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  Web Designer, Massage Therapist Living the dream —– I am a WordPress expert and spend much of my time travelling the world with my trusty laptop and can maintain or design your web site from anywhere in the world. I also create training manuals and support videos – if you need to know how to do something, just ask. Travel – Every 3 months I embark on an overseas adventure. In March 2013 I will be travelling through Europe doing the ‘Grand Tour’ with my 81 year old mother. Web Design – I specialise in creating web sites which promote Indigenous languages, culture, heritage and environment and have been designing online for over 15 years. I also provide mentoring for Aboriginal web site designers. Recent Web Design...

  So this trip will take place in March 2013.  I will be travelling with my 81 year old mother so we had to go for comfort hotels in prime locations.  This blew the budget a little.  l I’ll fill in my ratings of the Hotels etc later. COST IN AUD FOR 2 PEOPLE: AIRFARES FOR 2 -$6742 ACCOMMODATION FOR 2 -$5468 FOOD & TOURS FOR 2 -$4000 TOTAL: $16,000 ie $8,000 EACH FOR 1 MONTH TRIP Adelaide to Singapore – singapore Air overnight Singapore – V Hotel Lavendar   Singapore to Dubai – Emirates Dubai 3 nights at Hotel CORP Executive Al Barsha   Dubai to  Istanbul – Emirates Istanbul 3 nights Hotel Amira   Istanbul to Rome – Turkish Airways Rome 3 nights Gli Sciopone B&B   Rome to Venice –...

This trip was postponed due to a family bereavement – it will have to be put on hold until a later date. With 3 weeks to go, I have finally decided that my next travel destination will be Vietnam.  I have sent off my passport to the Vietnam Embassy in Canberra, so they can add my Visa. Now to plan where to go and what to do. Here are the possibilities so far.  I think I will hang out around the Hanoi area because of it’s Colonial history, architecture and the proximity to Ha Long Bay. The Budget is tight at $3000 - Airfares $1600 (Alice-Hanoi-Cairns-Alice) Accommodation and touring for 2 weeks 4 days – $1400 The Touring options so far: Micro Finance I’m thinking of doing a MicroFinance tour.  Looks a bit like doing Kiva  but in...

FREE ONLINE MINDFULNESS TOOLKIT I highly recommend this online toolkit consisting of a series of seven videos, with accompanying worksheets and information, on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). http://jayuhdinger.com/category/chapters/ Created by Jay Uhdinger, a psychologist who says - “If I die tomorrow this course is my legacy. In this course you learn the concepts that I believe are the most important to understand to live a happy and fulfilled life. What you learn is based on Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). I’m a Psychology geek since over 10 years and meditate since about 5 years on a regular basis and MBCT combines both of these worlds and gives you a powerful toolkit to experience life in a very special and amazing way. It is...

How do you know that you have passed beyond simple sore shoulders and are experiencing an injury? Don’t ignore any of these symptoms – you may shorten your career if you don’t seek help. •Stage 1 – pins and needles in the hands, often at bed time •Stage 2 – weakness and having difficulty lifting the same amount as you once lifted •INTERMEDIATE STAGE – waking at night in pain, experiencing pain when rolling over on your shoulder in bed, finding you need to change your sleeping position due to discomfort. •Stage 3 – restriction of movement of the shoulder – eg can’t do the freestyle swimming stroke •Stage 4 – unable to lift the arm or turn the hand over The end stage, where you can’t lift your arm is called ‘Shoulder...