four principles for midlife
Saturday, 29 August 2015
MIDLIFE TATTOOS - IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?
Friday, 28 August 2015
image via: Pixabay free images - https://pixabay.com/en/fantasy-female-fantasy-girl-pin-up-1323611/ |
I've wanted to do a post on tattoos for ages - it's such a well covered subject but I still thought I'd throw my few thoughts into the ring......starting with the fact that I love this picture - it makes me smile when I see it because she's so out there and proud. A sassy woman with tattoos.
what do you do with all that spare time?
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Now that I am only working two days a week, I often get asked the question "what do you do with all that spare time?" - it's a question I would have asked myself a year or so ago when I was in the middle of the 9-5 grind where every day seemed to be a work day, or getting over work, or getting ready for work.
three things I've learned lately
Saturday, 22 August 2015
I thought I'd share three things that I have learned (or remembered) recently. They're all pretty obvious but there are times when it's easy to put your foot in it and have regrets afterwards.
the people in your neighbourhood
Friday, 21 August 2015
One of the pleasantries of life we seem to have lost over the years is getting to know our neighbours. I listened to one of the women at work bemoaning the time she lived in a cul-de-sac and "everybody knew everybody's business". She hated that she was part of a neighbourhood network.
not everyone deserves a seat at the table of your life
Thursday, 20 August 2015
I like the idea of being open and honest and real but at the same time understanding that you need to protect yourself and your world.
shall we dance?
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
warming my heart with family time
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
our daughter and her husband at the back and our son and his wife at the front |
My good husband and I went up to the city a week or so ago to spend some time with our 'grown and flown' children. I don't appreciate how much I miss them until I get the chance to sit and talk and watch them all together - it just makes me day.
PLAYING THE GAME OF LIFE WELL
Saturday, 15 August 2015
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Part of life now days revolves around social media and reading about other people's perfect lives. It can be celebrities or it can be friends on facebook, but wherever it is, there are always people who seem to have been dealt a very nice hand of cards.discovering I'm a HEN
Friday, 14 August 2015
getting a little help from Eckhart Tolle
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
I'm a bit of a closet fan of Eckhart Tolle - he's a little bit too new-agey for my sensibilities at times, but he has a lot to say about "living in the now" that I appreciate and have been trying to apply to my life. This latest quote that I saw has helped me remember not to sit stagnating in the one place.
IT'S EASY TO ENABLE RICH PINS
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Sometimes I can be a little bit slow on the uptake when it comes to all this technology that goes with blogging and social media. I don't tweet and I don't instagram and I'm not on LinkedIn. I also know that I should have been doing something a little more intentional with Pinterest but had resisted up until now.
creating a life with no escape clause
Saturday, 8 August 2015
one of life's big questions ~ what is happiness to me?
Friday, 7 August 2015
Sometimes life throws a question at me that makes me stop and think for a while. I take so many things for granted and it does me good to pause and take time to ponder. The question that took my fancy this week was ~ what is happiness?
first on the list of getting older and wiser - self respect
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
One of the benefits of growing older is that I feel like I'm also getting a little wiser (or at least I hope I am). One of the first things I've learnt is self respect - to trust my own judgement more and to worry less about the opinions of others.
am I paling into insignificance?
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Kasha Grimes winning Mrs UK Global 2015 |
BEING THE SISTER OF COLLECTORS
Saturday, 1 August 2015
MY BROTHERS
This is part two of my posts about the "joys" of being related to people who have an obsession with accumulating "stuff" in their lives. The first post was about my dad and this one is about my two younger brothers who have followed in his footsteps. Neither of them have my commitment to a life without clutter!
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