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Settled in and sorted

Settled in and sorted

This blog post runs parallel to a tired and jaded me. Not because Spain is getting me down, oh now, but because I was out last night till 4 am! It hits me harder than 10 years ago I can tell you. Damn ageing. I hope this fatigue doesn’t taint the description of how awesome [...]

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Spain: First impressions

Spain: First impressions

As the clock ticks around to midnight on the 6th March 2012 in Aviles, Asturias I have been overcome with creative juices. That is the thing I love about travel and new places; it seems to open up your mind and makes you appreciate the finer things in life. It has been 3 days and [...]

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A new chapter

A new chapter

Where to start! The past weeks have been mind blowing. I have clocked up a bit of travel, mainly visiting Spain for my EVS planning visit, and had so many things to get in order before March. If you haven’t caught up on my 2 months ahead in Spain you can read about it here [...]

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Planning visit – Avilés (Spain)

A video blog from my European Voluntary Service advanced planning in Aviles, Asturias, Spain. The visit was between 16th and 19th February 2012. I am heading back on the 4th March for 2 months!

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Speaking for the ‘Inspired Group’

The wonder of Twitter continues. Having connected with Ann Hawkins she kindly asked me to speak to her Cambridge based networking group – http://theinspiredgroup.com/. With 12 topics this year, one each month, I plunged myself into whether self belief is a key part to success. Here is my talk.

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Living in Spain for 2 months

Living in Spain for 2 months

For my readers who know me personally or have read this blog since day 1 (July 2009) – you know what a journey I have been on. Getting through childhood, gaining my masters, managing full time work, setting up my own business, my hectic social life and love of travel; all relished alongside my disability, [...]

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2012: A game-changing year

2012: A game-changing year

In my last post I talked you through how important rest and reflection had been for me during the festive season. I definitely feel stronger for having switched off for a couple of weeks. Despite the broken wheelchair, the faulty car, the defective laptop, the change in Personal Assistants, and a lingering cold; my work [...]

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The need for rest and reflection

The need for rest and reflection

Happy new year everyone! I cannot believe how fast January is moving. My little sister is also 23 today – Happy Birthday Claire Bear Following on from my last post about the drastic changes I made in 2011 and my general hopes for 2012; it is fair to say I hit a brick wall. Many [...]

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2011: The year I aimed for the stars

2011: The year I aimed for the stars

My fellow co-editor of up and coming magazine Disability Horizons and I decided to write an end of year article. I felt if I were to attempt a general news round-up it’d be shockingly stale and whilst I do have a reputable voice in the disability world; I decided to not pontificate on the past [...]

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