.
But I have a confession. There is a situation in my past that I’m not entirely proud of.
I had a long term goal that I was working towards. I put my entire energy into this goal. My life changed incredibly, I was super charged towards my end result.
But something changed in me. I could no longer reconcile my present with …