Two weeks ago I posted about my journey to anxiety (How I Beat Anxiety Naturally – Part 1) and today I am excited to share with you my journey away from it (and how to actually beat anxiety, for the most part, anyway)! Disclaimer #1: I am in no way putting down anyone who chooses to take prescription
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How I Beat Anxiety Naturally – Part 1
After much deliberation, I decided that I wanted to share my story and journey with anxiety – more specifically, how I beat anxiety naturally – which started last spring. It has almost been a year since I was at my worst, and what a long way I have come! When I initially shared my experiences
6 Tips for Staying Healthy at Holiday Parties
The winter holiday season is full of opportunities to party like you mean it with friends and loved ones, no matter what country you may live in or what religion or culture you are a part of. Unfortunately, celebrations this time of year often involve overindulging on food (especially sugar!) and alcohol, which can really
5 Tips for Families Visiting Santorini, Greece
Our family of three recently took a trip to Greece for the Easter holiday, and one of our stops was the island of Santorini, where we stayed for a week. I wanted to balance my church-going with sight-seeing, nature, fresh air and fresh food, and the island was the perfect combination of all those things.
Keeping a Clean House With a Toddler
A question I am frequently asked is, “How do you have time to eat healthy, keep up the household, and take care of a little one without a maid?” I sometimes think that Westerners living an expat lifestyle overseas have forgotten that their counterparts in their home countries do manage to take care of children,
Expat Survival Series: Maintaining Your Wardrobe in the Tropics
Living in a tropical climate poses a long list of challenges, both inside and outside of the home. High heat and humidity throughout the year, monsoon rain seasons, and poor building conditions can all add up to a lot of troubles for food, books and paper items, and clothing stored inside your closets, cupboards and
Expat Survival Series: How To Prepare For An Urban Flood
First of all, if you have no idea what I am talking about, then let me catch you up to speed. In short, Thailand is under siege from a massive collection of rain water, and the word on the street is that it’s going to flood in Bangkok. Here’s a great cartoon video which explains
Expat Survival Series: House Hunting
If you are planning on spending a lot of time in your familial cave while living abroad (e.g., lady of leisure, stay-at-home mom, working virtually, tendencies toward social phobia, etc.), the physical comfort, level of productivity, happiness quotient and dare I say success on the expat assignment can depend on how satisfied you are with
Expat Survival Series: What to Bring
With the dawn of a new year on the horizon, what better time to consider a monumental, scary-yet-rewarding life change, such as selling all your furniture on Craig’s List and moving to the other side of the world?! If this is something that strikes your fancy, there are many things to consider when putting together
