Archive for July, 2009
10 Tips to de-stress from work
No matter if you commute or if you work at home, “leaving” work for many people, specially entrepreneurs, is hard. It goes well beyond time mangement and it has more to do with how high we set our own boundaries.
If you’re working your life away, these 10 tips to de-stress from work will surely give [...]
Posted: July 30th, 2009 under at work.
Tags: career development, careers, cubicle nation, happiness, happiness at the office, jobs, surviving the office
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A business where demand outstrips supply
Maybe you didn’t hear about Slow Food. If you have, you’ll know what this is about.
If you haven’t, here’s the scoop: get your meals made from scratch with locally grown ingredients.
What do you need to have local ingredients? Farmers. If you live in the countryside and you like growing things, this could be your thing. [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2009 under lifestyle.
Tags: careers, city gardening, economic crisis, get a plan b, happiness at the office, raw food
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Greetings from swine flu country!
I’m not kidding, we’re having lots of deaths due to the flu -it’s Winter here- so read this message with your desinfectant at hand. Paranoia apart, the flu kills less people than seasonal flu, try to remember that when the cold goes back to your corner of the world and the [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2009 under lifestyle.
Tags: Croatia, happiness, Italy, swine flu, vacations
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Virtual speed: Kylie Minogue
This week’s virtual speed is Kylie Minogue and her classics “Can’t get you out of my head”.
Start your week singing!
Pump up the volume, hit play. Enjoy!
Posted: July 20th, 2009 under at work.
Tags: happiness at the office, kylie minogue, music, surviving the office, virtual speed
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1001 Wines to try
In a scale from 1 to 10, reading a wine listing is a 10: absolutely boring. Yet some people have compiled a list of 1001 Wines You Must Taste Before You Die.
Should you really try them all? Not really. I don’t know how many people could actually buy and try and distinct 1001 different wines [...]
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under lifestyle.
Tags: books on wines, happiness, lifestyle, vacations, wines
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Growing your own food: the latest trend
According to the National Gardening Association, this year 43 million Americans will follow the trend of creating an organic garden at home. Their latest survey says that 54% of Americans choose to grow their own vegatables in order to save money and the rest, because of the flavour and quality.
Even Michele Obama announced last March [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2009 under lifestyle.
Tags: city gardening, economic crisis, frugal living, growing vegetables, happiness, lifestyle, raw food, Raw Food Coach
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Organize yourself happy
Brazil’s flag says (in Portuguese) “Order and Progress”.
A few years ago I worked with a person that I couldn’t stand. And she couldn’t stand me. However, I learnt a very important lesson from her: to organize my desk (or my space) from time to time. My colleague called it “order and [...]
Posted: July 11th, 2009 under at work.
Tags: cubicle nation, happiness at the office, lifestyle, surviving the office
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