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Getting outside of your comfort zone is good for you, right?
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 – I’m not comfortable in front of a camera and writing is definitely my forte. So when an opportunity came up to share my childless story…
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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 found a comparable one on Amazon and have everything broken down into yearly, quarterly, monthly, and weekly goals. I think maybe I like the planning…
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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 it into words. Truthfully, since I was diagnosed with cancer and the plan I had was derailed there have been more moments when I’ve felt…
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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 you to the source of who you are. Only by having intimate contact with this source can you experience the fullness of your life. Only…
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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 great info on studies about happiness and how your brain works and what makes people happy. The first 6 weeks of the course is all…
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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 day so memorable for me. I had that week off work but hubby wasn’t off, I can’t remember why I had time without him but…
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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 feeling so I could feel it properly and let it go a little bit. A friend recommended the Calm app to me so I’ve been…
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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 September. This is usually the start of my favourite time of year. The cooler weather, the leaves and sky changing colour and all that. But…
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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, until mid-October when I’ll finally be free. I won’t discuss my feelings on that now, but I am looking forward to moving on to something…