Monthly Archives: June 2012

Two cell phones, one ipad, one tablet, three kindles, three ipods, a nintendo 3DS, and three lap top computers versus one husband.

Posted on June 29, 2012 by carmengfarrell

Oh boy, there’s nothing like three days of single parenting in a foreign city where I don’t speak the language to erase all thoughts of early morning meditation!  I have a renewed appreciation for my husband and the skill set … Continue reading →

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Milan: A Morning Meditation

Posted on June 27, 2012 by carmengfarrell

To travel well requires a receptively blank mind.  Quiet the inner chatter.  Silence the inner critic and accept what comes my way.  So with my husband away on business and the kids and I in Milan for a few days, … Continue reading →

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Jet Lag. Jet Bag.

Posted on June 19, 2012 by carmengfarrell

Jet lag.  When the local time says one thing and my body says another.  Arriving in Milan in a fog we find a taxi big enough to fit us and our bags.  A miracle, really, since we had been under … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Ways I Know I’m Going on a Long Trip…

Posted on June 9, 2012 by carmengfarrell

…my anxiety level is in charge of me instead of the other way around and I realize one way to deal with it is through humour. All notion of serving “food groups” (you know, fruits and veggies, grains, protein…) to … Continue reading →

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What this is, what it’s not, and maybe why you might read it…

Posted on June 4, 2012 by carmengfarrell

Or not.  This blogging- is such a narcissistic enterprise.  In researching (’cause that’s what I do) “how to blog”, I’ve read a few blogs.  OMG…I guess I really don’t “get it”.  But, I am going to figure this out as … Continue reading →

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