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Why do New Year’s Resolutions Fail?

by petra | Dec 2, 2017 | Habits, happiness, Self Help, Uncategorized

It is early December and my thoughts have already drifted to the New Year as I sit in the sunshine over an early...

Getting a bigger slice of happiness

by petra | Oct 15, 2017 | happiness, Self care, Uncategorized

How many of us have heard a friend or relative say something like, “You’re so lucky living out there, it must be...

Redefining success – it’s the small things that matter

by petra | Aug 30, 2017 | Change, happiness, Self care

I remember reading once that those who successfully managed to lose unwanted weight shared certain traits, one of...

Does being kind increase happiness?

by petra | Aug 21, 2017 | happiness, Self care, Self Help

There is an old joke that money can’t make you happy, but it does let you be miserable in more comfort. But is...

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Coping with Change

May 14, 2017

Chatting to another ‘serial expat’ the other day about the many postings we have had in the last fourteen years I realised I could find something positive about all the countries we have lived in. Some people, however, find themselves in a position where they have to move, whether it is back ‘home’ or to a […]

Fresh starts

Mar 22, 2017

Sitting in a well known coffee shop in Dubai, I am forced to look at what’s on the table before me. As well as the healthy quinoa salad (with minimal dressing because I would love to lose a few kilos, don’t you know) and my medium americano, sits my guilty little secret… yes a piece […]