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I spent one lunch hour last week (just in case my boss reads this) searching for an on-line CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course as my existing teaching qualification (Cert Ed) is not recognised for teaching in Spain. An on-line course course is one option for me, as I work such long hours and […]

Our book “Costa Woman – Diversity Meets Creativity” is coming along rather nicely.  Indeed we are running a bit behind schedule, but completion is always better late than never.  The book will be available in both paperback and e-book, if like me you happen to appreciate holding a book in the hand and turning he

Being diagnosed with breast cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me. I had been running my own successful restaurant for 9 years. It definitely took it’s toll on me as a person and my body as a whole. Something about the very long, unsociable hours , not eating properly and the constant

Have you ever felt like you’re walking around with a knife in your back?    Have you seen it happen to others?   Was the pain so intense that you were paralyzed or disarmed to do anything about it, and therefore, you didn’t?   Or did Anger get the best of you?   This is a subject-matter

Behind the ‘noise’, deep below the swirling currents of the silent mutterings of shadow self, there is a deep inner stillness and silence. In this place you will find the essence of your being, where the voice of your true being can be heard; a guiding light that beholds wisdom so simple that it is

#3 Stress and how to handle it. Part 2 – How women de-stress In the last tip we looked at the importance to our health of de-stressing.  Men’s brains evolved to mostly only think of one thing at a time, so they can de-stress just by doing something other than think about their problem.  This

Are You Being Betrayed?  Fight back with the Power of Integrity!   Have you ever felt like you’re walking around with a knife in your back?    Have you seen it happen to others?   Was the pain so intense that you were paralyzed or disarmed to do anything about it, and therefore, you didn’t?

It was my first day back at work today after returning from Spain last week and the morning couldn’t have been more bleak, dark or damp! I was too down to even tweet about my arch nemesis ‘South-eastern trains’! But after a welcome back hug from my lovely new boss Linda and distribution of a yummy box of biscuits from Eroskis, I

Successful weight loss begins when you stop dieting, tune into your body, eat when you are hungry and stop when you are satisfied. This sounds simple, so why aren’t we all the weight we desire to be?   The stumbling block in this formula is that often the desire to eat has very little to

Recycling is a norm so when I found a use for orange peel, as citrus fruit and onion skins can´t go in my worm bag, I was more than happy – in more ways than one. Read my blog post Becoming More Españolised (drying orange peel domesticated) If anyone wants info on keeping worms for compost