September is my birthday month! Normally this is an occasion I shy away from, I don’t plan anything, I don’t expect anything, yet I maintain that I have the right to become royally peeved if those close to me don’t do anything special for it. There’s a long line of issues there, I know that, […]
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My heart began racing, pounding in my chest, my eyes darted for the exits and in my head I began to think of 1001 reasons why I wouldn’t be able to attend the next meeting. The following announcement at a CWS Networking meeting majorly triggered my body image anxiety: Such an innocent announcement, an exciting
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Five tips on how to get outside each day, and boost your creativity along the way. With the world closing in around me, a pressure building in my head and my heart, I needed to break free, I wanted to break free. This week had been too much, far too much for me to cope.
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Back in lockdown #3 we decided that if we couldn’t travel the world then we’d bring the world to us. Each week we journeyed across the globe in food form, one week we visited France, then Brazil and Germany, Japan and India, and many more. It was a lot of fun, we discovered new family
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Creativity is a powerful tool, more than that, it is a powerful healer that’s within all of us. Last month I had the privilege of listening to Carla Raads speak at a networking event. Carla is an incredibly talented artist who uses her body and fingers to paint emotionally charged art work. Mostly sky and
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A few Sunday’s ago it was forest church, this is my favourite church service ever, the whole thing is done outside and you get to not only spend time in nature but learn about it too. It is such a great way to connect in with the world around us. This particular Sunday I felt
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In the spirit of being fully transparent I could not call this a Vegan Easter Cheesecake because I put some milk and white chocolate sprinkles on top. The moment I did that my beautiful, delicious bake became almost Vegan. The good news is if you’re looking for a Vegan Easter Cheesecake recipe then this is
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Have you ever seen the GIF of a child holding onto a merry go round? They’re clinging onto the pole, being dragged around on the floor face first, going round and round with the ride. They aren’t enjoying it as someone should, they’re holding on and being pulled through, letting go is risky because the
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Personally I find it hard to have a shower that is peaceful and relaxing, for me it is practical and quick. In out, shake it all about. Jobs a good ‘un. For me baths are were it is at, I’m the sort of person who can easily spend over an hour in one, feeling the
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“Don’t pack anything we haven’t used this year.” Me to the husband That was our motto for the first few years of our marriage. As a youth worker taking on roles with small funding, the husband and I found ourselves travelling a lot to live near to the community I would be working in. Lots
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