‘Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer and wish we didn’t’

by WellbeingEve

Give yourself the space and time to make good decisions I don’t know who to attribute this quote to but used to have it on my wall when I was a teenager. Even… Read More →

Walk for women

by Lucy

  Hello Bea, I’d like to share an idea with you. One hundred years ago thousands of women walked from all across Britain, starting from as far away as Lands End and Newcastle,… Read More →

A Taste of Switzerland- three delicious and easy Swiss recipes to try

by Stella

I’ve been living in Switzerland for ten years now. The move from Australia, where most fresh fruits and vegetables are available all year round, to Switzerland, where the seasons dictate which fresh foods… Read More →

Holding Back The Years?

by annemarieflan

“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” Betty Friedan (1921-2006) I’ve been thinking a lot about age recently. I guess that’s what happens when you get close to… Read More →

Vocational Travel: Nursing in Tanzania, an Interview with Jenny Schimak

by Stella

Jenny Schimak, a long-time, online friend of mine is a (mature-aged, I’m sure she won’t mind that description) student nurse from Queensland, Australia. Last Christmas, Jenny spent time on a vocational trip, nursing… Read More →

Becoming an Incremental Theorist

by Erin Le Clerc

Have you ever undertaken a project, without really understanding its true value? Well, I discovered I was doing just this, very recently, and was completely unaware! Back in January, I decided out of… Read More →

Berlin

by annemarieflan

It’s been a long time since we got away alone – well, I mean just me and t’other half, but now we have I have caught the bug. Of course it’s never easy… Read More →

Dresden: Living History

by Stella

Dresden, a town in eastern Germany (formerly East Germany), lies on the river Elbe near the border with the Czech Republic. Famous for porcelain and its Semper Opera House, where works from Wagner… Read More →

“They’ve moved my desk four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married…

by Anne-Marie

…but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn’t bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler… Read More →

Oh the shame… (the delightful Brené Brown)

by WellbeingEve

The ‘shame and vulnerability researcher’ and author of the delightful The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, can be seen giving some delightful Ted Talks (http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html might become your gateway video – @Keris recommended… Read More →