If the Internet was your boyfriend, your pals would be trying to tell you that ‘you can do better’, ‘he’s not good enough’ and ‘they’re getting slightly worried about you’. They’d remember a time before the Internet came along, when it was just you gals together, always there for each other. The gang. One of […]
Four Ways To Make A New Home Ideal For Children
If you’re lucky enough to be building your own home, then you’re obviously going want to design a home that will work for you and your family as it grows and changes. Design and decor with growing children can be a challenge, both in terms of the space they need and their changing needs as […]
Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it… yet
The overflowing gutter of gratitude still pours over my life, with so much to be thankful for that it’s hard to know where to start this week. I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers… Books. Books are a great thing to be grateful for. My audiobook of the moment is […]
The Journey by Mary Oliver
The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had […]
Types of Workouts to Improve Overall Health and Fitness
Workouts are divided into different categories depending on the goals they achieve. Health and fitness enthusiasts can focus on one or more of these types. Whether you are a novice or an expert in fitness, it is prudent that you know how each of these types work and why you need them. So, let us […]
Lettuce take a moment to be grateful
I’m still plugging away at the gratitude thing – a list of 10 a day to transform your life, apparently. While transformation is, as yet, not forthcoming, it does feel quite nice to think about the good stuff for a few minutes. Though ten is quite a lot of things to be grateful for when […]
I’m grateful there was a mouse in my house
It was early and I was making coffee and thinking about gratitude. A bit like any other day, but with the gratitude. That’s a new thing to replace the usual round of improbable targets followed by self-criticism. I’m grateful there’s milk left I’m grateful there’s coffee left I’m grateful there’s food for lunch (and I […]
More gratitude…
Today’s chapter says that I need to be my own best friend and involves something I can’t quite remember (I listened to it hours ago) about making a list of fun treats. So, because I can remember what to do here’s a list of things I’m grateful for: Being at home while the storm raged […]