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BBLs and the illusion of control
Barbara Onen Barbara Onen

BBLs and the illusion of control

Firstly, Brazil was amazing…and no, I did not go there to get a BBL (Brazilian butt lift). But the trip almost did not happen because of what I now term my own BBL (Brazil, boilers and life-lessons).

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Pause. Skills. Set-up. Dream
Barbara Onen Barbara Onen

Pause. Skills. Set-up. Dream

I must admit, December was busy. Really busy. There wasn’t much space for pause. Lots of work…so much so that I received an email this month informing me that I was December’s leader for top use of our handheld phone access Power Chart Touch.

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A magic fairy ‘night’ mother
Barbara Onen Barbara Onen

A magic fairy ‘night’ mother

Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better.

So, after much nudging from my dear mother, I finally visited a dermatologist to help with my face acne.

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Financial verse time freedom
Barbara Onen Barbara Onen

Financial verse time freedom

Over the last few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about time freedom and what it means to me.  How do I jump off the hamster wheel where the more you want, the faster you have to spin? Like a never-ending Psycle class.

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The grass is greener…in a terrarium
Barbara Onen Barbara Onen

The grass is greener…in a terrarium

This Sunday, I’ve been listening to South African jazz (Jimmy Dludlu, Caiphus Semenya, Hugh Masekela) and missing home. The music reminded me how powerful art and creativity are, and how good it feels to make something from scratch.

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