It’s January! Yay! Not for me usually. Perhaps a more accurate word is “meh.” January, AKA Misery Month : Christmas is a distant memory, the credit card bills are looming, I have eaten […]
Project January
50 Things You Can Do To Help The Environment
On this, the first day of 2020, I wanted to repost my favourite article from last year. This post lists simple and practical ways to help save our planet. Environmental issues are the […]
Positive New Year Resolutions
Christmas is finally over and we are all looking towards the New Year with renewed hope and expectation. Or are we? Do you make the same resolutions every year and not keep […]
How to Deal With Arguments At 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. Emotions […]
The Pressure of Christmas
Watching Christmas television last night, I was struck by a couple of things: Firstly, the amazing pressure we are all under to buy buy buy this time of year, things that we probably […]
50 Things You (probably) Did Not Know About Christmas
It’s that time of year again. 🎄Christmas is just around the corner, and for those of us that love it, it really is ‘the most wonderful time of year.’ Christmas, if we […]
A First Tattoo
A couple of weeks ago, I decided, at 53 years old, to get a first tattoo. And before you scream “Midlife Crisis!” let me explain that I have been thinking about getting one for […]
Winchester Christmas Market 2019
Winchester Christmas Market is one of those things that you have to do at Christmas if you live in Hampshire, (or further afield for that matter). Set in the grounds of majestic […]
Improve Your Sleep
As a young person, when I was tired, I would go to bed and go to sleep. Imagine! Such is the joy of youth! These days, (or should I say “nights”), it’s […]
Making the Most of Life
I’m just back from holiday and, as I remember walking along the white sands and paddling my toes in the turquoise sea, I realise just how privileged my life is. Of course, […]
