Learning mindfulness
Mindfulness is choosing to be present in the moment, without judgement. It is about being aware of what you’re feeling and what you’re doing as you do it. If you’re anything like me …
Mindfulness is choosing to be present in the moment, without judgement. It is about being aware of what you’re feeling and what you’re doing as you do it. If you’re anything like me …
How do you celebrate a big birthday? How do you make your 40th birthday memorable? If you're looking for inspiration here's a list of ideas that may help you find the perfect plan for y
There is so much I want to achieve that for years I’ve been working on becoming more productive. I’ve focused on do more, do more, do more. However, after several tired weeks when I …
March was a disappointment for me as I wrote just one blog post, so I’ve been thinking why, what happened? And I’ve realised it comes down to one thing – habit interruption, …
During the summer I reconsidered my digital life and that led to me asking myself if my life is balanced. Am I putting the correct amount of effort and time into the different parts of my life, or are …
You may have noticed I’ve been quiet recently. In fact I’ve been more than quiet I’ve been absent. This wasn’t a planned summer break, in fact it is the opposite of what …
Running is considered an easy form of exercise you can do anywhere, anytime. But I’m not a fan, mainly because I find it boring; very boring (and hard). However, I’m about to test my …
Are you creative? Can you define what creativity means? These are questions I’ve been asking myself as I prepare to attend Blogtacular, the blog event for “creatives”. For …
I’ve spent most of the last two weeks finding and deleting duplicate files. A rather tedious task and one that worries me as I think I may delete a non duplicate file by mistake. I have to admit …
Back in December, I went to The Three Wine Men Christmas Tasting event; it was a great excuse to meet up with friends and to taste more wines. Three Wine Men The Three Wine Men consist of: Olly Smith …
When I first started this blog in 2007 it was called Blog to discovery; Revelations along the way to a simpler, happier and more successful life and included reviews of self improvement books I read …
I’ve written before about not being a big fan of making new year resolutions because I think it adds too much pressure and you are more likely to make successful changes if you set a resolution …
Today has been our first day at home after almost a week away for Christmass and sorting through photographs has given me the opportunity to think about the fun we had. The first thing I think is how …
As you know I’m on a mission to learn about the type of wine I like at the moment, so I was very excited to be invited to a wine tasting event at The Royal Horseguards hotel in London. Not only …
I think I can say that making our own wrapping paper for Christmas has now become a family tradition as we’ve now done it for three years. The first year the children were five and two, and we …
I continue to work on becoming a morning person as I believe it would improve how I feel and how much I achieve, so I’ve been reading a lot on the topic as well as habits; the next step is to …
Although I felt lucky to be invited to a food photography workshop with Nikon and Currys PCWorld, I also felt out of my comfort zone. I don’t blog about food (in eight years I’ve done one …
Now we’re in November, it is time to start thinking about Christmas films. In the past we’ve struggled to get in to the Christmas feel until a few days before the big day, so we now start …
If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you may have noticed a few photographs of red wine recently. This is fairly new to me; I used to drink mainly cider (and before that Bacardi Breezers or Wkd). …
I was made redundant yesterday. Over the last two weeks I’ve been asked many times how I feel; a very confusing question. It would be very easy to feel bitter and angry, but I don’t want …
I enjoy sharing posts I’ve enjoyed reading, so here are some recent favourites on the theme of parenting. I hope you find something to enjoy: What makes a great packed lunch? No Excuses: …
I like simple. It is something I aspire to because things are easier with fewer decisions and it is quicker to clear up. I’ve made it very clear that I like simple by including it in my strap …
From children’s parties to sexist jobs here are some posts on different aspects of parenting I’ve enjoyed reading recently. The Snow Day. A Mothers Failings. Party invoice: Boy sent bill …
Three mornings a week we aim to have all four of us out of the house as close to 7:20 as we can. But we like to maximise our sleep time (by hitting the snooze button a few times). We got tired of …