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"Am I bovvered?"

"Am I bovvered?"

Your new mantra for letting go of stress, pressure, people-pleasing and overwork

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Jamie Pei
Jun 17, 2024
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This is how I made every small and big decision in my life now.

I do like Catherine Tate’s hilarious 90s character, Lauren and ask myself:

"...am I bovvered?"

OR

"...can I be bovvered?"

I know this makes me sound like a slack, irresponsible lazy teenager (like Lauren!) but it has been the most freeing thing.

Reworded, what “am I bovvered” really means is…

🤷🏻…

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