Photo by Prasanna Kumar on Unsplash It’s kind of a cliché isn’t it? New Year, New Year’s resolutions. Although one can never be sure when anything really began, a quick Google returned this: The ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. They were also the first to hold recorded ...
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All You Need Is Love | One Love
We have had our fair share of sombre day's in the UK recently. There's a metaphoric dark cloud hanging over our land and a heaviness in the air, weighing down on our shoulders. A hint of insecurity behind adult eye's wondering what the world will be like when the next generation are at the age we are now. And what about the generation beyond ...
Make This Life A Wonderful Adventure
There is no doubt I'm a hippy at heart. And I do like to spread peace and love. Stay with me. I had planned to complete the aborted post from Friday about 'Naked Shopping'. 72 hours ago the towel was thrown in after unforeseen (and undoubtedly) karmic circumstances prevented me from using my laptop - that story I will be telling later in the week. ...
Something’s Gotta Give
We can read countless books on productivity and on getting things done, but from time to time something's gotta give. Mothers can feel as though they should be able to conquer the world, to take things on regardless of how little time they actually have available. Even mothers who are committed to a 'family life simply done' do this - knowing that a life ...
What 3 Things Remind You of Switzerland?
When I think of Switzerland - 3 things immediately come to mind This is a sponsored post as part of Ricola Original's 75th Anniversary celebrations. 1. Heidi I loved watching Heidi as a child. Looking back it's now obvious I've always been drawn to the simple pleasures in life. Wooden cabins, open log fires, good wholesome food, spring water, fresh air ...
The Celestine Prophecy and Coincidence
Last night I downloaded The Celestine Prophecy, after a friend suggested I might like it. The first chapter of the novel talks about coincidence (among other things) and whether in fact coincidences occur as signposts to guide a person through life. Or at least that's my interpretation. My friend knows me well. I am going to like The Celestine ...
Do Talk To Strangers
Anyone growing up in Britain (in the late 70’s and 80’s) undoubtedly will remember the public information films that would pop up between children’s TV programmes. Do you remember Charley (who never talked to strangers) and The Green Cross Code Man? And I for one never go back to a lit firework! They are part of a childhood that seemed so much more ...
Leaving Christmasland | Back To Reality
We've well and truly left Christmasland. The decorations were packed away over the weekend, and the Kids' returned to school today. It feels as though it never happened. Well kind of. (This is the funniest description of Christmasland I can find) The house feels twice as big (and half as noisy - well more than that really - it's oh so quiet). The ...
Priorities Not Resolutions
With just over 24 hours to go until we head out of 2015 into 2016, it's that time of year when bloggers hit the keyboard with their New Year resolution posts and/or a wrap up of the year. I'm no different. This is my post all rolled into one. 2015 has been a bit of a trial. In fact it's becoming common practise for someone whom I haven't seen for a ...
Dust If You Must
Something quite extraordinary has happened since last Tuesday. A Facebook update, I shared, has reached over 5,000 and has had 56 shares. Seriously since Facebook changed its algorhithms (a year or so back) I've been lucky to hit 500 (and that's on a good day!). Here's the Facebook update. I'm guessing what I shared resonated, as it did with ...