Recently, during a conversation with my friend and fellow blogger, Erica from Behind the Scenery, she mentioned that her focus for 2021 was to look at; Where I’m placing my energy Erica Hefnault I listened and agreed, although I didn’t give the statement much more thought after we finished our chat. ‘You can’t pour from an empty cup‘ is a well-used saying and it is true. Likewise the analogy of when on a flight putting our oxygen mask on first…
What a year 2020 has been but we’ve all managed to get through it and have proven our inner strength and resilience. So on this last day of 2020 let’s take a moment to reflect and congratulate ourselves for our initiative, creativity, support for…
Christmas cancelled! That was the headline of an email I received today from a media source. It’s easy for me to discuss making Christmas happen in 2020 because I’m in the enviable position of not living with tight restrictions due to COVID-19. My heart…
Spring has arrived and although the early mornings and evenings are still cool the days are warming up. I love Springtime because it fills me with anticipation. Nature is starting to bloom and one can’t help feeling good despite the year of COVID-19! Do…
Loss and grief, we have all experienced this in our lives, the death of a loved one, divorce are two that usually come to mind but d loss can come in many forms. Over the last six months we have all experienced loss during…
2020 will be remembered as the year of The Pandemic, COVID-19. The beginning of a new decade saw our lives turned upside down as we adjusted to lock down, social distancing, food shortages and COVID testing – even scuffles over toilet paper! For many,…
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on our lives and many have felt the isolation and social distancing extremely difficulty and stressful. After the shock of restrictions and having to stay at home, we all went into a frenzy to find ways to fill…
On Mother’s Day 2020 , I’ve been reflecting on other traditions and activities that have changed for me during 2020 and the Year of COVID-19. I’ve also realised that whilst I love the comfort of Traditions in my life, the most important things are…
I used to write a coffee catch up post each month and realised it has been two years since my last one. We don’t have time to catch up on two years but I wanted to check in to tell you what I’ve been…
When the isolation and social distancing guidelines were enforced I observed that many of us, and I include myself here, went to the extreme to fill our days with activities to beat boredom and hopefully reduce stress. We discovered the wonders of technology, joining…