Last Christmas I gave my husband what I hoped was an inspired Christmas gift, a wildlife camera for the garden. And, as it turned out, inspired it was. Since January, we have […]
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Happy Mother’s Day – On Being a Mum
Due to the pandemic, both my children are either very local or at home with me at the moment, which is a highly unusual given that they are now 22 and 24 […]
Happy International Women’s Day!
Today is International Women’s Day, and I am delighted to post another article listing 50 women who have inspired me. Where I can, I have included a quote from each woman, words […]
Reasons to be Positive & Hopeful Right Now!
It always makes me very proud that one of the most popular posts on this blog is 50 Positive Things to Tell Yourself Every Day. Some months after I wrote that post, […]
20 Sustainable & Ethical Companies To Try
We all buy stuff! And, since the pandemic started, we are all buying a lot more of that stuff online. If you follow me on Instagram, (www.instagram.com/somekindof50), you will know that I […]
Reasons to Think About Becoming a Vegetarian
I decided to become a veggie on 1/1/20, so have recently celebrated my 1 year veggie anniversary! I can quite honestly say I feel happier, healthier and more energised since giving up […]
Coronavirus: Coping with Needle & Vaccine Phobia
Every evening as we watch the news, we are bombarded with pictures of people having their coronavirus vaccines all across the world. I don’t think I have ever seen so many needles […]
50 Tips For Coping With Another Lockdown
So here we are again. At the beginning of another Lockdown that could see us through the rest of the winter months. It’s hard. Everyone is fed up and it feels like […]
Heading into 2021 With Hope
2020 has been horrible, there is no getting away from that. We have all been stunned as this virus has ripped through communities, countries and continents. People have died in their thousands […]
Bubbles & Baubles: Coping with Christmas 2020
This time last year who would have thought that we would be thinking more about ‘bubbles’ rather than ‘baubles’ for Christmas 2020! This Christmas is certainly going to different. Most of us […]
