Week 6 of the YES/NO challenge

Discover who you are and make your life actually fit.

Each week I share one true YES and one true NO — small acts of defiance, joy or self-respect.

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💌 YES/NO of the Week (From Me)

Here’s what I’ve got for Week 6:

YES: I am making time to see my best friend on Saturday, no matter what else needs to be done.

YES also to seeing family and friends even though I find doing things generally stressful.

NO: To letting anyone INCLUDING ME make me feel OTT bad about mistakes I genuinely can’t help making.

This week, I messed up the Tesco order - forgot to save it in time and ended up with nothing but a single bunch of bananas scheduled to arrive. Classic. Cue major shame spiral.

But you know, I ordered another shop.

No one died. Not even a tiny bit.

And most importantly, after a bit of beating myself up, I didn’t beat myself up (for long).

Okay so my mum had to intervene a bit so this is partly a future NO. But it's a biggy.

IF I CAN JUST GRASP IT.

In case anyone needs a reminder: its okay to make mistakes. You're juggling a lot.

This week's YES and NO seem pretty paltry but hey, at least I'm trying.

(Look at me just sneaking in a bit of criticism, shame and blame here. What work there is still to do!)

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💬 Now you: What was your YES this week? Your NO?
Did you choose joy over duty? Say no even when it was awkward? Tell me in the comments or hit reply — I’d love to share one of yours next time (with or without your name).

P.s. the personalised comic strip bribe still stands. 🎨

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