As a young girl I loved to read Anne of Green Gables, over and over – what a character! She was impulsive, romantic, honest, open, free, imaginative. She was also… Read more
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Don’t compare your insides to someone else’s outsides
Ever heard the phrase ‘keeping up with the Jones’s’? In years gone by, people would ‘keep up’ and measure the success of their friends and neighbours by their homes, the… Read more
Something for the weekend? ten ways to relax, have fun & recharge without the financial splurge
Ah, hello weekend! Time of relaxation and restoration! So, what are your plans? If you’re planning to catch up on work and housework, I do hope you will take some… Read more
Take me to the woods – a spot of shinrin yoku
For a lot of my friends, the sea calls to them, they long for walks on beaches and briny breezes. Many of my friends live by the coast, such is their… Read more
Happiness Hack – make your future self happy!
Hello! This is the first in a series of articles about Happiness Hacks – simple ideas we can all put into practice to help us lead happier lives. This first… Read more
The search for the word of 2017 – plot change!
I was all set for my word of the year being ASK. However, there must have been something not quite right about it, as on a walk the other day,… Read more
The search for the word of 2017 begins – Ask
Around this time of year, I start to focus on finding a word that will be my guide in the year ahead. last year it was ‘simplicity’ and I feel… Read more
After the chaos the calm..
I don’t know about you but the time between Christmas and the new year is a dreamy, calm time (apart from the bits involving a tigger like child who is… Read more