Category: Going Mental
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Weekend in Dubai
I was away from my computer and Abu Dhabi this weekend, so I could not really post. It was a nice 24-hr break away from the crazy realities of life these days. When we were in Bali everyone was keen to organize a monthly get-together when we were all back in the UAE to keep…
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Housewife Networking Part 2
Not too long ago I wrote about my initial networking activities of late. This morning I went to the American Women’s Network (AWN) coffee morning for the first time. Now when I first arrived I attended an AWN meeting, which was very different as it was in someone’s home with just a few people. After that…
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It’s All Relative
At the end of last week as I was visiting with a friend I could feel the skin around my mouth itching and a familiar tingle on the edge of my lip. Hoping that it was not what I thought it was, I tried to ignore it. Despite my attempts, the tingling got worse and…
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Random Thoughts
Cannot quite decide on what topic to write about today, so will go with some jumbles. First, as promised, here is my dinner from Day 1 of the 21-day Sugar Detox. It ended up being quite tasty though it could have used a bit more flavoring. Still, not a bad recipe for Spinach-Cilantro Meatballs. I…
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A New 21-Days Starting Today
Day 1: Just a couple of months ago I finally wrote up about _The 21-day Sugar Detox…_ book that I read. Just about a year ago, I also did a light version of the detox with a friend, though we both had cheat days for alcohol since our husbands are British and well, the Brits…
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Cat Love
It has been a while since I have posted on the fur balls (okay, maybe only a month ago… 😛 ), so I thought it might be time to share a few recent pics. A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine here who is starting a pet photography business (Shim Photography) here came…
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Discipline
Recently, a friend asked me how it is going with the discipline. At first I thought he meant my cats or my husband! 😀 (hahah) He meant my new ‘work’ life as a self-employed person. It brought forth a common theme that I revisit regularly in my posts and my life – maintaining some kind of…
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Optimism
I have always thought of myself as a fairly optimistic person with a lot of realism and idealism mixed in. Being blindly optimistic has not been my style, but I do tend to always hope for the best in life and even in people. It has been said that humans are the most amazing and…
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Getting Back on the Writing Wagon
I found this empty but titled post in my drafts folder as I was contemplating what to post about today, so thought it was an appropriate one to write on. Sometimes I create a title for a post to remind myself of a topic that I might want to write about later. This one has been…
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Fashion Crisis
Since I was old enough to understand the art of dressing myself, I have struggled to find my own style whilst also staying current with some trends. In Japan, it was a struggle to fit in as people’s fashion represents their role of the day. For example, if one is a housewife, then usually some…