The effects of a family holiday to Thailand

…o and feta salad. I still felt the fullness of that meal 5 hours later. Welcome back to Western eating. I remember the readjustment well when we moved to Dublin after 6 months living in Bangkok eating a fresh Asian diet which kept me clean and healthy. After every western meal for a week I felt sluggish, full and slightly squeezy. I thought I chose well today with the salmon- gluten free and healthy, yet still the heaviness lives. My soul alternat…

Gratitude and happiness

…a free moisturizer when you buy the oil. I used it to get mine. Loving the combo and the savings. Earthing by Clint Ober, Steve Sinatra, and Martin Zucker I’m loving this book at the moment. I’m learning so much about the power of the Earth and it is helping me feel better. Click here to see more Girlfriend catch up over dinner in Saigon the newest restaurant in our town should be the perfect spot for old girlfriend chats over wine and a bowl of s…

When the strands of the web crystalize

…’t know the extend of where that viral nature ends and how much growth can come to a business because of it. It’s free referral marketing. I understand about the fear of having your content stolen. I like Marie Forleo’s approach, “Stuff gets ripped off by people all the time, but I believe the majority of people are good. Do I run my business for those people and just deal with things being pinched, as I really can’t do anything about it, or do I…

Memories of living in Dublin – happy times and fun craic

…e city offered me on my walks: Georgian homes, cobble stone streets, green common squares, crowded local markets and high end streets, and the Trinity College, The Temple Bar is the tourist area. It really comes alive at night when the pubs are filled with those on their bucks and hens night eager for pints of the black stuff, Irish music and a bit of Irish dancing. The Irish craic they call it, the good times. When I first lived in Dublin, pre-Cr…

Should I find out the Gender of the Baby?

…ng lots of boy things. On Friday I can either say yes please, or thanks anyway! It also means that I can avoid that slight disappointment I am afraid I might feel if when the baby was born and it was a girl. I would absolutely love another girl, but I would also love to have a boy. And I don’t want to have even a pinch of disappointed energy when I first see my baby’s face. Knowing if I am having a boy or a girl will also help me bond with my baby…

And the baby is a….

…or a father to a boy. I am not going to deny that I don’t feel a little disappointment and a small sense of loss by it. But, this is life, we cannot control it and everything that happens is exactly the way it should. So, I let go of that part of me that could of once been. A son was not written in my stars. I will have two son-in-laws instead. Two well-chosen son-in-laws. I am gifted with the opportunity to raise two beautiful strong independent…