Category: Advice
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A moment in time: finding a small space just for me
My sitting room is a little oasis that once I sit in it I don’t really want to move. So it’s not an ideal place to have a cup of tea because I just want to stay all day. After painting g the decking and playing around with my plants I have created a little…
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New challenge: reels and blogs
Writing everyday is tricky, trying to think of things to write about and get inspired by. So when I saw this challenge on Instagram, so I took a photo and decided it would make a nice little prompt sheet for me. So even though I am a few days behind I am going to catch…
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My garden is in bloom
My garden is in bloom through all the rain and glimpses of sun. My morning routine often involves a stroll of my plant pots coffee of tea in hand and take in any old jobs I need to do. I find it a nice way to clear my head and focus on the days tasks.…
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Life after retail
There is absolutely nothing wrong with retail, okay well there are a few things wrong with it however as a career it can be a dream job and I have worked for two great companies that I really cared about which also happen to be my last two jobs. Leaving them was not easy. Leaving…
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My favourite saying
When I was younger I heard all these sayings and old wives tales, some of them stuck and some of them I didn’t understand until I got older. Some of them I have forgotten. My favourite saying is a Stitch in time saves nine. I honestly had no idea what it meant till a button…
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A moment in time: we all need support
It’s true we all need a little support. Sometimes it’s just there waiting for us. Sometimes we have to realise we have to support ourselves. Sometimes we ask and we receive.
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Pushing through low energy and no motivation
I stood on a bee a few days ago. My foot was fine, now, a few days later it is swollen and itchy, it feels strange to walk on it. I was gardening yesterday in grandads garden. It’s overgrown and needs tidying. The weather was hot so my boots just came up to my ankles…
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Can you be happy with excelling at being average
I heard this on Ferne Cottons podcast the happy place and it made me think. Can I, am I? Am I okay at things in my life what are my strengths? What do I love that I am okay at. When it comes to art I know I am not the best. I know that…
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Rethinking my Mindset: currently in a mid place
A strange fact about me is although I am a maximalist in pretty much everything I love the minimalist mindset. I always have. I love the idea that value should have in everything. Invest in everything we do and do it consciously. I think sometimes being British and our natural cynicism doesn’t help. Brits tend…
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Blog challenge achieved
Well I did it, 31 blog posts I can’t believe it. It just shows that a bit of focus and I can do it. some posts are really short and some are longish but I did it. So what next comes next. More writing, more blogging maybe just more. I hope you have enjoyed them.
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