Category Archives: Personal

Anything and everything about me and my life. You’ll have to hunt a lot for gossip-worthy tidbits, though.

Here We Go Again

Posted on 19.05.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Des nouvelles.[en]Holidays in Spain. Two weeks of crazy work upon my return. Then orphaned kittens at home. Things are lightening up: the kittens are weaned and clean, the big cats are taking care of them, and they have future homes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged blogging, exercise, kittens, life, miakittens, news | 1 Comment

Sailing

Posted on 14.04.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]La voile et moi. Histoire.[en]Note: I’ve been thinking of writing this post all afternoon, but put it off because I figured I should illustrate it, and some of the photos I’d like to use are stuck on this computer because … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged day skipper, dsc, learning, powerboat, radio license, rya, sailboat, sailing, serenity sailing, spain, torrevieja, vhf, yacht | 6 Comments

Arc-en-ciel, ICC, kitesurf

Posted on 07.04.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[en]In Torrevieja. Saw the most impressive rainbow I’ve ever seen (only iPhone photos, sorry). About to start my Day Skipper course, and interested in taking up kitesurfing.[fr]Bon, article bateau, je sais, mais avant-hier, je crois bien que j’ai vu le … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Travels | Tagged arc-en-ciel, bateau, day sailor, icc, kitesurf, rya, torrevieja, vacances, voile | 1 Comment

Random Notes About My 2012-2013 India Trip

Posted on 31.03.2013 by Stephanie Booth

A few random notes about my Indian trip, which I was sure I had published, but just found sitting in my MarsEdit drafts. Health-wise, it was “interesting”. It started off with itchy knees that I carelessly brought from Switzerland. A … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Personal, Travels | Tagged Health, hearing aid, india 2012-2013, rickshaw, travel | Leave a comment

My Interest in Organisations and how Social Media Fits in

Posted on 30.03.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Ce qui m’intéresse dans ces histoires d’organisations, et le lien avec les médias sociaux (du coup, aussi des infos sur mon intérêt pour ceux-ci).[en]I found these thoughts about organisations at the beginning of Here Comes Everybody fascinating: organisations and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Connected Life, Does This Need a New Category?, My work, Personal | Tagged auchalet, cluetrain, communities, company culture, corporate culture, groups, happiness, human, My work, orange, organisations, people, Social Media and the Web | Leave a comment

Au chalet: une vie simple et propice à l’écriture

Posted on 29.03.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Life slows down at the chalet. Fewer options to fill my days. Lots of reading, lots of writing. Hence the flood of blog posts.[fr] Quelques jours au chalet. De la lecture, du triage de photos, de la cuisine, et de … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Life Improvement, Personal | Tagged auchalet, bloguer, chalet, choix, decision, deuil, écriture, priorités, retraite, vie | Leave a comment

Samedi soir fatigué

Posted on 16.03.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Tired Saturday evening post.[fr]Après quatre jours de SAWI (module 4), je suis raide, mais contente. C’est surtout aux étudiants qu’il faut le demander, mais je crois que ce module s’est vraiment bien passé. Je voulais aller au cinéma hier soir … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Food, Personal | Tagged back2blog, cats, lejardinpotager, quintus, sawi, tired, tounsi | 2 Comments

“Happy Holidays” and Christmas boycotts: Here We Go Again

Posted on 25.12.2012 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Joyeux Noël![en]It’s the time of the year again. Christmas. I like Christmas. I’m not Christian. And like each year, the stuff that annoys me is the “let’s boycott Christmas” movement and the American “Happy Holidays” stuff. Here’s a post I … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Personal | Tagged christmas, consumerism, diwali, eid, gifts, happy holidays, holiday, presents, religion, thanksgiving | 1 Comment

How Was 2012 So Far?

Posted on 09.12.2012 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]2012, année chaotique, mais qui se termine avec un retour vers la stabilité. 2013 s’annonce plutôt bien.[en]A conversation last night had me thinking back about the last few years. This morning, I stumbled upon this post that I wrote end … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged 2012, bilan, cats, chaos, habits, life, routine, summary | Leave a comment

Vacances annuelles de Noël à mi-février

Posted on 09.12.2012 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Annual vacation coming up, from Christmas to mid-February.[fr]Ceux d’entre vous qui me connaissent le savent: je prends depuis quelques années un “gros break” en hiver. Ça me permet de me ressourcer pour être plus productive et créative le reste de … Continue reading →

Posted in Being the boss, Personal | Tagged announcement, holiday, india, vacances | 2 Comments