One of the 'perks' of living in the country is that I have no easy access to shops. That should help my bank account stay healthy! But there's a loophole, and it's called the internet. Online shopping in the country While looking at the beautiful countryside from why window, I type: 'amazon.com' and voila, lots...
I have discovered something about myself: I am very sensitive to shopping triggers. Don't know what those are? Let me explain: shopping triggers, are triggers that make you want to shop! Shopping triggers My shopping triggers are: Junk mail eBay Walking through the mall Pinterest Blogs with cute stuff you can buy The promise of...
Experienced knitters frowned worriedly, when I triumphantly told them about the SuperEasy Poncho Pattern I had found: a big rectangle with a hole in it. 'Even I can do thís!' I bragged. 'Are you sure?' they asked. 'It doesn't even look like a poncho, now does it.' They were right... And they were right:...
... I would do things differently. Don't get me wrong. The day I married my husband was a beautiful day. But it's not how I would get married now. If I were to get married now... If I were to get married now I would keep things much smaller. I wouldn't invest so much in...
Look at me getting all ready for doing The Work of Byron Katie! Armed with 4 powerful questions and a box of tissues. The Work: 5 days I'm quite looking forward to the course of The Work I registered for. Starting Monday I'll be doing The Work for 5 days. I'm curious as to...
I love solitude. And peace and quiet. So imagine me having 5 children. Whom I love dearly by the way and I wouldn't want to miss them for the world. I miss being alone But I do miss being me. Just me, myself and I. There's always someone around. Sometimes I feel like I'm...
My work as an Internet Assessor took me places I had never been before. One day I came across an article about Mark Chapman, John Lennon's murderer. Mark: 'She didn't do anything!' The headline told angrily that Mark's wife Gloria, had known about his murderous intentions, but hadn't done 'anything'. In her defense: poor, deluded...
I don't like to travel. In fact I never ever go on vacation. I prefer to stay home. And Alain de Botton perfect sums up why in his book The art of travel. The Art of travel Alain de Botton describes his vacation on an island, where he makes a startling discovery: 'A momentous...
Why is it, that creating good habits requires a lot of hard work, while picking up bad habits is as easy as pie?! Or ice cream in my case? It only took one Saturday! All it took was one Saturday. One Saturday when I ate a whole tub of icecream. And wouldn't you know...
My dad died on April 26th. We knew he had cancer for 7 years, but he was doing well. Until suddenly he wasn't. It's been long enough I know he's gone, but I suddenly got this overwhelming feeling: 'I want him back! He's been long enough! Isn't it odd how the human mind works... I...
