Hello bleeps! I have been on holiday for more than two weeks now. I really am enjoying being at home with my dogs, and now my hubby is on holiday too. He gets very excited about gadgets and technology and has been getting PlayStation games and stuff for a while now. This week we also changed … [Read more...]
Book Review: Loving What Is by Byron Katie
"Loving What Is" is very interesting. It reminded me of that cognitive behavioural, rational emotive therapy stuff - where you check if the thought or the underlying assumption is actually true. That is, it isn’t true that people have to love and accept you all the time. Life is? well.. we … [Read more...]
Four Ways to Emotionally Survive Infertility
Here are four ways to heal: suggestions to help in the emotional minefield of infertility: Dr. Joe Dispenza, DC interviewed over 170 people from around the world who had baffled their physicians by going into spontaneous remission. His curiosity about healing and the brain led him to discover … [Read more...]
If Infertility were told through TV shows
I was inspired by Bella’s idea of "Unsolved Mysteries - watch what happens when a couple tries to conceive and fails miserably" I was thinking.. what if we altered all our current show to reflect our infertility struggles: You enter this journey with the optimism and energy of the dancers on So … [Read more...]
The Last Airbender
Critics have had much unflattering things to say about "The Last Airbender". And it isn’t such a good movie. Brett and I joked throughout the film. I took my 3D glasses off and on and didn’t notice much difference. The characters are left significantly undeveloped. It’s a pity because I think the … [Read more...]
If I never had dogs
All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be free of hair. I wouldn’t have dog slobber all over my face when they lick me.. I wouldn’t have this friendly face poking through the bars when we have … [Read more...]
Inception
I’m going to be serious today, because I just watched a very serious film yesterday. It was called "Inception". It’s about a man called Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is able to enter dreams and steal their ideas (extraction) (or at least get to know their subconscious better). He is called upon to … [Read more...]
Aromatherapy for Fertility
A few days before my fertility treatment, I booked myself for a massage. She used aromatherapy oils and I felt fantastic afterwards. She used Rosemary and Lavender. In any case, since that experience I have been thinking about the oils more and more. I was getting something in a bookstore and a … [Read more...]
Tapping My Troubles Away
If you’re wondering how I’ve been dealing with the stuff that has recently landed up in my lap (decision to adopt) then my answer is: tapping! And praying! The whole issue is pretty much not really there anymore because in questioning my maid if her daughter is still serious about giving us the … [Read more...]
Unhelpful Comments…
Hello bleeps! I just thought I would share with you some of the choice comments I’ve gotten this week in the midst of our dilemma of cross-culturally adopting a child. Top of my list is my dearest sms (texting) friend. Some positive start: “He could become your own child… and you could have … [Read more...]