Posted by lisallen on October 26, 2010 under Personal Development Blog, Self Improvement Ideas | 
Just been out for a walk with ‘our’ dog – we don’t possess a dog but we look after the lovely Susy from time to time when her owner’s away on holiday – see photo on the newsletter . She’s a beautiful roan cocker spaniel and a really sweet-natured dog to have around.
I’m more dog-centric than usual at the moment because we’re out walking her and meeting all sorts of breeds of dogs and their owners, of course. I find myself thinking of those dog shows you get at village fetes, when the prize goes to the dog and owner who look most like each other – heaven help you if you own a Rottweiler and you win!
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Posted by lisallen on October 16, 2010 under Personal Development Blog, Self Improvement Ideas |
What is it about getting up early? Do you find it really hard when there’s work to do, or are you excited by the day ahead? If my mum were still alive she’d be AMAZED at the change in my getting-up behaviour – let’s just say I used to leave it to the very last possible minute!
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Posted by lisallen on October 9, 2010 under Personal Development Blog, Self Improvement Ideas |
G’day mate! How ya doin? I want you to imagine that I said that with an Aussie accent; I need to practice mine as I have a feeling I’ll be travelling to and from Australia a lot more in the future. This year I went to Australia (twice) for the first time in my 50 odd years, so why the sudden interest in going down under again? I’m married to an Aussie!
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Posted by lisallen on October 1, 2010 under Personal Development Blog, Self Improvement Ideas |
They say ‘a change is as good as a rest’. Last weekend I hopped on a train and went down to Torquay in Devon for a brief but busy visit – I came back feeling refreshed and inspired for a number of reasons.
First of all, we stayed in a lovely hotel where the service and attention to detail was first class – it’s so nice to be looked after once in a while by people who really care about how they earn their living. Perhaps there should be a hotel starring –system, for how much hoteliers care about their clientele. (Funnily enough I discovered that a hotel in Torquay was the inspiration for John Cleese and Connie Booth to create Fawlty Towers – certainly not the one we were staying in!).
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