A big mistake, I'd made, came to light yesterday. Or so I thought. Have you ever experienced sheer panic? Where you cannot think straight? Cannot see straight? I experience this when I think I've done something wrong. I thought that a hotel we are due to stay at, for an important event, hadn't booked us in. The reservation had been made way back in ...
Inspiration
Open House / Do You Have A Menu Board?
I'll kick off today with a subject that's very close to my heart - or rather my stomach. As an obsessive meal-planner, a menu-board is an essential bit of kit in our home. This is ours: ...
Do You Dream?
Do You Dream? I'm not talking about dreams that occur in the 8 hours (if lucky!) when we are at rest. (read about the fascinating stages of sleep here) I'm talking about visualisation. Visualise it. Realise it. ...
A Change Of Plan – Being Grateful
The plan today was to post about planning. I already had the post outlined in my head. It would have been called Planning a Productive Week. I'm headed into a busy week, and am keen to get organised and blast my way through my to-do list. Then fate intervened (I'm a huge believer in keeping an eye out for the little things that come to teach ...
10 Ways To Lighten Up
On Sunday I was told to 'lighten up'. Excuse me?!?! Am I not the epitome of fun? Apparently not. Or at least the Hubby thinks not. Is he the only one? ...
Competition Inspiration
The summer holidays are scheduled at Chez Wright. Somewhat flexibly this year. We're working our way through the activities. And having lots of fun. The chart is becoming less cluttered by the day. ...
How To Win A Minion / Focus 2014
I know how to win a minion. Not a million, but a minion. We frequently holiday at traditional British seaside towns. As someone who believes in developing traditions and creating memories for the Kids, each holiday typically includes a brief visit to an amusement arcade. This last holiday to Norfolk was no exception. This post isn't a debate on the ...
Remembering To Be Mindful
I grew up watching Ruby Wax on UK television. If my, now fading, memory serves me correctly, there was one show I particularly enjoyed, where Ruby went out and about meeting people. And that's as much as I can remember about the detail. In my defence we are going back a couple of decades. What I do remember is she was funny. I have always found Ruby Wax ...
A Change Of Plan
“He who fails to plan is planning to fail" - Winston Churchill Today's plan was to post about decluttering and getting organized. The plan was to kick the post off with the Churchill quote above. But then I started reading pages of Churchill quotes. And decided to re-quote 10 of them instead. I'm not sure why. It just felt right. Here's a further 9 to ...
Focus in 2014
This new year feels very different to last. Last January I wasn't well, having picked up a nasty bout of Flu whilst visiting Santa in Lapland. Flu turned to pleurisy, I seriously lost my motivation, and even worse - my sense of humor. Every cloud has a silver lining - What did my 4-month illness teach me? To make hay while the sun ...