WEEDS OF BUSINESS SUCCESS
Being a business owner can be hard work. I know it’s easy for people to look at entrepreneurs and feel like we’ve got it sorted. Freedom. Choice. Flexibility. But for most of us, we’re like swans swimming gracefully around with our legs frantically paddling below the surface. And there’s a couple of serious issues which … Continue reading…
RED
I’m a little superstitious about the colour red. Perhaps it’s my Welsh roots. Or the rebel in me. My birthstone is Ruby, which was also my mum’s birthstone. It’s the colour of Wrexham and Liverpool football clubs, both of which I was raised to support. For me, red symbolises taking action, empowerment, pride, passion, energy. … Continue reading…
THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING HIGH
I’ve set myself a challenge myself to get out running /walking every other day and luckily there’s lots of great places to go here in Yorkshire. Just a few miles from our front door is Almscliffe Crag, which is where I’ve been this morning. It’s a gorgeous outcrop of rocks at the top of a … Continue reading…
DO THE WORK
My girls were back to school last week after almost 3 weeks off. Ruby had homework to do over Easter hols (she’s only 8 so it was timetables and practising her flute and all her spellings) – we managed to do a bit here and there, but frankly she wasn’t to be persuaded. After asking … Continue reading…
OUT WITH THE OLD….
AND IN WITH THE NEW. We’re moving house this week. It’s been a long drawn out process (which I won’t bore you with) but it’s finally here and we’re just days away from a fresh start in a new home. It’s a downsize, and part of a larger plan I’ve been executing for sometime. After … Continue reading…
EASY SELF CARE
Are you good at taking care of yourself? Over in my Happiness Challenge, we’ve been talking about self compassion and refuelling ourselves. I put together 5 easy, affordable ways to care for yourself at home, every day, any day. Now, I’ll bet you’re tempted to scroll past this blog right now. Self-care? Too busy for … Continue reading…
ARE YOU KIND TO YOU?
I’m doing some very powerful work over in the Happiness Challenge as it moves into its third week. We started out by looking at our basic wellbeing – nutrition, hydration, exercise and fresh air, sleep. Then we went on to look at how to slow down our thoughts, become aware of how thought patterns develop … Continue reading…
STRENGTH
I remember the first time I had a panic attack. It was 1998 and I was at the cinema with my then-boyfriend, watching Gladiator. I had lost my parents (cancer/heart attack) very suddenly in the previous year but I had been busily putting on a coping/ brave persona in order to survive. Fake it till I make … Continue reading…