Category: Personal Experience
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Illuminating: the importance of validation
I am writing everyday and loving it. It’s a challenge but it’s a goal. I also am posting on Instagram almost everyday with @storyofmyhome but they haven’t reposted one of my photos yet. Perhaps they are not good enough. It is illuminating to me how much I need them to choose one of my photos…
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Why can’t I clean my art room?
It’s a tip. It’s been a while Six months of mess and my motivation to clean it doesn’t exist. I do a little and it looks worse. I have boxes of fabrics and materials. Pens, paint random embroidery hoops for the bee illustration I haven’t started yet. Nor have I started the room yet. It’s…
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Dressing like my Pinterest board
This year I set myself a New Years resolution to dress more like my Pinterest board and less like a loungewear slob. I am not being too tough on myself because 1, it’s winter 2, I am not working 3, we are still in lockdown 4, I have put on enough weight to go up…
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Am I on track with my resolutions?
Plain and simply yes, yes I am. We are almost a quarter of the year through and I am happy so far. There is one I have failed at but there is still time. I will end with the one I am most happy with. My New Years resolutions were: Grow my grays out Apply…
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7 things I have loved this month February 2021
It’s been a short neat month. It’s time to share things I have loved this month! Carnations I have been treating myself to flowers which is something I rarely do, ever. Carnations are such pretty flowers. I love them so when they popped up in my Tesco delivery I got excited! They were pink and…
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A moment in time: happy birthday dad
We are all separated from our family at the moment. As a unit we are used to not being together all the time. My dad happens to be from the most beautiful island in the world. I miss him every day and today is his birthday. As soon as it is okay to travel I…
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7 things I have loved this month…. January blues
I can’t believe January is almost over. It’s been a hard slog mentally. Me and Gavin have had a few chats about how we are feeling about what’s going on and each other. It was a very quiet conversation but vital to keep going. I implore you to talk, to friends, family and loved ones.…
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Planning the next year: goals and resolutions for 2021
I thought I would plan with you for next year. I am keeping my goals small but achievable with a few exceptions. It’s time to get my thinking cap on and work out what I want to achieve. Every year I put down learn french and learn to drive. Yes I should learn to drive…
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Birthday thoughts: Lest we Forget
I am a remembrance baby and Proud. My dad was a soldier so every year we had to go to parades and watch the White pony walk through with his proud maroon beret on. My dad is a Para The poppy is my favourite flower for how beautiful and delicate it is, and yet how…
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7 Things I have loved this month
I thought it would be nice to share 7 things I have loved this month. It’s a simple format but things I am super happy about. When the world is so full of turmoil it is nice to find simple things to find joy in at the moment. So below is just 7 things giving…
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