Berlin wanderings

 

One of my favourite things to do in Berlin is find quirky little coffee spots and find a perch outside to drink (generally) excellent coffee and watch the world go by. On our first morning we visited one of our favourite haunts, Impala, on a corner in Prenzlaur Berg, pulled up a mismatched seat and ordered bagels and coffees to enjoy while we indulged in some people watching.

Happy Healthy Holidays

 You may have read my post just after Christmas about us going on holiday and how excited I was about going, and then never mentioned it again? This was for a number of reasons (some more personal than others) but we did have a lovely holiday. One of the reasons I hadn't mentioned it though was because not long after getting back I was taken ill, and had to have an emergency operation which completely wiped me out for 2 weeks and took at least another 4 weeks before I was able to get back in the gym and back to normal, which sucked, but I spent the majority of time thinking how lucky I was not to be more ill!

How to cope when you’re faced with redundancy

So here’s a subject that has affected me and sadly something that will affect a ton of us at some point – redundancy! (Urgh). These days it’s almost impossible to find a ‘job for life’, which means more and more of us will be faced with the dreaded ‘R’ word.

It can be an incredibly unpleasant and stressful thing to go through and everyone will handle it differently, but there are a few things you can do to help you to cope.

Beating the 'New Year New Me' Brigade

First of all, welcome to 2016! How is it already almost half way through January though?!

We spent New Year at a lovely little cottage with friends near Sherwood Forest, drinking Champers, making gingerbread houses, playing board games - you know, the usual. One of our friends is half Spanish, so we made sure to honour Spanish and English traditions, and I can honestly say it was the most fun 4 days we could have wanted. Here's a couple of piccies to whet your appetite.