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When is it okay to bring our ‘B-game’ to life?
We’re taught to give our best in everything we do. But with limited time and energy, it’s fine to sometimes be just “good enough”.
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We have been brought up to celebrate famously talented people who pushed themselves – and perhaps others too – in their quest for perfection.
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It was the first time my two-year-old son would be celebrating his birthday in school, and I wanted it to be perfect.
I’d spent weeks looking for a suitable birthday cake – in his favourite colours, visually attractive (read: Instagrammable) and low in sugar – and carefully curated the goodie bags I’d planned for him to give out.
