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One of my radio shows was about the topic of life dreams – those dreams that you have about how you would like something (whatever) to be in your life at some point, and about not letting others take your dream from you, and not allowing yourself to reject your own thoughts before they even […]

Number 13 may be unlucky for some, but it’s fortuitous for the Costa del Sol.   Starting a year which can only get better, reports of rich Russians shopping for luxury products and property were a great advert for Marbella on Spain’s national Informativos Telecinco news, 13/1/13 – ‘La Costa del Sol a la caza

It’s January, the month of broken resolutions. Why do we do it? Why, every January 1st do we decide that this year is the year that we will finally achieve our weight loss goals and become the person we long to be? How many January the firsts have we spent pouring over the latest diet-to-end-all-diets,

I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a week or so but I wasn’t sure where I wanted to publish it. I did know, however, that I had to publish it, if it was to do me any good at all. And this seems as good a place as any, relatively anonymous except

Having the inner wherewithal to choose your attitude at all times is a recipe for well-being. If you know that no matter what the circumstances, you will be capable of choosing an attitude that maintains your own inner well-being or balance, you know that nothing – but absolutely nothing – that comes your way will have the

We often fall in love with a projection, which simply means that we aren’t properly aware of who the other person really is … and what we love is not necessarily who they really are. But we don’t know this and we are in love and our partner most likely is doing exactly the same thing. You can

If you are hanging pictures in your study, you will need to know how to measure a straight line, perhaps how to calculate symmetrical distances from one object to another in order to situate the picture at dead center, and you’ll have to know how to use a hammer. If you are painting your bedroom

Apples, olives, lettuce, red cabbage, beans, flax seeds, basil, thyme, camomile, cumin, bay leaf, sunflower oil… you could be forgiven for thinking it’s a list of the world’s healthiest foods. But actually it’s a list of the foods my partner David is currently intolerant to!   I am passionate about food – eating fresh, organic

I’ve been a Costa Women member for nearly a year now without having written a thing. That’s pretty disgraceful for someone who writes for a living. But maybe understandable? In my defence, anything digital gives me ‘cybertrauma’ (I just went to Preview this post and it vanished. Luckily I copied it first – I know