It’s nearly December, it’s been a tough year, a particularly tough autumn/winter and you have a busy month ahead. We all bang on about self-care but how does that seem possible when time is so precious right now and money is tight? One thing is for sure, if you don’t Read more…
As if Christmas wasn’t stressful enough, we then insist on catching up with friends and relatives that we haven’t seen for ages, cramming them into a relatively short holiday period whilst also trying to enjoy some time off at the end of an exhausting year! So, what can we do Read more…
Don’t worry, this is not a blog about “finding the time to make thoughtful gifts for family and friends.” I suspect you don’t have the time or the energy to even begin thinking about that. So, what can you do to keep costs down when it comes to present buying? Read more…
As we head towards Christmas we are bombarded with image of how Christmas “should” look – whether it’s large raucous families around a festive table piled high with food and drink or indulgent gift guides in magazines where they suggest “little prezzies” that probably require a 2nd mortgage to purchase, Read more…
I know that you really don’t want to think about Christmas, but I expect you are already worrying about it, particularly with the financial pressures we have right now but it’s not going anywhere, and we need to plan to minimise the anxiety If you would like to feel Read more…
I wrote this blog whilst sat on the beach watching my dog digging like his life depended on it – I can assure you it doesn’t. I had a week off last week and I didn’t go anywhere but I needed the time, I needed the time not only to Read more…
I think I can safely say that I’m speaking for the majority when I say that everyone is feeling a bit crap! Two years, it’s been two years, two years in our lives that none of us were expecting or prepared for and now it seems not only was Read more…
Make lots of honey, lemon & ginger drinks and hope that it makes you feel better! As you will all know by now, I like a plan! In fact, I like to plan for my plans, I feel much happier when I have a plan and when the plan doesn’t Read more…
I think we can safely say we’ve all had them, a Bridget Jones moment that is! Looking back over my teenage years I lived with a mum who believed in self improvement in a big big way, she read the books, she did the courses, she read more books and Read more…
Personally, I am somebody who absolutely loves buying presents it gives me a huge amount of pleasure from the thinking up of what to buy, to actually going out and purchasing the gift and then wrapping it carefully so that it looks beautiful, I’ve always loved buying presents. However, as Read more…