I always find this time of the year quite difficult. I’m sure I’m not alone. It’s a combination of the post Christmas low, the guilt following having eaten, drank, and spent to […]
How To Beat The January Blues
50 Ways To Cope With Christmas
Christmas! It is nearly here! It’s the season of goodwill, generosity and charity, traditionally spent with friends and family. Unfortunately, it is also the season for feuds, squabbles and full blown rows, […]
50 Reminders To Be Happy
I have recently returned from holiday and I think I’m probably suffering a bit from the “holiday blues.” It’s hard coming back to a demanding job after spending 2 weeks on a […]
50 Positive Thoughts To Tell Yourself Each And Every Morning
Do you ever wake up in the mornings and think you just can’t face getting out of bed, that there is nothing much to look forward to and life it just too […]
Turtle Rescue and Conservation in Cape Verde
Two years ago we were visiting Sal (Cape Verde), and on the first night of our holiday, discovered the local turtle hatchery and conservation centre on the beach. On our return to […]
Leaving Cats and Going On Holiday
I was going to call this piece ‘Cats & Holidays’ but that would suggest I am going on a ‘cat holiday’. I’m not. I wish I were. Apparently there is a ‘cat […]
Autumn Anxiety: Coping With The October Blues and SAD
It is October already… and have to admit I struggle with this time of year. Summer is over and I love the summer, but now the colder days are looming, the nights are getting […]
Coping With Children Leaving Home To Go To University
I originally wrote this post (or a version of it), three years ago. My children, (children? they are now 25 and 22! ) have now left university, but every year around this […]
The Trouble With “Karen”
I have always quite liked my name. Not absolutely loved it you understand, (I always fancied being named “Cally” for some reason), but certainly not hated it. Apparently, I was almost a […]
What Does It Mean To Be A Woman In Her Mid Fifties in 2021?
💙☀️Question: What does it mean to be a woman in her mid fifties in 2021? 💙☀️For me, being a woman of 55 means having a strong sense of my own identity, being […]
