Archive for October, 2011

set your goal

Everyday, in every aspect of our life, we set expectations and targets, even though we don’t consciously do so. We set targets in a lot of ways, although the intensity and so-called deadlines of the targets will vary. We may target to lose five pounds in a month, while we also target to give birth in two years’ time. We sometimes aim to buy that wonderful shoes come Christmas while at the same time saving for that dream house in the city. The problem about…

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overspending

Yes, it can be true. You can be a victim of overspending, and you don’t even know it. Don’t you just sometimes feel that you are powerless against the forces that compel you to spend, to buy more and more? Don’t you feel like there is no other way out but to give in to the forces? You are a victim because you are helpless, you are powerless, and fighting the urge is just futile. This happens when you are in a particular situation which…

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beatles

I did not grow up in the sixties. I grew up in the 80s. But while I loved the 80s, my most number one favorite musicians of all are The Beatles. There is something about this Fab Four that is so classic. I never tire of listening to their songs, whether as a band or later on when they produced songs on their own. Their music is so simple, so rudimentary, even, but it still outperforms a lot of today’s songs with its many complex…

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exercise

A lot of men and women change their habits after marriage – including their eating and exercise habits. I know this for a fact. My husband almost never ate breakfast when he was still single, but since I can never start my day without breakfast, he has taken to eating them now religiously, too. Luckily, he is of the athletic kind and is very active in sports. After the birth of our first kid, however, he has taken to spending more time in the nursery…

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