Linky Lovin' Friday {23rd January 2015} // Reading

This week has been a bit weird for me. I've been in this mood, a funk if you will, where I've felt like there is all this stuff that I need to do but I've lost the list and I don't know what it is. It's made me super cranky with the girls and I've had a Mummy Meltdown on more than one occasion, I am ashamed to say!

It could have something to do with the mountain of nerves that are building about heading to Tafe in just over a week's time. I know it's stupid, but the closer I get to starting the more worried I get that I'm gonna show up, they'll take one look at me and my photos and be all like "Get the hell out of here woman, who do you think you are, thinking you can be a professional photographer?!?!".

Totally irrational I know, but I just can't help it. Despite my bravado in real life I suffer from a serious case of self-doubt when it comes to my talents and abilities, and most days I'm pretty convinced that I don't have any. That people say nice things because they are just nice people (or they are my family and they have to!) and that's that. I'm working hard to not let these feelings take over my brain but it's hard work people, and leaves little time for anything else!

So in an effort to distract my brain from thoughts of impending career-choice doom, I've been blogging my little heart out and when I'm not on the computer or dealing with children I've been sitting on the lounge colouring in Mandalas. I'm not sure if it's helping, but I've almost finished one colouring book, and there is nothing like the satisfaction of a beautifully finished colouring book!

On my travels through internet land I've found some pretty top-notch reading material for you this week and I've linked to them all below. I'm starting to think that I should rename this post "My top pick from Handbag Mafia this week, and a bunch of other links that were good too", because it seems that Amy can do no wrong and I am linking to a post of hers every week! I can't help it though, she just posts good stuff. So make sure you head over and check her out and give her all the love. She's worth every bit of it!

And without further ado, here's my pick of the links this week...

On What Feminism means by Handbag Mafia

13 signs you're addicted to blogging by Bec from Seeing the Lighter Side of Parenting

12 Lessons learned in 12 years of Marriage by Justin Ricklefs

They should've warned me... by Jenny Studenroth Gerson

3 simple ways to get direction back in your life by Kelly Exeter

Who is the killjoy in your house? by Emily at Have a Laugh on Me

I'm not going to do my usual intro to each post today, except to say that the post from Emily at Have a Laugh on Me reminded me so much of that episode of Modern Family where Claire gets the shits about constantly being the bad cop and makes Phil be bad cop for the day so she can be all col and anything goes with the kids. It's hilarious! So I had to include that one from her.

I hope you've all had a fabulous week and have a great weekend planned. I'm going to do some serious self-talking and try to convince myself I'm not as shit as I think I am, so cheers to that!

Have you read anything good in internet land lately? Do you suffer from self-doubt? What do you do to combat it?

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