For Valentines day this year, my husband bought me this... Yesterday, I sat down with a cup of Ginger tea and had a look through some of the daily challenges. Theres some good ideas in this jar. Each little card is for a whole weeks worth of challenges. I'm not sure that i'll be able… Continue reading A Year Of Mindfulness
Category: moments
Perfect Day…
I was so busy yesterday, but all good stuff...don't you love days like that? Managed to get most of my chores done before the dog sitter arrived and then it was off out to meet a lovely friend for coffee and a chin wag. Got back, gave the Puggies their lunch, sat down for a… Continue reading Perfect Day…
When Life Gives You Lemons…
Actually...I made a conscious decision to buy them lol I haven't made my own lemonade for years, since the kids were little. I know its really a summer thing, but yesterday I needed to be reminded that summer will come, and the yellow of the lemons cheered me up a little bit. I followed a… Continue reading When Life Gives You Lemons…
Cross Stitch
I stumbled across an article the other day by Gloria Wickman, where she says that cross stitch helped "develop my creativity and self discipline". So yesterday I dug out one of my cross stitch kits (I've got a few, but most are in storage). After all, I could do with developing my creativity, and my… Continue reading Cross Stitch
Changing The World
I was brought up with a volunteering background. My Grand-Dad was running a community centre into his 80's with no wage and had been doing similar work since WWII. So when my children went to secondary school I took on my first volunteering role and trained as a Samaritan. Since then i've been a committee… Continue reading Changing The World
My “Everyday” Notebook
I have notebooks for specific things...a daily journal, a writing notebook (for story ideas, writing tips and advice i've picked up - like a commonplace book)), a fiction writing notebook, a writing diary/journal (where I whinge and moan about my writing projects) and a daily planner. But I also carry a small, rather tatty notebook… Continue reading My “Everyday” Notebook
Hot Chocolate
Going with the whole theme of a hug in a mug this week (in a feeble attempt to shift this bloody cold which still has me bunged up and unable to sleep at night), yesterday I made myself a cup of hot chocolate. I'm not really a fan of hot chocolate...its not something you will… Continue reading Hot Chocolate
Soup for The Soul
I remember the first time I saw a copy of the book Chicken Soup for the Soul...I thought it was a cookery book lol. Twenty odd years later there are dozens of Chicken Soup books, but i've only read the first one. According to Google, the phrase itself refers to the use of Chicken Soup… Continue reading Soup for The Soul
Do One Dennis!
The UK is currently gripped by storm Dennis, which started yesterday and is continuing on into today 😟 I don't really mind being cooped up indoors (Its an excuse to read and slump on the sofa), but the poor Puggies hate it. They still want to go for their walk, then get to the front… Continue reading Do One Dennis!
Happy Valentines
Ok, I know i'm a day late, but I think Valentines Day should be like Birthdays...run for longer than just 24 hours 😉 Yesterday my husband took me out for lunch to one of our favourite restaurants, Chapter One. We first visited the restaurant when it was The Fantail, for our 1st Wedding anniversary 34… Continue reading Happy Valentines
Self Care 365 