So 2025 is all but gone!

We get to restart. To refresh our lives and wipe the slate clean!

It is possible that Boxing Day is my favourite day of the year. 
Not just this year but every year! 

I love Christmas but this year I am super aware of the amount of obligation involved. It’s not a new thing - just something that I can no longer unsee.

I am away at Repotted this week and one of the big conversations we will be having is about the roles that we play. 

I often get asked if I am tired.

2026 is only 45 days away. 45 days until the New Year. 

November for me is a month of possibility. December always seems full of the end of this and the end of that… celebrations, shopping and finishing things up.

This is for you if you are parenting children. If not, maybe forward this to someone who is!

If I had a magic wand, I would love to wave it around and remove people’s doubt. People spend way too much time considering all the reasons something won’t work rather than focusing on all the reasons something might actually work.

Being 'seen' is unfortunately rare.

I have just got back from Italy! And yes I now identify as Italian!

The food was insane. Even as a coeliac, I was able to eat some of the most amazing food I have ever eaten in my life. The food was simple & delicious. The portions were small and the flavours were intense. 

Humans are funny things! We do so many things that are not ideal for our overall health, well being and quality of life.

I used to be the 'Queen of Irresponsible' when it came to money!

As I get older, I’m finding the things that give me pleasure are simpler. I like to watch birds. I watch the quality of light at the start and end of the day. I sing really loudly to a stupid song. Taking the time to do the things that make us glow and feel good inside is not a luxury, it is an essential part of living well.

I have the most wonderful people in my world!

Six years ago, my beautiful friend Kerry was diagnosed with dementia. As time went on, he needed more and more help. I was happy to help.

It was suggested to me recently that I should use AI to write my blogs. 

This will hit a nerve for half of you reading this.

Obligation makes me feel nauseous. Like, properly sick. And yet here we are, so many of us, trudging through our relationships doing things we don't want to do because we think we should.

I love thinking. It is one of my favourite things to do! Taking a concept and thinking about it from above, below, from the left and the right can entertain my head for hours. 

Taking responsibility for your life is the secret to living the best possible life. It requires us to actively take charge of our own lives and well-being, rather than expecting others to solve our problems or make decisions on our behalf.