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What If...

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You took every opportunity that came your way? What would life look like if you said YES to everything? We decided at the end of last year to start taking each opportunity presenting itself... We have always been pretty good at doing this, but somehow got caught up in our comfort zone and found ourselves becoming indecisive,  dithering about and constantly flipping back and forth - weighing everything up and making excuses for why we couldn't do things... We realised that in order to move on - we really needed to stop doing this, so w e made a decision to change. We have embraced this way of thinking and so far, our lives are taking some very interesting twists and turns. We wake up every morning full of excitement and realise we no longer feel any fear for new challenges, instead we are filled with determination to make the most out of every situation.  So what are you waiting for? If you want to make changes in your life - you really do have to step out of your comf

Just Talking

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I think it's a funny word - Talk... It doesn't sound very friendly, but it's nice to do. We talk all the time, infact probably far too much (especially Sime)! What's even funnier is that we spend most of our time together & we still find lots to talk about. Sometimes it means that the things we intended to do - just don't get done. Sime's Dad is also a talker & they can spend hours on the phone together, Hugo's the same. Saying that - all 3 of our kids when together are pretty non-stop talking, even the cats join in too! I suppose most of what we talk about is complete nonsense, but it makes us laugh - we like to make up stories about people that we don't know very well (like our neighbours & the property owners we work with - sshh)! Imagining their lives is good fun & Sime does wonderful impersonations of them, especially the women (in a very Monty Python kind of way). When my Nan was with us, she used to go for day care twice a week &