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How Can Someone DO That?
A few days ago I was chatting with a good friend over a drink in the pub. It was a Friday night and the idea was to have a pleasant drink or two and unwind from the week. Except my friend wasn't unwinding, she was winding up all over again. She was telling me about an...
How to Face Your Fears Head on (Bear Under the Stairs Pt 2)
So, if you recall, a couple of posts ago I talked about facing my fear and my intention to ski again after breaking my leg in 2013 (The Bear Under the Stairs)? And indeed, true to Helen Cooper's lovely childrens book, when I 'opened that door' by getting back on the...
If You Go Down the Woods… Is There a Secret to Have a Happy Life?
Well, I certainly got a big surprise! It was a walk in the woods over 7 years ago, after the doctor had signed me off work with stress, that was the starting point for me completely turning my life around. I was at such a low, feeling unhappy and worthless; not...
Overcome Fear of Failure – The Bear under the Stairs…
I'll admit it, I'm feeling rather scared right now. It's a sickening combination of both knowing too much, and not knowing enough. A hundred 'what if's' running round and round my head. You see, exactly 360 days ago I broke my leg skiing, badly enough to be...
Can New Year Resolutions Really Change Your Life?
If you do what you've always done... ...you'll get what you've always got. Or so the saying goes. Over the years I've found this to be very true for me and New Year Resolutions. I'd find the idea of a New Year and the possibility of a New Me to be really exciting and...
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly…’ – Christmas Traditions
I have several friends who just don’t feel the same way, but I love Christmas and always have done. I enjoy all the little family Christmas traditions that have built up for us over the years.
A Source of Simple Wisdom
One of the (many) great delights I’ve found in being a parent is reading to my kids at bedtime. Alas, my eldest two are self sufficient these days and read to themselves, but I still sometimes get to read to my youngest. There’s a fabulous wealth of children’s literature out there, and the simple but often profound messages that the stories contain.