Our Darling Lovely Maddy is back – not just back with a brand new post but back in the country after an exciting few months in India (how jealous could I be right now). While she was out there, Maddy had some fabulous thoughts on how to reclaim your power in a confusing digital world. […]
Inside every normal, functioning adult is a wide-eyed, eager child ready to see the world in a magical light. For many of us, years of repressing our feelings and the need to be taken seriously has stomped that instinct down to a place that’s hard to access, but actually seeing the world through a child’s […]
This is a personal post but I think it’s something that everyone can relate to and learn from! What would your life be like if you didn’t bitch behind someone’s back or gossip for an entire month? For me, it’s unimaginable. It’s not that I’m a horrible person or anything, but I do love to […]
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who just isn’t listening to you? Maybe their attention keeps flitting to other things, or they keep referencing something that happened to them when you’re trying to communicate something that was important to you. We live in a bit of a self-obsessed culture. We spend a lot […]
I’ve addressed the topic of infertility a few times on the blog. Just like any deeply emotional challenge, in many ways it really blows, and in many other ways it’s an amazing source of personal growth. For me, aside from the body confidence issues that have arisen as a result of my PCOS, one of […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin In the words of Bill Withers, “we all need somebody to lean on”. But sometimes in life, we can find ourselves leaning on others too much. Maybe it’s out of habit, a lack of trust in ourselves or we’re just lacking the skills we need to stand on our own […]
Is it just me, or has this country forgotten how to do customer service? Here’s an example: a couple of months ago, John’s parents were visiting from abroad. On a Wednesday night, we decided to go for a meal at the local branch of a chain restaurant which shall remain nameless (I try not to […]
My Darling Lovelies – the world is burning out. It seems that everyone in my life; family friends, colleagues and clients alike all have one thing in common – they’re all exhausted. They’re all shattered and then, guess what? They feel guilty when they rest – they’re so used to doing, doing, doing that time […]
Does anyone ever really feel like they’ve made it to adulthood? Probably not, but here are ten signs that you got there, even if you didn’t feel it happening! You choose your friends wisely Five years ago your life was full of fickle friends, frenemies and falling outs. These days life is a lot simpler. […]
You probably haven’t heard these words in a long time – probably not since you were at school, and almost definitely not from anyone apart from your parents or teachers. They are such sacred, underused words, that I’m going to give them their very own line, in big, bold letters: YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU […]