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#478 – Happy Holidays!

#478 – Happy Holidays!

Do you celebrate on the 24th or the 25th December? I grew up in the UK so we celebrated Christmas on the 25th. Since I moved to Switzerland and my husband is Swedish, I get to celebrate on the 24th as well. It’s a bit of a mishmash in our family. When does Santa come?...
#477 – What Did Secret Santa Bring?

#477 – What Did Secret Santa Bring?

Last week, I attended my Toastmaster club’s Christmas party. I belong to a trilingual Toastmasters club. We speak in English, German and French. A few weeks before I had received a message asking if I wanted to participate in the Secret Santa. I love this kind of...
#476 – As Easy As Learning Your ABC

#476 – As Easy As Learning Your ABC

“Mmmmmmm” My little boy traces his finger over the letter M and makes an mmmmmm sound. He’s eager to learn letters, stopping and tracing over any letters he comes across. He makes the right sound for the ones he knows and random sounds for those he doesn’t. We are...
#475 – What Do You Acknowledge Yourself For?

#475 – What Do You Acknowledge Yourself For?

“I acknowledge myself for….“ – Complete the sentence. When you look back over the year, it’s easy to think about the things you didn’t get round to or didn’t finish. It can be tempting to start this and then end the sentence with “but I didn’t manage to do X, Y...
#474 – Let’s Play

#474 – Let’s Play

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” I was recently reminded of the importance of play. Maybe I speak for myself, but sometimes as adults, we can get too serious checking things off our to-do list and achieving our goals. Sure, it can be satisfying and...