Inspirational Story: Success Against The Odds

Here’s a story about faith, determination and team work It’s a success story which I hope will inspire you to strike out for what you want and achieve your goals, even if the odds are stacked against you. It’s a story in which I faced my fears, followed my gut instincts and believed in myself [...]

101 Ways To Feel Happy

Do you want to feel happier than you already are? Do you find that most self-help books are too long, detailed, embarrassing or complicated? The simple solution is these 101 quick, easy and free ways to make you feel happy right now. They’ll help you get the big picture on how you can feel happier, [...]

Celebrate With Chocolate Fudge Cake

I’ve already written about the importance of celebrating your successes and recognising what makes you happy. Now it’s time to combine these two ideas and, drum roll, make a cake! Well, who needs an excuse? What could be more enjoyable than making a cake from scratch? When was the last time you did it? Kids [...]

Seven Reasons To Go For a Walk

Are you looking for fun, cost effective ways to entertain the whole family? Then you’ll love going for a walk. I know, it’s not exactly rocket science, but do families actually go for a walk together any more? Traditionally they used to go for a walk once a week after a big Sunday lunch, but [...]

Winter School Holidays: Sunshine Coast, Australia

The Candy kids are now enjoying their two week Queensland winter holiday. They’ve had fun and enjoyed the opportunity to do stuff that’s usually strictly forbidden, like watch TV and play on their computer games in the mornings. Ahem, they might be doing that right now actually. But when I’ve got a bit of writing [...]

Follow Your Dream: You Only Live Once

My article, Live Your Dream in a Material World, struck a chord with many of you. In it, I described how we sold most of our belongings in order to make our dream come true and move to Central America. Now I want to share the first page of my book about our experiences. It [...]

How To Listen To Kids

Candy Family Communication Problems I’ll be the first to admit that often I don’t really listen to my kids. In the mornings they’ll be chirping away merrily about this and that while I prepare sandwiches, make breakfast, look for clothes and add to the shopping list, usually all at the same time. When I’m able [...]

What Can You Give Up To Live Your Dream?

What We Can Happily Live Without Flash Cars We have an old no-name type car. Who gives a flying fart anyway? However, don’t let your kids use your car as a climbing frame like we did in Costa Rica or the roof rack will fall off one day while you’re driving along. Ooops. Fancy Clothes [...]

Live Your Dream in a Material World

Things I’ve Given Up To Live My Dream Giving things up sounds like such miserable, hair shirt stuff, but even the thought of writing this article makes me happy. Somehow downsizing my life so that I can achieve my life goals isn’t much of a sacrifice at all. In fact, it’s liberated me. Granted I’ve [...]

Wicked Winter on the Sunshine Coast, Australia

I’ve written recently that winter on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia doesn’t really get cold. Sorry, folks, I take it all back. It’s now wickedly chilly and some mornings I’m sitting here with socks, slippers, all my clothes and the pink fluffy dressing gown I couldn’t live without over the top. Hot stuff I [...]