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  • Will He Ever Let Me Win?!
    Thanks to the invention of my wife’s father, we now have a darts board. It is currently in the courtyard area of our house, but will eventually be a part of our ‘bar’ area for guests. This bar area is the old chicken coop of the property and will feature the dart board and barContinue reading “Will He Ever Let Me Win?!”
  • Fitness Goals And The Important Little Things
    When I enter the gym with a goal, it is a goal with many different aspects. I can’t pin it down. I want to maintain weight management, strength and mental wellbeing. That’s just the same as 30 years ago and will probably never change. But if I get the little things right, then achieving theContinue reading “Fitness Goals And The Important Little Things”
  • A Year Of Answers
    So, what was 2024 for you? Was it a year of questions or a year of answers? For me, 2024 was most certainly a year of questions. Big questions.  How could I handle living in a new country? How could I deal with a house buy, a building project, a new business? Could I settleContinue reading “A Year Of Answers”
  • The Year In Review
    The One With The Portugal House The year began with us on the hunt for a house to buy in Sertã, Portugal. We had moved into rental properties in the area at the back end of October, so it was a difficult time to view properties with Christmas looming and two excited little boys. However, Continue reading “The Year In Review”
  • Don’t Climb Past The Low Hanging Fruit
    Being a personal trainer and wellbeing coach I see lots of interesting motivational quotes on my feed looking for me to engage in clicks etc. I must admit, I enjoy reading an uplifting quote now and again and they can often make me think. But it’s important to recognise that, like every bit of adviceContinue reading “Don’t Climb Past The Low Hanging Fruit”
  • Tomorrow
    I like to look at the world a bit differently. It’s what inspires me to do things that don’t necessarily fit with the norms. For example, I was inspirational to a few maybe, but mostly bonkers to many who found out I was dropping everything I had done and achieved in England to move toContinue reading “Tomorrow”
  • November
    It’s coming up to three years since I started blogging. December 13th 2001 was my actual first one. Perhaps my ability to write in a professional way or using my words in a more creative manner hasn’t improved much, that isn’t really up to me to judge. But it wasn’t ever really my intention toContinue reading “November”
  • Promo Reel
    Below is the promo Reel for Pinheiros Tranquilos. Hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think.
  • Rocky Ground
    The front of our property has been a bit of a dumping ground since we bought it. Old mattresses, kitchen sinks and rubble have littered it for months whilst the builders have been around. But since they left and we are now an operating guest house and wellbeing centre we have been busy tidying itContinue reading “Rocky Ground”
  • I Need Help
    I randomly watched an interview from 1997 with Elton John the other day where he mentioned seeing Elvis months before he died. Elton was worried for Elvis with how he looked and wasn’t surprised when he heard that Elvis had died not long after. Shortly after this news, Elton made a massive decision himself to seekContinue reading “I Need Help”