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{ Whole Self } Reflecting back, Dreaming Ahead

January 16, 2017

It's January 16th, we are half way through the first month of the year already and I've been reflecting the past few days on last year . . .

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{Simple Home} The Happy Houseplant

November 26, 2016

House plants make me happy, it's a simple as that. And there's more science to that statement than you may think on the surface. Plants . . .

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{Whole Self} Love Thy Self

November 22, 2016

Quite possibly the hardest lesson in life to learn, especially for us women, is that loving yourself is the beginning of love itself. . . .

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{Emotional Wellbeing} On Stressing Less

June 23, 2016

I’m a natural worrier, prone to bouts of stress and anxiety. I was full of angst as a teen, and in my twenties spent far too much time . . .

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{Whole Self} Just Me, Sisterhood Camp 2016

June 17, 2016

Last month I took myself away for a weekend in Wales for Lou Archell’s Sisterhood Retreat. It was totally out of character for me to . . .

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{Emotional Wellbeing} Love after kids: Things to Remember

April 22, 2016

I’ve written and unwritten this post countless times. It was hard to find the right words, and uncomfortable at times to share personal . . .

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{Emotional Wellbeing} Flying solo

April 18, 2016

Life as a single parent has been tough going, yet empowering. It’s a hard thing to put into words, but there is a distinct sense of . . .

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{Recipes & Remedies} A calming oil blend

February 08, 2016

Since I had Elsie, I’ve suffered on and off with anxiety. I think it is in part due to the trauma of her birth, the fact I didn’t know . . .

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{My week in Diptychs} 05

February 09, 2019

Living for buttered hot cross buns, signs of Spring peeping through the earth, cups of tea, fresh flowers, frosty leaves and five year . . .

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{My week in Diptychs} 04

January 29, 2019

It snowed last week, not enough to settle but just enough to add a little magic to a cold and gloomy day. I've been lighting all the . . .

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