Personal Growth

All things wellbeing coaching, personal growth & self-development.

Sugar
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Sugar sucks!

My personal experience has now been ‘confirmed’ by science – carbohydrates are addictive (Sunday Times, 5 Sep 10 – Fat fix…).  I have seen it with my own eyes, though I’m not convinced that ‘addictive’ is the correct term.  Perhaps ‘strong cravings’ is really a better description! My experience comes from Mike.  We have been…

Plums
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In a Jam!

It’s the end of August and the plums are getting ripe.  The problem is, as usual, that all the plums are becoming ripe at the same time!  I’ve just picked 16lb (7.2kg) off a single tree, and there are still a lot left on it.  And I haven’t even touched the other trees yet… So…

BPA
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BPA – Not Fantastic Plastic!

Ever since I watched a documentary called ‘The Disappearing Male’ a few months ago whilst flying from Perth to London I’ve been meaning to write about this subject. I only saw this Canadian programme by accident – there was not enough time left of the flight to watch a full movie and the title caught…

Great Yorkshire Show
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The Greatest Show on Earth!

It’s the week of the Great Yorkshire Show, so we went along on Tuesday.  It’s THE annual agricultural show in the country and it covers a huge area covering animal barns for horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, alpacas, rabbits & other livestock; displays of agricultural equipment & business/grant information, stalls selling country wear, art &…