Author: Tara

  • Is it over yet?

    The week is just about finished, thank goodness! I really need a good, long sleep! It’s been pretty good overall, just busy with couchsurfing, entertaining and work. I have another brief I’m working on and will force myself to plow through tonight and tomorrow, so that Saturday will be a complete day of rest, especially…

  • Tired and Busy

    A short post for today. Β This first week of the term has been as usual – tiring and busy. Hopefully, I will have some time to rest this weekend! -T πŸ˜€

  • The Wheels on the Cart are Falling Off…

    This was a phrase I heard a lot yesterday at work. We got some news that the bills are not being paid for some reason and so we might lose maintenance (thus use) of our xerox machines – which break down daily – and our main learning management system (Blackboard) may shut down! It’s so…

  • Stopping the Thoughts….

    Is it possible? Although I am letting go of my anger (see yesterday’s post), I am still angry. Every now and then I recall words, phrases or attitudes and I am shocked at how I did not respond initially to them. How could I have not said something then? <sigh> Everything is always clearer upon…

  • Anger is good for you!

    Most of the time I try my best to avoid being angry. It’s true that I can then have a tendency to explode because I hold in my emotions, including anger. All throughout my years with various therapists, they have tried to tell me that anger is good for me and it’s okay to let…

  • To be complete….

    One of the things we do in coaching is to make sure we are complete with people. We encourage people to be complete with others. I had a session with Karen the other night because I want to try to stick to it at least once a month so that I do not fall out…

  • New Residents?

    So…my plan all along had been to consider getting some kitties to keep me company once I had settled in. However, I was not in a particular rush and thought about first helping out a local volunteer organization, Feline Friends. Last week, they posted an urgent need for help fostering cats and so I responded.…

  • The Universal Asian

    Blogs, blogs and more blogs! As if I don’t have enough to do with myself and all my free time. πŸ˜€ Well, when I was doing my life coaching with Karen, I decided to start a new blog. Originally, I wanted to focus on travel writing and sharing my experiences as a non-Asian Asian traveling…

  • A Retreat for One

    I knew that I was going to need some serious down time for just me after the move and everything. So, I booked a two-night stay at Anantara’s Qasr Al Sarab out in the South-Western region of Abu Dhabi. As described, it is truly a desert resort. I loved it! On the first night I…

  • _The Goldfinch_ by Donna Tartt

    _The Goldfinch_ by Donna Tartt The third brief I was given to do nearly was the end of me as well as my work freelancing. First, it took me over three weeks to complete. Although I had a week with the holiday included in that time frame, it just did not go as smoothly as…

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