Anyone that knows me well enough knows the thought of doing any kind of public speaking terrifies me. There’s a reason I have a blog and don’t do videos –…
2021 – The year of building better habits
I love a good planner, last year I had The Happiness Planner’s daily planner and loved it! Being out of work this year I couldn’t justify buying that again but…
2020: The year in review, or not.
It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot Today’s quote sums up this year for me well enough when I was struggling to put…
Pandemic Lessons: Healing, loving, and getting to know yourself better
“Healing is the journey. The destination is yourself. The full recognition of all the different aspects of yourself – your joy, your sorrow, your pain, your pleasure – all lead…
Mental Health Awareness Week and learning about well-being
It’s mental health awareness week and I wanted to write a little about the Yale course I’ve been doing on the Science of Well-Being (it’s free!). It’s full of pretty…
Memory Lane: The day I went to the beach
This is one of my favourite photos of me that exists. Today it popped up in my Facebook memories. It’s from 4th September 2009. This photo is what makes that…
On Gratitude: How can we be grateful for bad things?
My recent posts have been less positive than usual because that’s been my reality. Writing my last post on how angry I felt helped me figure out what I was…
It’s that time of year again
This year is so strange. I feel stuck in May, back when it was hot and sunny. I certainly felt better then. I feel like I’ve blinked and suddenly it’s…
Pandemic Lessons: Boredom (or: what have I been doing?)
I’m so bored of being stuck at home and not working. There. I SAID IT. I was furloughed from April and have been made redundant now and am still furloughed,…