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Hello 2013!
I love starting a new year, it’s always so full of energy to make changes and hope for a better future. So many things to plan and organise – my two favourite pass times! I’ve chosen the word ‘Balance‘ as my word for 2013. I tend to go from one extreme to another. I’d eat… [Read More]
2012
Well, what a year 2012 was! Looking back at 2012, we are amazed at how many great positive changes to our lives in one short year. We both left our old jobs and moved to Edinburgh (on a train!) We settled down quickly into our new and gorgeous city. James got a great job with… [Read More]
Wants and needs
What we imagine things to be and expect them to be is purely the invention of human greed. We need to remove the greed for money, profit and power from the situation in order to truly understand what it is that we need and what they should look like.
When goals turn to ashes
I have been having trouble writing here for a while. As the weeks passed by, I found more and more resistance within me. Then I came to the realisation that all of the goals James and I had set out at the start of the blog, almost a year ago, are now being put on… [Read More]
When your dream trip comes crashing down
Two days after when we were due to leave Edinburgh to start our epic 2-months journey around Europe, I am still sitting at home, and I will be for quite a while. Long story short, the big trip is cancelled. In my mother’s view (and do agree with her), I am not well enough to… [Read More]
On my PhD graduation day – an open letter
Last Friday, I had my PhD graduation. It was a very long 6-year road that took me around life’s quirky bends such as Dyslexia, Asperger’s, Bipolar, Anorexia, self harm and my thyroids dying. It was also a much longer journey that saw me from being at the bottom of school classes and being bullied horrendously,… [Read More]
Notes from Madrid
We had five days in Madrid in June. June turned out to be a great time to visit Madrid as it was warm but not too hot. A thin cardigan for the morning and late evenings, and tank tops for during the day. Madrid was fantastic for so many reasons. Great food, great art, lots… [Read More]
The weekend before the storm
A mild panic has set in at chez goalchasers. It’s now two days until my mother arrives in Edinburgh. Tomorrow is my last day at my voluntary work before going on the big trip and on Friday I am graduating for the very last time. The biggest stress factor is obviously getting our flat ready… [Read More]
FAQs of my 2-months train trip around Europe with my mum
Since I announced my 2-months train trip around Europe with my mum, I’ve had a lot of questions from readers and people I speak to about it. So here are some of the most frequently asked questions and their answers. The trip When are you going? – From 16th July to 16th September – it… [Read More]
Extreme minimalist packing for a 10-day trip to Spain
We just got back from a 10-day trip to Madrid and Salamanca and I took the above shot whilst unpacking my handbag. I travel with just my Packsafe Citysafe 100 (a 4 litre handbag) for most trips in the summer with the bare minimum stuff. As you can see on the photo above, it’s not… [Read More]
Extreme minimalist packing list for 2-months travel in European Summer
My 2-months unplanned trip around Europe with my mum is the first big trip I am going to be doing in minimalist style. I’ve decided to go really minimal on this trip for three reasons. First is that with little luggage, I can help my elderly mum with her luggage. Second, since we’re going to… [Read More]
