The Great Outdoors

My daughter said to me the other day “I want to live more like you used to. I want to be less digitalised and not always be on my ipod or on the computer.” Specifially actually she was talking to me about the lost art of letter writing and asked if I could show her … Continue reading »

You are what you eat!

So everyone’s heard the saying “You are what you eat” which basically boils down to two very simple equations: Healthy food = healthy body Unhealthy food = unhealthy body. It’s simple really and I think on the whole we all know this. The tricky part comes when making our daily food choices. As a society, … Continue reading »

What’s your vice?

In case you didn’t realise it’s the start of Lent tomorrow- Ash Wednesday – which of course means it’s Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) today, and we know what that means….PANCAKES!! Yum!! I can’t claim to know all the exact ins and outs of the religious associations with Easter but I know enough to know that Lent … Continue reading »

Waste Not Want Not!

I watched a documentary this week aptly entitled “What a Waste” about how in the UK alone we throw away almost 7 million tons of food each year. I had actually read this headline previously in the newspaper following a campaign run by the Government called Wrap (Waste & Resources Action Programme) which revealed the extent … Continue reading »

New Year, New You?

I love this part of the year- I think the majority of people start to reflect on the highs and lows of the year gone by, lament the speed at which it has passed and then start to plan for a bigger and better year the next. I usually have a whole long list of … Continue reading »

Dance like nobody’s watching…

This phrase “Dance like nobody’s watching” has been on my mind for a good while, ever since I saw this little girl dancing at a party back in October. I was at a Halloween party with my family, the lights were low, the music blaring and as usual the dancefloor was pretty empty other than … Continue reading »

Mine’s a Cup of Bliss please…

  bliss [blɪs] 1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy. 2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy. Phrasal Verb: bliss out Slang: To go into a state of ecstasy.   I realised something important today. I have been feeling really frustrated of late. The more yoga and meditation I have been practising, the more frustrated I have felt at … Continue reading »

Greener Cleaning: the “whys” and the “how-tos”

I have been using “green” household cleaning products for a couple of years now. This was a gradual process of replacing previously used products as and when they ran out and in the meantime searching for reasonably priced products that were kinder to the environment but also to my pocket! To be honest I’ve only … Continue reading »

Out of the mouths of babes…

My 9 year old daughter is very special. I know we all think this about our children but she really is. I am clearly not very successful at concealing the moments I find more ’stressful’ in my life and she is picking up on it. I try really hard to keep my emotions on an even keel and … Continue reading »