After many months of silence, here is a little update on the status of this blog. On and off, and for numerous reasons, I have considered abandoning it altogether. Yet, I haven’t been able to pull the plug completely, simply because it still seems to be resonating with quite a few of you out there…
3 Reasons to Kick-start Summer with Keto
Is anyone in the mood for summer? After an entire year of lockdown misery, I know I am! And not just summer, I am in the mood for life, for living, no more just existing! Unfortunately, however, the people in charge have other plans. Summer 2021 is, ostensibly, off the cards, as is our foreseeable…
How to Find Hope when All seems Lost!
Cruel! A word that sums up a year that has barely begun! Honestly, after the crazy year that was 2020, I wasn’t holding out too much hope for 2021. And it is probably just as well considering the circumstances… Despair A cancelled Christmas rolled into an endless stream of never-ending restrictions. We might get out…
3 Real Reasons Not to Follow the Crowd!
Conformity versus individuality? An issue that has been on my mind a lot lately. (And not just because I’ve got a framed Coco Chanel quote on my dressing table!) Maybe, it’s because I have a teenager who might have to deal with dilemmas related to peer pressure over the coming months and years. Or, maybe…
5 Unique New Year’s Resolutions for 2021
January! Ugh! January has never been a favourite month of mine! Too dark! Too cold! No more Christmas sparkle and joy! And, into the bargain, I usually end up battling a dose of good old fashioned flu before the month is out! This year, however, I haven’t had so much as a sniffle, which is…
3 Reasons Nostalgia is Necessary this Christmas!
Last week, I did something I haven’t done in… ooh… yonks! I watched an entire TV programme, which wasn’t Made In Chelsea (and, no, I am not at all embarrassed about that! 😐). So, why the sudden change in TV watching activity? Well, for the first time, in what seems like forever, a show dedicated…
5 Great Reasons to go Maximalist this Christmas (and from now on!)
As far back as I can remember, I’ve aspired to be a minimalist… Or, maybe more accurately, my husband has aspired for me to become a minimalist! 😐 But, alas, it never really happened… No matter how long I poured over the works of Marie Kondo… Not even dedicating a whole blog post to the…
5 Key Ways Lockdown 2.0 will Differ from Round 1
Somebody! Pinch me quick! Because I seriously need to wake up from this interminable nightmare! Who would have thought that eight months after the tentative first flight into pandemic paranoia, we’d be plunged back into lockdown?! And, yet, here we are – incredulous, despairing, frustrated – wondering when, or, indeed, if, we can finally kiss…
How to turn your Garden into a Holiday Resort for a Summer Staycation!
*Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links Normally, at this time of year, I’m feeling pretty excited… The summer holidays are just around the corner… There is an end in sight to all the deadlines, commitments and school runs! Six weeks of fun is on the horizon and… I simply cannot wait! But, this year has…