Recently I wrote about how sometimes work and life can get the best of you and some of the ways I try to get through those times, although some may have been a bit controversial, there are different routes for different people (based of genetics, attitude, body chemistry etc). So not long after I was given the(…)
Sleep less, eat more: Is there healthy living for workaholics?
There is a way to get more hours into a day – sleep less! One of the brilliant things about being slightly over-busy is that your body, through not working at 100%, often keeps you from getting the rest it so much craves. After some conversations following the original post, I feel the need to clarify I’m(…)
Villa Patriarca Boutique Hotel – Venice’s secret hideaway
About 15 miles north west of Venice is the quaint town of Mirano, Italy (pronounced Mii-rano – don’t say Mur-ano or Mer-ano, you’ll end up on a small island – which is famous and definitely worth a visit, but not where you’ll find this place). While the lure to stay on one of the Venice(…)
No more tears: How to cut an onion
There is a definite art to cutting an onion without crying. I’m hyper sensitive to onions and even garlic makes me slightly weep. I was given these cool shades to wear when cooking to help protect my baby blues. I’ve tried several things that I had hear to combat this: Soak the onion in water(…)
Fitness review: Jan – April 2012 workout update
Keeping with my new tradition, here are my workout stats from January through April, 2012 and while I don’t find using notes on my iPhone the most ideal template, it’s been invaluable for my sessions – being able to keep track of my reps & weight has come in handy on more than one occasion. This also helps(…)
Online connections – How many sites are you linked to?
The topic comes up regularly in our household: how are we connected? What are we syncing to? Could we eliminate any of the extra steps? What – this isn’t typical conversation in your house? So we decided to make lists. Every place online we store data. @Johnstok sent me his list and I looked at(…)
Notes from the office: Darcie’s LBi Bigmouthmedia blog posts
As is the nature of the beast working in digital and also being a geek that loves to do it in your spare time, you sometimes lose out the opportunity to share your views and use any left over energy to write on your own blog – so in light of this – and so(…)