Life is full of precious moments. It’s also full of frustrating ones, challenging ones, heartbreaking ones. But according to a growing body of research (summarized nicely in the book Hardwiring Happiness), dwelling on the beautiful ones – the ones that bring a smile to your lips, a twinkle to your eye, a warmth to your heart – … Continue reading
Happy new year! We’re almost a week into 2014, but it’s still the time of year when everyone thinks about improvement, bettering, growth, change. Gyms are filled to capacity, juicers are pulled out and dusted off, and Christmas cookies and New Year’s Eve fried appetizers are set aside in preference of salads and lentils. My inboxes … Continue reading
Last year on November 30, I decided quite spontaneously to set up an advent activity calendar. Little Handsome was almost 3 years old, and we were living in a country where the locals don’t celebrate Christmas. They do accommodate the expatriates who do, but it’s not the same kind of inundation of information and celebration … Continue reading
I’ve been working on a special project for the past six months. It’s one that requires minor changes to my lifestyle now, and major changes when the project is complete. It’s one that the whole family is looking forward to coming to fruition. It’s one that is going to bring hard work, tears, insomnia and … Continue reading
I turned 35 this past week. Thirty-five feels neither old, nor young. I guess it’s technically the start of the middle aged years, but that’s about as relevant as the first day of winter being technically three weeks away still. I spent close to a week celebrating my birthday this year. We brought Little Handsome … Continue reading
With American Thanksgiving coming up, I’ve been seeing a lot of cranberry-related posts recently. We celebrated our Thanksgiving back in October with a BBQ chicken dinner with one side of the family and a surprise belated turkey dinner with the other. Little Handsome’s favourite part of both dinners was the turkey treats we made for … Continue reading
Well, hello dear blog. Did you think I’d forgotten all about you? Ok, so I kinda did. But in my defense, the past few months have been anything but ordinary. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that our big inter-continental relocation was only four months ago. And other times, our Qatari life seems like the distant … Continue reading
