Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • After two months the fur balls are back! One reason I have never been a fan of boarding cats for long periods of time is that one never really knows what goes on in the boarding spaces. It was not an easy decision to put the cats into boarding at all let alone for so long, but circumstances required it. The Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital pet care center has a good reputation in the…

  • Every time I think that I will have an extra moment or that we will have some extra funds it feels like something else comes up. In some cases the extras are negative and sometimes they are positive. It is definitely hard work to focus on the positives and to not get bogged down in the details of unimportance. Today, it is my time that I am struggling with. There is some sense…

  • Yesterday I mentioned that we have been going to the gym. One of the things that we decided upon when we made the decision on our new place was that we would get ourselves to the gym and lead a more active life. M has definitely needed to get back into shape to avoid middle-age belly. 😛 So, starting August 1, we hit the gym with just one day off, which is great!!…

  • Another day missed for posting and I didn’t realize it because my schedule is all out of whack right now. It is probably going to be this way for a few more weeks until after I get back from Bali for my yoga training retreat. However, in the meantime, I will try to adjust to a new routine. So far, we have been doing reasonably well with going to the gym each morning…

  • We are now five days in to our new home and I am personally completely in love with the place. They say money cannot buy happiness, but money can buy rent for a lovely place that results in happiness! 😛 So far, we have not been too hot without AC as long as we cool off the apartment as much as we can when we are home by leaving the front door open…

  • _One Hundred Years of Solitude_ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez This was a beautiful story of three generations of the Buendia family in their hometown. While the town changes, the family’s complex relationship, characters and connection do not. The story has everything from war, love, drama, death and mystery. Using Latin American culture and mysticism beliefs, Marquez creates such a lovely story. Like his other stories, I thoroughly enjoyed this read. I wish I…

  • When Phase I of our big move and change was completed, I was hopeful and excited about our new adventure and home. When our one month wait got delayed another month, I went through a number of different emotions. Through it all, I have learned patience and the role of controlling the thoughts I have as I become aware of whether or not they are serving me or hindering me/us. So, although Phase…

  • “Worrying just attracts the things you don’t want” is a quote I saw either on FB or in one of my readings this summer.  When I took up meditation and mindfulness last year M and I would joke that I was learning to “zen my sh*t”. While I still struggle with this and have off days I can definitely say that my mind has started to make a significant shift from stressing and…

  • _Outlander_ by Diana Gabaldon For the past week or so I have been consumed by this 850-page novel. I came across it on the bookshelf where residents at PR leave unwanted books for others to take freely. Although I already have a long list of books I want to read, including ones I am still reading, I took a few more from the shelf.  Most of the summer I have been needing a…

  • _David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants_ by Malcolm Gladwell Over three years ago, I posted upon hearing about this new title by Gladwell. No doubt, he already has another one out, but I do not yet know about it. 😉 I have really enjoyed just about everything he has written and this one did not disappoint. Gladwell takes this well-known Biblical story and challenges us to reconsider just why…

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