It’s Wednesday, baby! Which means it’s time for our Open Post of the Week. You know the drill: I’ll get us started and then it’s over to you. Hop on down to the comments section and talk about whatever your hearts desires.
And if you choose to discuss any of the following, we can almost certainly be the very best of friends: Jennifer Lawrence, dogs with Instagram accounts, Messina gelato, the latest episode of Pretty Little Liars, Blue Ivy Carter’s future, the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, unlikely animal best friends, dumplings, obscure Harry Potter references, historical fiction, Olivia Pope’s jackets on Scandal, adults who secretly love One Direction.
Now that I’ve listed all the things I love most in this world, let me introduce myself. I’m Kate. The third Kate in the Mamamia office now (along with “Kate P” and “Kate H”).
This is my first week as Social Issues and Celebrity Editor, which basically means I get to write about Beyonce one minute, and Syrian conflict the next – like I did yesterday. It’s absolute heaven, working here: Jamila is currently wearing polka-dot overalls, Mia’s beautiful rescue dog Harry spent the day chilling out under our desks, Nicky and I discovered we’re both passionately against Violet Crumbles, and I get to work with an incredible team on a blog I really, truly love. It’s pretty sweet, I’ve gotta tell you.
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So after about five hellish years I decided that 2014 is going to be great and all the bad is over. Sadly my beautiful furry girl died 6 weeks ago and that has been hard but.....
I am now working back in the financial consulting area due to problems from last year caused me to close my new biz. But that's ok, sometimes you have to take a different turn and there are positives to it.
I have a crush on a man that I've known for about 1.5 years. We work in the same area and I've been giving him some advice on his projects. I'm certain he's not interested in me though sadly. I really really like this man, he's a few years older than me and is divorced with two lovely daughters. He's a really good person and bit of a hunk. He's perfect, everything that I want and like in a man......
So I've been thru the "he wouldn't be interested in me" feeling but instead of getting down I thought about what type of woman I should be for him or other men to be interested in. And I'm working on that instead of getting down about myself..... so maybe that will lead to me meeting other men.
It's great having a crush though as it gives you a little zip, and as we live in the same area and go to the same cafe there's chance I'll bump into him so have been dressing up a bit more which is also a good thing as I feel better about myself...
Anyway that was a bit of a rant...... but bare with me I haven't had a crush for years!!
Ha - I know how you feel. You are like were me with the crush I had not that long ago. I had one for about 15 or so months on a colleague, sometimes stronger, sometimes much less. I didn't expect anything to come of it, and wondered when it'd fizzle right off and he'd not send the pulse racing!
I got properly over it at the end of last year after spending some time in his company in a small group at a social event. He didn't do anything 'wrong', I just realised he wasn't as as special as I had projected onto his hunkiness. He was a wee bit dull actually. He smashes it out of the park in physical appeal and intellect/career, but away from the atmosphere some of the gloss didn't shine quite as brightly.
It was fun to have the dormant sparks stirred up, practice some flirting, esp. eye contact, and experience that 'zip' you mentioned, it did make me make more effort with myself :) I got better fitting bras, lovely shoes and a better set of makeup out of the efforts the crush inspired over the 15 months.
Have fun with it. x
I love a crush but I hate it when it crashes like yours did.....which they mostly do. But it is fun waiting for the text, the email..... and it does brighten up life. I've had such a shocking few years that I've lost myself.... I used to be gorgeous, confident, had some great men wanting to date me. I want to get back to that and, of course, feel happy within myself.
So what happened after your crush died, did you meet someone else???
Anyway it's a great way to start the year!
Noooo, while I enjoyed the crush and inspiration, it was a relief it petered out! It stopped me feeling a bit, well not exactly in limbo... but I stopped holding back kind of, and being a little bit hopeful despite logically knowing it was a fruitless situation.
To answer your question I had a very lovely kiss with another guy at the very bar that very night (before I spent time in crush's company actually) - nothing with 'legs' just a passing moment. But was fun & sweet. I googled the guy the other day.... is 10-11 years younger... go me! Had no idea. lol
OMM: done so much shopping in both London and Paris this past week (sales). I got 2 new pairs of shoes that I'm in love with, plus lots of clothes, make up etc. I've spent a lot of money but think of it as investing because clothes etc are much cheaper (and better) over here.
OMM 2: excited to come back home to sydney in a few days, I really miss the heat and summer (it's about 8 C here in Paris). I'm also a bit bored in Paris, having lived here and been here almost 10 times. Wish we could have stayed in London longer, it was so nice and sunny there for once! I know, massive FWP so I'm going to go out now and find something to do. Like buy more Sephora.