Apr 14, 2021Spend your Birthday Alone. Here’s Why.Is it important to spend your birthday with friends, family or is it okay to spend it completely alone? When you search for BIRTHDAY ALONE images, it really is a sad state of affairs but I would like to advocate for the spend your birthday on your own team. …Birthday3 min readBirthday3 min read
Apr 10, 2021The Woman in the MirrorHave you ever looked in the mirror for long enough and started not to recognise yourself at all? Today, this happened. I have already written about going sober for 100 days in an effort to reset and cleanse a bit but I had no idea I looked so unhealthy. My…100 Days2 min read100 Days2 min read
Apr 7, 2021A colourless, volatile, flammable liquidCrikey. Not so appealing when you put it like that. An industrial solvent and fuel Woah. Okay. Yes I do not want to put this in my body. But here’s the thing…Sober2 min readSober2 min read
Apr 6, 2021100 Days of SobrietyIt takes 66 days to embed a habit. Let’s try for a wee bit more than that. Inspired by completing the ‘The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober’ and also by watching ‘The Truth About Alcohol’ on Netflix, I have decided (after many years of being what is officially termed as…Sober2 min readSober2 min read
Mar 8, 2021This is a reminder to myself that a revision of the ‘Rule of 2 Alcoholic Beverages per evening’…This is a reminder to myself that a revision of the ‘Rule of 2 Alcoholic Beverages per evening’ must be revised. If I calculate Monday evening’s consumption of 2 large glasses of white wine, I consumed 6.6 …Binge Drinking1 min readBinge Drinking1 min read
Mar 7, 2021It felt like a mountainBut it was only a hill. Yesterday, all I wanted to do was lie on the sofa with a hot water bottle and watch TV all day. Seriously. Period Life. But I donned my Lycra and my baboon pant cycle shorts and went for a little spin instead. Do I feel better? Exhausted. Did I sleep better? No. (Too much coffee after midday I think) But I do feel like it could be the start of something slightly more healthy than lying flat and scrolling my phone or Netflix. Plus, I discovered my bike needs servicing too.Cycling1 min readCycling1 min read
Mar 5, 2021The Importance of JournallingYesterday was the week anniversary of starting this blog. However, I got so caught up in a plan for a BBQ in the woods with friends, that I did not journal. …Power Of Two2 min readPower Of Two2 min read
Mar 3, 2021Honey bees, Picnics and Beer in the Sun.It’s a family day out. Picnic sorted, coffee and croissants for a quick breakfast, Dog fed and cleaner in the house. It’s time for a 10km ramble/hike across the forest to Devin Castle by the Danube. It’s my first real exercise since I started this blog and I am a…Hiking2 min readHiking2 min read
Mar 2, 2021The ‘Rule of 2' for Body ConfidenceLockdown has meant spending most of the week in leggings, baggy t-shirts or unicorn hoodies. Everything else, well, doesn’t seem to fit. I figure the power of 2 might help. I open the warbrobe (which is overflowing with funky stripy things, designer labels and some unique charity purchases from boutiques…Marie Kondo2 min readMarie Kondo2 min read
Mar 1, 2021A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month.Feeling the pinch AND the punch on the 1st Day of March. I woke up this morning and decided it was time to tackle the other BINGE! area in my life: SPENDING BEYOND MY MEANS. Above is a perfect example of silly spending. Beautiful — but could I afford it…Debt2 min readDebt2 min read
