Christmas, birthdays and the inbetween
I love this week between Christmas and New Year. When the days all blur into one, real life is suspended, we get up late and go to bed late and...
Year: 2022
A pre-Christmas life update
9 days to go. I haven’t been on here to just write for so long, life seems a bit all over the place right now. I thought I should pop...
My drive style playlist
Having finally passed my test this April {I’d been learning for a couple of years that was very stop/start with all the lockdowns, but I passed first time!} I am...
Highland Fayre Christmas Hamper Review
When I was a little girl, my Dad used to get a hamper each year from work. I can remember the excitement of it arriving and us delving inside to...
Trusting the process
“Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible.” Mandy Hale The last couple of weeks, it is as though a...
Wrapping up warm this winter
I love spending time outdoors all year long, we set ourselves a goal at the beginning of the year of spending 1000 hours outdoors. We are almost at our goal...
Mindful Monday
Weekends. They’re often seen as the holy grail – ‘survive the week and enjoy the weekend’. I’m grateful that I have a life I don’t need to ‘survive’ just to...
Lucid Dreams – The Awakening of a New Consciousness
Dreams have long been a somewhat mysterious aspect of human existence. No matter how imaginative, brain-driven hallucinations can feel genuine and cause various feelings, from melancholy to panic. And the...
Those tricky toddler days
Toddlers. I’m sure there are a thousand memes about toddlers, tantrums and surviving them. I’ve done these years 4 times already… though no two children are ever the same. I’m...
Welcome to the family little chucks!
Almost 10 years after we first got chickens {and 7 years since we said goodbye to them} – we’ve got chickens again!! I am SO excited – I’ve been wanting...
Selling Your Home? 4 Tips and Tricks
If you are thinking of selling your property, then you will know that there is plenty to consider and plan for. It is important to be prepared, and to make...
A lesson in letting go
After last week’s do-nothing day, I’d expected to get back to our usual hectic pace of life. We had a full calendar ahead and I was excited about days out,...
Simplifying and slowing down
Last week’s ‘Do Nothing Day‘ showed me that I’ve been taking on too much, expecting too much of myself, forgetting what is really important and been neglecting self care. Having...
A ‘Do Nothing Day’
How often do you allow yourself to do nothing? When you’re ill? Or just worn out? Or do you push yourself to keep going? I’ve always been terrible at doing...
Family fun with online games
A long time ago, pre-children I worked for a while as a Personal Assistant. Most days, I’d stay at my desk whilst on my lunch break and I’d eat and...