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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
You Know You Are Getting Older When…
I do not think of myself as old. I don’t even really think of myself as middle aged. In my head I’m about 35, though my body is clearly ‘slightly’ older. I […]
A Summer Cycle in The New Forest
It has been a lovely hot bank holiday weekend, and determined to make the most of it, this morning we decided to dig our bikes out of the garage and go for […]
Never Diet Again
All my life I have hated the concept of dieting. I’ve never been really overweight, but at various times I have wished I could lose a pound or two, (or 9 or […]
Ageing Beautifully
Recently I posted on this blog about how much I’m enjoying being in my 50’s. I was quite pleased with the finished article, and thought I had made the points quite well. […]
