It’s the new year and whilst I am happy to be in 2023, I am not happy about the unnecessary pressure that the new year can bring. For too long we have been bombarded with “new year, new me” rhetoric that is designed to knock our self-esteem in order for us to become vulnerable to whatever it is we are being sold. Be it workout equipment, a diet plan, a self-help book or a training course.
Read MoreWhen you’re intentionally living slowly you don’t expect time to creep up on you. I’m living with more intent now and taking my time - surely the months should feel more drawn out. But they don’t. You can’t trick time. Days, weeks, months and years will still pass all the same. It’s just how I spend that time that has changed.
Read MoreOctober is my favourite month of this year and I am kind of sad it flew by so fast. I did alot this month. I used the beginning of the month to take some time off work and go on a little staycation to Cornwall with my husband. The rest of the month was dedicated to getting prepped for a fun D&D party, playing some Animal Crossing and just taking life slowly. It was a pretty blissful month.
Read MoreMental health and my relationship with my own body and mind, like many people, has sometimes been a struggle. I don’t tend to talk about it that much on the internet or even with some of my closer friends and family members. It’s not because I feel any shame about it - it’s mainly because for the longest time I didn’t talk about it with them so it makes it kind of hard to start now, especially since I am in a much better place.
Read MoreSeptember is one of my favourite times of the year - not only because it marks the start of Autumn which is my favourite season - it also, for me, marks a period of starting anew. I know alot of people think the only time for renewal or revitalisation is the new year or spring - however I find that you can actually discover many periods of fresh starts throughout the year and for me September is one of them.
Read MoreIt’s been a while. And that’s okay. If you’ve been with me since I started these recap blog posts then you probably know I’ve been making a more conscious effort to lead a slower-paced life. To me slower-paced life doesn’t mean being boring, lazy or unmotivated. It means making time for things I enjoy doing - even if that’s just taking an afternoon to read on my sofa or spending a few moments gazing out the window on a rainy day.
Read MoreI have to admit that although I felt rejuvenated by the incoming spring season, I didn’t quite feel up to writing very much. Like I said in my previous post, I am working on not pushing myself and only writing when I have the time and the mental capacity.
Read MoreSpring is finally here and I have to say that I feel rejuvenated. It seems that my body and mind work with the seasons. In Autumn I wind down, in Winter I almost hibernate and now that Spring has rolled around I feel full of life again. As I get older I am starting to understand how important it is to listen to my body. If I feel like I need to sleep - I sleep, if I feel like I want to eat - I eat. However the further I delve into Spring, the more motivated I am to get things done.
Read MoreFebruary was kind of a hard month for me. I honestly felt so slow and tired. I don’t know if this was because the month was so short or if it was because of the winter season. The plants are withered, the animals are in hibernation and even the sun isn’t around for alot of the day. I felt my energy lacking, my inspiration non-existent and motivation dwindling.
Read MoreJanuary, like every year seemed like it lasted three months instead of one. I don’t know if this is because we’ve been in one of the strictest lockdowns here in the UK, or that it seems to be dark all the time or that it’s just the usual January vibes? Either way I am kind of glad to see the back of it.
Read More2020 was a difficult year for many people, be it physically, mentally, financially or spiritually. So now that I’ve found my feet firmly in 2021 I am looking forward to the year ahead. I know that this year still isn’t going to be “normal” and I am far from expecting to be able to go back to how I was behaving in 2019. But the more I think about it the more I don’t particularly like the behaviours of 2019 me anyway.
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