Up and down fails

Today has been a bit of an up and down day. I spent all day working (on my last week of holidays), although it was necessary because of something super important at work. I wasn’t meant to be on holidays this long, originally I’d taken just a week off over Christmas. I had leave that … Read more

52 in 52: Complete a self care check up worksheet once a fortnight

One of my 52-in-52s for this year was to complete a self-care checkup worksheet once a fortnight. It’s one that I found on Positive Psychology when I was researching tips on improving your mental health. I completed my first check up last night. It isn’t difficult to do, but it does make you face reality. … Read more

Sunday round up – mileage and sugar hangover

This morning I woke up feeling like I was hungover. I’d gotten to bed at a decent’ish time (just after 10pm), but I placed the blame solely on having dessert last night. We had friends for dinner, and had apple pie with custard. Drew had also made some ice cream at home so I had … Read more

Zooming through lock down

Well, the bubble we’ve been living in for a little while now has burst, and COVID-19 is rearing its ugly head again. Life had almost felt a bit normal for a while there. Working in the office, Luca in daycare, shopping and social life etc. We have been so incredibly lucky to have a low … Read more

Why I’m crying about my Reddit Secret Santa story for 2020

I need to share a story about this craft project I worked on. I’m a member of a site called “Reddit”, referred to as “the front page of the internet”. It’s a site where people have conversations and share stories, images etc. Everything from the news to hobbies. Every year they do a thing called … Read more