Every year, I set a word of the year. It’s an alternative concept to making New Year’s resolutions that I enjoy doing.
Happiness
2020: My Year in Review
It’s been a few months since I sat down to write on this blog. But I wanted to make time to sit down, reflect and write about the past year. Oh, 2020, where do I start?
Reflecting on 2019: My Year in Review
So, here we are. Another year is almost in the books and we are fast approaching 2020! It’s become a tradition of mine to start the New Year by choosing a word of the year. This is a single word that helps to guide you through the course of the year instead of setting New […]
Life Update: Attending My Brother’s Wedding
This is a photo of me and my husband Ross at my brother Joe’s wedding this past weekend. What an incredible day it was and I loved every minute!
My Year In Review: 2018
Today, I thought I’d do something that I haven’t done in a few years: write a year in review post. I think the last time I did this was back in 2015. 2018 was a significant but challenging year for me as I healed after my stem cell treatment. My word of the year for 2018 was […]
Why I am Taking a Social Media Detox
Social media. You either love it or you hate it, right? It’s something I admittedly have a bit of a tricky relationship with. Recently, I’ve been thinking about how I use social media and whether it’s in my best interests to keep using it. The conclusion I came to, was that I would definitely benefit from having […]
6 New Year’s Resolutions Everyone Can Make
I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. The beginning of the year is often a time for reflection; where we look at past goals and set ourselves new ones for the year ahead. While this can, of course, be a positive exercise for some, I also don’t want to overlook […]
My Year In Review: 2015
Although I say it every year, it’s hard to believe the year is almost over. Like I did last year I want to take some time out to write about all of my achievements from the past year. As our health often takes up so much of our focus, it can be easy to get […]
The Power of the Mind: Using Visualisation to Cope With Chronic Illness
I am a very visual person. I learn best from being shown what to do and I have a creative mind.
I Was Sent A Bear Hug!
The other week I received a lovely surprise in the post– a Bear Hug! You will have seen Bear Hugs banner in the sidebar as a sponsor for a little while now and you might have even read my interview with Faye— the face behind Bear Hugs. If you haven’t I suggest you go and […]
An Interview With Lisa Walters of Damsel in a Dress
I am super excited to have Lisa of
Change Is Scary But Often Necessary
In an ideal world nothing would have to change when we fall ill– we would be able to get better and resume life as normal. Sadly, where fibromyalgia is concerned, that’s not the case. Fibromyalgia is here to stick around and wreak havoc on our bodies. In order to bring it under control, life often […]
Starting A Business With Chronic Illness: An Interview With Faye Savory of BearHugs
I have been reading Faye Savory’s blog Bed, Bear Hugs & Beyond for almost a year now. One of the very first posts I read struck a huge chord with me. It was called ‘resigning from a job I love‘. At the time I read it, I was not long signed off sick from work […]
Be Open To Taking Risks
My husband graduated last week and I couldn’t be more proud of him. At his graduation ceremony, a professor receiving an honorary degree gave a brilliant speech. This woman had achieved an incredible amount in her life and she credits her success to being open to taking risks. She encouraged everyone graduating that day to […]
