One of my first suggestions for building a worry-resilient lifestyle is to have a healthy, supportive community around you. Of course it’s ideal to have real people close by that…
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If you are a natural worrier, like me, you probably live in your head most of the time, and may even find it difficult to connect with the rest of…
So far this month I’ve talked a lot about thinking. How we think the things we do and some of the reasons we have those thoughts. Beliefs and assumptions that…
Wordless Wednesday – what does this picture suggest? I see a little girl, innocent, vulnerable perhaps, with her whole life in front of her. Squinting in the sun, enjoying the…
I used to have rather fixed ideas about education. As a naturally academic person myself, good at exams and gaining qualifications, I believed that educational success meant learning a lot…
Today has been a beautiful Spring day. When I left the house this morning, I thought of all the people who would be saying, ‘it’s great to be alive!’ because…
I didn’t know I was going to pick this subject until just now. Of course, my theme this month is thinking and I’ve written about beliefs and assumptions and how…
Every now and then, I find myself having a conversation with my girlfriends about what we think of our bodies. Especially those of us who exercise a lot, eat sensibly…
This post is a bit of an experiment. Alternative. I have an odd professional existence, which sometimes means that I work at very strange hours. Last night/this morning was one…
A couple of days ago I wrote about not being too interested in housework. Today I am picking up the theme and spilling all about my makeup apathy. I am…
Wordless Wednesday…. I’ve never done a Wordless Wednesday before, because I am really a word person, but then I thought I’d share the vision board that I keep above my…
My house is usually a mess. Here it is, in a photo taken this morning with no tidying done and dust on the beams. I’ve always been untidy and never…