Our Life in Scotland
Is our collection of life-stories from the west coast of Scotland
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Sustainable eating: food for life, not for a season
I love food! I love eating food, watching programs about food, reading about food…you name it. If it’s food-related, I’m there! Food is a wonderful thing. It brings people together, informs you about different cultures, expands your horizons, and induces wonderful memories from days gone by. We cannot live without food; our bodies require so…
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Finding normality after great change
This week, all the changes of the past two years have presented a challenge to me that I hadn’t been expecting. Usually, when we think of big changes, we automatically think of the really big things that we will have to adjust to. Coping without someone, a new job, moving house, an illness, having a…
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Making the best of it in any situation
So last week I blogged about going on holiday for the first time in over two years and how it had brought up some unexpected anxieties. Well, we had a wonderful time and in the end, I actually overpacked. The weather, however, did not live up to expectations and it poured the whole weekend nearly….
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Prioritising health; why is it so important?
It’s one of those things that we get bombarded with information on from a very young age: health. It will primarily have been condensed into two categories: how to eat well, and how to exercise enough to maintain a healthy body. Both of these aspects of health are important, but we know that our health…
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How to become more confident every day
How confident do you feel right now? Very? A little? Not at all? I think it’s fair to say that through the course of our life we feel confident at different levels and in varying situations. I know that I am more confident in places or with people that are familiar to me. I’m more…
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How to deal with bullies in adulthood
Bullying is one of those issues that we believe as children will go away when we grow up. But as we well know, bullies grow up too and usually stay in the same bad habits. So what does that mean for us who are milder-mannered, who don’t seek to dominate, and often find themselves at…
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How to handle insults; a few strategies to help
It’s on everyone’s lips this week. Did you see what happened at the Oscars? Did you see what Will Smith did to Chris Rock? I myself didn’t watch the Oscars, but I found out afterward about the saga. How insult was rewarded with a verbal and physical rebuttal. Stunned silence…shocked expressions… humour to cover up…
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Quick Slow Slow; a how-to in integrity
It’s been quite a while since I started writing weekly blogs and there have been numerous subjects that I’ve felt compelled to write about. Most of the time the topics have been inspired somehow, whether through a daily reading, a conversation, a news headline, or a world concern. They always require some research and then…
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How to cope with inflation: some helpful tips
I’m sure it’s something on all of our minds right now: inflation. The rising cost of living that we have been forced to cope with in the last month or so is unprecedented. Fuel has sky-rocketed, energy tariffs are through the roof, food prices are squeezing our purse strings, and food shortages are not making…
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