List making and the joy of anticipation
I’ve been struggling this year to get into the festive spirit. Yes it’s is still early. We are only in November so I could cut myself a little slack and imagine that Yuletide glee will wash over me when I open the first door on my advent calendar. However...
How I get organised for Christmas gift buying
The best bit of many things is the planning and anticipation. Let’s face it writing lists while eating gingerbread and wondering if it’s too early to play Christmas music beats dealing with family power struggles about what time to open the gifts and the...
Plans plus chaos equal happiness
It’s the season for making plans, having high expectations and hoping that everything will be wonderful. It’s also the season for getting stressed out when no one will play ball with your amazing plan and for setting yourself up for disappointment....
Bare feet in squidgy grass, and other summery goodness
It’s a week after summer solstice and it truly feels like summer is here. The week has been fraught, which I have dealt with mainly with extensive use of the four rules, and doing only the most important things on my to-do list. But now all of that is over,...
Everything should end with a letter
I always found New Year’s Eve a tricky occasion. I knew that I wanted to see the New Year in, and sing Auld Lang Syne. It was the bits either side of that which I found problematic. I’d enjoyed parties, bars, pubs, and even central London on the evening of the...Get featured on our blog!
Click the image or here to fill in our survey and feature on our blog.