Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • Five months gone with one long weekend a month practicing and learning yoga from the inside out. The connections made have been sweet and likely to be somewhat lasting, but only time will tell as we start to go our separate ways. We will always have our WhatsApp group, though to keep in touch. During the weekend I felt as if I had a lot of energy, plus we were going out every…

  • So, my week started out fairly motivated and enthusiastic about getting into shape and then as the week wore on I started to feel tired and lazier. I have told myself that because I have a full weekend ahead of yoga that it is okay to take it easier during the week… 😛 I know there is not really anything to feel bad about, but my weight is not really changing, so this…

  • Well, it seems that I really cannot get away from these true crime podcasts. I try to mix it up when I finish a series, but inevitably I am drawn back. 😉 So, I had heard of Up and Vanished through the MFM podcast and decided to give it a go. The first episode left me unsure if I would continue as the production of it was strange and the music/sounds were not great.…

  • It has not happened yet, but I can feel the pattern beginning. Last night, I fell asleep peacefully around 10pm, woke up a little here and there, but suddenly at 11:44pm, I was awake. My mind began to move with thoughts and tinges of worry. We have given our two months notice for the apartment. This means we need to know what we are doing – staying in the country or leaving. If…

  • As I hope it is apparent by now, I am fascinated by the human condition. It amazes me what people do, think and instigate. Being someone who stays pretty calm most of the time, but is also greatly affected by the energy of others, I am often in an observatory mode when around other people or forced to interact, whether electronically or face-to-face, with others. For the most part, I love technology. I…

  • For a while now we have been doing Airbnb with one of our rooms in our over-sized apartment. It is a way of making some extra money and also making use of the space. In previous years, I hosted guests on Couchsurfing. However, it is more difficult in this country to Couchsurf, but recently the Airbnb has become legal and encouraged in some ways. We have had a few come and go. For…

  • Things are starting to slow down a little bit or at least wind down with Ramadan coming soon and the summer life here in the desert. It is both good and bad. The good is that I will have a bit more free time to work on some other projects. I have a few lined up such as finally cleaning out the boxes and papers that I have been ignoring since we moved,…

  • Ever since we met in 2014 we have taken a yearly trip to Fujairah as a getaway weekend. I remember our first one fondly as it was when we were just getting our hearts around the idea that love was in the air. Each year when we return, we re-connect and re-kindle the flames of our love that is always alight, but refreshed with time away as holidays have a knack for doing.…

  • It has been a slow exercise week. I am struggling a bit in getting myself into a proper workout routine outside of the yoga sessions. Perhaps I will be able to find some focus after we get away this weekend.  I did try a new sequence used by the Ashtanga primary series via YouTube, which I enjoyed and felt the benefits of. So, I imagine I shall incorporate that more into my exercise…

  • I became aware of Sam Harris through the Mindfulness Summit in 2015. He struck me as incredibly intelligent and as someone who would not choose a way of life without thorough study of it. When I first started on the podcasts, I started listening to Waking Up and found it fascinating. If you crave intellectual stimulation with a skeptic’s eye, this is definitely the podcast for you.  Harris discusses a variety of topics…

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