Finding the chase and cutting to it

The ancient Christians (in fact most religions) understood the benefits of Having something to look forward to. Be it heaven or the next public holiday or feast, they understood the need to celebrate life. These days we call it Wellness, but that feeling that things are OK and can only get better is powerful, hope […]

A granny stoppers is a device used on a public path that is intended to discourage “grannies” or the less physically able to progress with a route. It is widely used in the UK as a means of excluding people from what other people have deemed “unsuitable paths for them”. They can be narrow stiles, […]

On paper, January looks like the end of winter, the days are getting longer, work is in full swing, all should be good. The problem is, in the UK at least, the December pay check comes a week early and, for many, the next pay check is the last working day of the month… January’s […]

It’s been three months since my husband was made redundant. We were lucky, having already paid off our mortgage, he’s been able to use the money from the redundancy to just live and not pay off any debts. We had no car loans, and no loss of a car package with his role. We have […]

I make around 180 decisions a day to keep healthy. Even using my “hybrid-loop”, I cannot leave it to just keep things ticking over because they tend to run me high and that causes me physical pain, or over corrects when I dip low mid-afternoon.. Quality of life is a key aspect most people don’t […]

December is one of “those months”. I am aware of families who take months to recover from the increased costs incurred, but actually, much of the fun a delivered for very little. Presents. A small something to unwrap is lovely, but when you get to be an adult, it’s just stuff. Lending a hand in […]

Last year, I saw an interesting take on the 12 days of Christmas being overhauled against the inevitable left-overs following the feasting period.  The is my version of that excellent piece of work. Really, that’s where you’re going with this, excellent? Not excellent, obviously. But it is my version… and we’re not aiming for 12 […]

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to kick back my heals, and I am currently sitting in my lounge, planning some lunch, watching my favourite cookery programme. I’m a foodie. I have always liked delicious food – after all, who doesn’t. I love food combinations when I am doing something special. My everyday […]

I am from the UK. That means many things but ultimately, we’re a discrete people. Quiet, laid back, we don’t like fuss. We do like to talk and share, but, you know, through quiet means. Eh, what, what’s going on? ‘Morning. Just about to talk about what’s happened since we had our gas meter removed […]

Black Friday is a relatively new thing in the UK because it has never been an opportunity for us to shop. I work full time, in the UK. We do not have Thanksgiving day, there is no bank holiday in November and, because we don’t have that celebration, we did not have it fixed to […]