#EXPATWIFECHALLENGE

Hi girls!
     Fall is back again and whether we want it or not, some fall depression and lack of energy can hunt us these days. Last week we had a post regarding being back from vacation ("Deprssed or Reborn?"). So let's not give in to our worst enemy: a depressed version of ourselves. 

DEPRESSED or REBORN? What is your post vacation mode?

Coming back from vacation is always tough. The reasons are simple. Having your feet dipped in the sea is way much better than have them dipped in your office high heels. On vacation, your mind gets relaxed, your body, too. You visit new places, taste new flavors and enjoy new adventures. The vacation life may have very little in common with the everyday life of an expat wife of Philadelphia. But, how can we then cope with coming back to reality?

What to do with your suffering?

Because this open letter says a lot about acceptance and change, it resonates to adjustment phases everyone goes thro at some point in life (in a different scale, of course). I take the opportunity to share it, believing we can learn from it, and make a better use of the conflicts we experience. Hope you enjoy the reading! This is from Liz Gilbert:

Camping, another way to spend your weekend.

"Bugs, not sanitary conditions and uncomfortable sleep"- that's what most people think about camping. Let me tell you what I find in it: