Books, stationery, and wellbeing
This post features affiliate links Heads up: there are just seven sleeps until Father's Day! If you're looking for a last-minute gift under £20, I've got you covered. I stand by the fact that you can never go wrong with a book for any kind of gift occasion. Here are a few ideas... Why I'm… Continue reading Father’s Day Gift Guide 2020
We seem to have developed a bit of a lockdown routine: during the week, I work from home while Luke helps Jenson with his schoolwork and mastering the next level of Sonic the Hedgehog, then we all go out for a walk and feed the squirrels. Then the weekend comes, and that's when the magic… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #114
This post features some affiliate links It's been a while since I've done one of these. In fact, I think this is the first proper instalment since Lockdown! I've already blogged about the little things I've come to appreciate in the last few weeks, as well as the things I'm looking forward to the most,… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #113
We talk about 'when all this is over' a lot in our house. I realise now how much we took the little things for granted, like going to the park, hanging out with my niece and nephew, and ice cream shops. Getting through a summer without Jelberts ice cream is gonna be rough! I put… Continue reading Things I’m looking forward to ‘when all this is over’
This post features an affiliate link Life has never been more unpredictable and beyond my control, something which is hard to deal with at the best of times, never mind while living with high-functioning anxiety and depression. Journaling is a good constant for me, as it encourages me to focus on the positives - and… Continue reading Lockdown gratitude
I was sent a copy of this book for review purposes and all thoughts are my own. This post features affiliate links It started the day I spoke to my GP about my mental health struggles. I couldn't get an appointment at my nearest surgery, so walked along the seafront to its sister practice. I… Continue reading Finding Mindfulness in Nature
Not long before the world went to shit, I popped down the road to my brother's place (something I already miss so much) and 'helped' the kids make Little Paper Swan's Easter cake. I popped into Poundland on the way for some festive photo props, which kept their mum and I entertained too. We all… Continue reading Tried and tested: Little Paper Swan’s Easter cake
Wow, a lot has happened since the last time I posted one of these, huh? And right now it might seem hard to comprehend the idea of listing some of your favourite things but, actually, it's all the more reason to, right? Trying to explain things to a four year old without terrifying him is… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #112
This post features some affiliate links Wow, how is this only the first of these updates this year? Where have the last two months gone?! Apparently they've sped by in a blur of books, stationery, nature walks, and film watching. Who'd have thunk it? Fancy a closer look? New books Actual new books! I bought… Continue reading A few of my favourite things #111
I was sent this journal for review purposes and all thoughts are my own. This post also features an affiliate link Another year older, another year wiser? Maybe... I've certainly learned a lot about myself this year. Not least that I'd been suffering with anxiety and depression for a while and had been attributing physical… Continue reading Goodbye 2019, hello 2020!