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OK, I know it’s only September, and I’m not one of those people who have all their cards written by July and presents bought and wrapped by October (someone I know has hers all done in May!)but my Social Butterfly mind has been wandering a bit to the C word and Christmas is not actually […]

We all live from day to day. We have hopes, dreams and expectations. The Law Of Attraction works just like the Law of Gravity. There are no exceptions. The apple is drawn to the earth and our thoughts draw us to the future we think about. If we believe our dream future will be impossible

Today our oldest daughter starts her first year at Primary school here in Portugal and what a journey it has been, a quite stressful journey too.  Here in Portugal, children start school in the calendar year they turn six, so as our daughter’s birthday is in January, she is one of the oldest or latest

There are three ways of looking at this story: You have sides you may not wish to be seen so you don’t show them. Perhaps you are impatient, or lack knowledge in a given field. Perhaps you don’t like to admit you really can’t be bothered reading books, or perhaps you prefer solitude to mad

As I ploughed through the internet looking for updates on Saturday morning following the outbreak of the wildfire on the Costa del Sol, I came across two photographs that meant I could no longer sit there and do nothing. The first showed five donkeys and horses fleeing the flames; the second, the burnt face of

Reinforcing Marbella’s position as the world’s original luxury travel destination, the Costa del Sol Tourist Board convened a meeting of its Elite Collection Working Group at the town’s 5 Star Gran Meliá Don Pepe Hotel on 4th September.    As ‘The Jewel of the Mediterranean’ and member of the prestigious Virtuoso® Luxury Travel Network, the

I love this concept … doubt your limitations! The other day a friend mentioned the recession to me. His tone was low, he sounded defeated (and he is in fact, in quite a good position financially). When I encouraged him to speak differently, he admonished me, saying that it is not responsible to not consider

Some people are afraid that if they tell the truth on a health insurance application they will be rejected.  Yes, given the current laws, there is a chance that if you have a pre-existing condition you may be turned away.  However, if you lie about such a condition, the insurance company will certainly find out

“Never!”, say some. “I can’t”, say others. “How can I?” says another group. “What was done to me was just too terrible to be forgiven”, say most. Let’s examine that last statement. Without a doubt whatever it was that was done to you was bad. We can’t change that. Child abuse, child neglect, abandonment, betrayal,

Shaw Marketing Services have launched a new Facebook campaign, where we are going to be giving away a free marketing guide to our Facebook fans. Each month we will be giving away an exciting guide not to be missed, full of useful tips and advice helping you with your marketing needs. This month’s guide is