Here’s a thing – it’s a wet Sunday, following an incredibly gorgeous ‘Indian summer’ Saturday. I’m pleased to say that I embraced the warmth of the weather yesterday and managed to get a pair of curtains washed and dried, a bit of light gardening done, some socialising outdoors and I even pulled in a [...]
Yay! I’ve been for a run today. And it felt good! At this point, it’s still a ‘run-walk’ as I start to build my fitness levels back up. It’s the second time I’ve been out in the last 10 days. I would have done more, but I’ve had a mad busy few days that have [...]
Here’s a thing … you’ll probably not be surprised to hear that I have a love of our planet and all that lives upon it. And 99.9% of the time, I go out of my way to ensure I’m not hurting any living being intentionally. Well, except the one bluebottle that I swatted this year [...]
Now anyone who knows me knows that I’m not naturally tidy or great at organising. It takes just a single glance to realise that my work space and home will, under no circumstances, ever be described as a showroom. I can organise historic stuff without a problem, but when it comes to ‘work in progress’, [...]
Oh, how I love being a ‘Loose Lady’ on Mark Dennison’s show on BBC Radio Nottingham. I’ve been a regular guest now for more years than I care to remember. It’s always such great fun and I just love it when I’m on the show, as it means starting my day with a shed load [...]
Or I could say paws for thought given that my two cats are watching me write this – lying on my bed, chilling. My cats are the perfect reminder of how I, too, need to take time out – relax, be still, find a calmer, more centered mental space. Cats certainly know how to take [...]
A few years ago, I read ‘The Pilgrimage’ by Paolo Coelho, which instantly planted a seed of inspiration in my mind to travel the same path. Time passed by and having only had 8 days off work for the whole of the last year, I decided that this would be the year when I took more [...]
Well, I’m very excited indeed to welcome you to my blog, and I hope you enjoy reading my posts! Thoughts, ideas and experiences continually pop into my head, so I thought a blog would be a great way to share my insights and wisdom (or whatever it may be) with you. My blog posts are [...]