Most of my life has been spent in clothes that are either black or brown. The occasional summer top may have had colour, but in the main I have chosen to wear colours I can hide in rather than stand out in. I wonder if I have always been this way? Certainly I have for…
Category: Summer
Mindfulness Exercise
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of reading How to Train a Wild Elephant and other Adventures in Mindfulness by Jan Chosen Bays. As a book on mindfulness, this is one of the best out there. It is written by a Zen Buddhist, yet, as a Christian I did not find it overly spiritual…
Setting Up my Alarm for Success
Last week, I really struggled towards the end of the week to get out of bed. I wasn't sleeping well (no change there!) and was more tired each morning than I had been going to bed. I just didn't want to get up. I had been listening to Elizabeth Elliot, one of my favourite Bible…
Audibles on Speed
Without really noticing, over the past few years my reading has gradually decreased. I wasn't really sure why. Reading has been my passion for donkey's years, yet the books I was actually getting through was diminishing substantially. Or at least it was until I learnt about Audibles. I began my subscription with Audibles about eight…
Is Exhaustion an Excuse?
There are days when the alarm goes off and I simply don't want to get out of bed. Generally speaking, when this happens, I give myself a good talking to, a swift kick up the backside and get up regardless. Last Thursday, I had woken at 3am with a pounding headache. For some reason, I…
Night-time Body Balm
Y'all know sleep eludes me most of time and I'm always trying to find something that might help. Last weekend, I stumbled upon a magnesium based recipe for body balm. Magnesium is what is in bath salts (which I use most nights) and is thought to improve sleep. I had been so impressed by the…
A Surprising Benefit to Early Morning Walks
As I continue to walk Harvey in the early morning, I am noticing one benefit which is surprising to me... Meeting other walkers. It is not surprising to me that there are other walkers, but it is surprising that I am enjoying the greetings from them and to them. The main reason I go early…
Being Intentional: Shop Locally
When Gary and I went on holiday to Northern Ireland a few weeks ago, we had a chat about intentionality... Y'know, being intentional with the things we do in our every day lives. These aren't big things but they do nevertheless make a difference to someone. One such intention was shopping locally. During Covid our…
Wild Flowers
I love flowers. Any flowers, but particularly wild flowers. In fact, much to my mother's dismay, I've also been known to love weed flowers. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. As I pound the pavements each morning, I keep my eyes open for wild flowers which grow along the road or pavement.…
Consequences
Today I weighed myself as normal. I was delighted to see the scales flick and then settle at the longed for number, seen once, two weeks ago. Yes, it had taken me exactly two weeks to lose the seven pounds I put on during my holiday. Of course, I was pleased and not just a…
Dusting…
Yesterday I wrote this in my common place book having seen it on Facebook. It made me laugh so much! So I thought I'd share it with you... You come from dust and you will return to dust. That's why I don't dust. It could be someone I know. Lol! I'm still giggling now.
Goals for June
My Noom reading today was teaching about the importance of writing down goals and then telling someone about them. By writing these down, I will apparently have a 70% chance of reaching them compared to a 35% chance if I don't write them down. Likewise, by telling someone my chance increases further. So, I am…