Category Lifestyle
From Plant Murderer to Green Fingers: Learning to Love Allotment Life
IF you’d have told me a few years ago that I’d embrace allotment life I would have laughed my socks off. For one I didn’t think that I was green fingered at all. I had strong evidence for this given…
My Retirement E-Bike: Improved Happiness from Battery Power
I received a rather reasonable lump sum upon my retirement that I could have frittered away on luxurious holidays and posh shoes. However that didn’t happen. Instead I was a good girl and used most of it to generate an…
Breaking Professional Ties: An Unexpected Blessing
Many of us put in significant effort to train for our careers. In doing so we might even have gained membership of a respected profession. Our hard work gave us the right to belong to a particular clan. Importantly too,…
Mad Walls: How to Create a Joyful Decluttering Antidote
Look away now all minimalists out there! For you might not like this post. Part of me understands for I’m a stickler for brilliant white paintwork. But then I like to liven up my living space by adding lots of…
A Wonderful Wardrobe Changeover and Declutter
Getting back from a motorhome trip in Spain recently focused my attention on the twice yearly task of changing my wardrobe around. It’s far too cold in the UK now for flimsy little dresses. So just a day after returning…