Right now my battery is close to running on empty. I haven’t spent one weekend at home in 3 weeks due to work and there has been little to no down time. In some ways it might seem ironic that this has been at the start of my self-love month. Such intense working conditions hardly … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – Self love- a little goes a long way
If there is one thing certain about life it’s that there are ups and downs for all of us. And sometimes they come all at once which can result in a complete and utter total emotional meltdown. To be honest, I don’t think I have met a person who hasn’t experienced a complete meltdown. That … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – How to Recover from a Meltdown
Breakups are the worst. Not much more to say about that. The healing process after can be really tough if you have spent so long being us that you can’t remember how to be me. After a break up you can feel a bit lost at first. Over the years, your thoughts and lifestyle patterns … Continue reading #Lifelessons101 – Finding your identity after a break up
Yesterday my work life just went FUBAR (And for those you not in the know that means Fucked up beyond all recognition.) Needless to say it was a bad day. It has been a long time since I cried solidly for an hour. However despite how I was feeling I still had a job to … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – Tell me something good – How the power of a good story can turn your day around
If you follow my blog regularly you will know I have a source of inspiration from my vulcan-esque muse,my stoic partner and love of my life Mr T. He has this innate ability to take some of the biggest topics of debate and simmer them down with logic to an infallible, indisputable sentence. And this … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – True Love isn’t meant to be easy – the difference between romantic and real true love
I have made a decision. 2019 is going to be my magical year of happiness. Not that I was unhappy in 2018 in fact I think right now I feel the happiest now that I have ever been in my life. However, whilst I am growing an business at a rapid rate, designing a new … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – Creating Happiness- Designing my Happiness Project – an alternative to the New Year’s Resolution.
Today is a special day. It is the shortest day of the year. The Winter Solstice. When the sun sets today the longest night will start and at dawn the summer sun is born as the days gradually get a little bit longer. I love the duality and the magic of this time. The idea … Continue reading #lifelessons 101- Shedding light on the joy in our lives – inspiration for creating your own Yuletide/Solstice traditions
Humans love drama. We do. Our entire entertainment system is built upon that fact. On the big screen, in the tabloids, we revel in emotionally and intellectually demanding situations and stories. We indulge in the details, the ups and downs of other people’s lives. The most enjoyable part in this is that we can disengage, … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – How to help a friend without getting caught in drama
At some point in time, we all have to spend time with people we just don’t like. Whether it’s a family member, colleague, in-law, best friends boyfriend or even that toxic person you really can’t drop due to circumstance. It’s crappy and it is a fact of life. I recently spent some time in this … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – How to cope when you have to be around people you just don’t like
Before schools and tutors and universities there were stories. Stories that shaped our beliefs. Stories that taught us right from wrong. Stories that moved us, inspired us to be brave, to follow our dreams. For me stories have been and are the school for the human soul throughout the history of humanity. This week I … Continue reading #lifelessons101- the stories we tell are the legends we become