Finding inspiration and motivation was difficult last year, this wasn’t helped by the challenge of taking my usual day job of working in a Library […]
Mental Health
Remove These Hassles and Make Life Simpler
Something that is important to me when it comes to improving and maintaining my physical and mental health is to be able to make time […]
The Ups and Downs of Lockdown
The last few months have affected us all in different ways, whether it’s been working from home, mastering home-schooling, understanding and following the government guidelines […]
My Self Care Tips During Lockdown
I’ve written a little about my idea of self care before but during a time where we are having to limit our contact with others […]
The Importance of Patience
Do you ever feel that the world is moving at warped speed around you? Or that you seem to spend all of your time waiting […]
16 Ideas for Self Care
It’s taken me a really long time to identify that self care isn’t just a load of hippy woo rubbish. I used to think that […]
Becoming Your Own Therapist
Disclaimer: Obviously I am not a medical professional. If you are suffering from serious mental health problems you should always consider seeking professional medical help. […]
The Art of Doing Nothing
When was the last time you did nothing? I don’t mean checking your emails or scrolling through social media, I mean genuinely sitting quietly to […]
Giving Ourselves Permission
I was talking to a friend recently about our favourite Christmas films and she described one of them as her guilty pleasure. It’s a phrase […]
How I’m Learning to Be Happy
Being happy may seem like the easiest thing in the world, but the truth is that it is becoming more and more difficult to know […]
What My 30’s Have Meant to Me (so far)
Later this year I’ll be turning 35 years old and I’ve come to realise that I’ve learnt more about myself in the last four and […]
Travel and Mental Health
Like most people I love to experience something new when I travel, to have my senses heightened by the colours, smells and sounds of a […]
An Introvert’s Plan for Group Travel
I’m going to Japan in October and as well as excited I’m also slightly terrified. Not just because of the money, homesickness, travel sickness, cultural […]
Blogging as an Introvert
Blogging seems easy enough, to those who have never tried it, but it takes a lot of work, time and energy. There’s writing, editing, photography, […]
When You Feel Like a Failure
Everyone has moments where they feel like a failure, to feel inferior to your peers. It is important to remember that these feelings are completely […]