What have you done today to make you feel PROUD?
Heather Small’s PROUD was released in May 2000. In 2005, the song was adopted as the official theme for the London 2012 Olympic bid. Here's the video to watch at end of my blog....The song was also re-released on The Biggest Loser soundtrack…
a week on in mum's journey
Some people think it's strange that I publish blogs on my mum, but hey, it's my way of dealing with it and hopefully some people can learn from it too. Tough reading ahead perhaps for some. And if you don't want to read, that's fine too. Stop…
The Seven Ages of Man....
I have known these famous words below from Shakespeare’s As You Like It since I was a teenager at school. Today however I feel like I came close to really ‘knowing’ them.
My day started with ‘the lover’, Mark and I having a…
Another Door Opens, another journey begins
Dealing with this next journey with mum via writing. Mum not only has Alzheimer’s but now has lung cancer. Even though her memory doesn’t allow her to remember her diagnosis last week, psychologically and physically something has changed.…
Day 14 Let them eat cake...
14 days in - an update on my mindful week of change.....#brightlineeating bootcamp over and I've lost 4kg and feel great! No sugar, flour or alcohol has passed my lips for 14 days. Last night was the biggest challenge, with family, sitting…
An aha moment in the rain..
My favourite piece of classical music is playing, it's pouring outside and I've just had an AHA moment with my book. Yes I'm writing a book if you didn't know. I'm so glad I've chosen my 14 days of dieting to edit this book as I have so…
sharing with you...
Day 7 of no flour or sugar or alcohol! Feeling really good actuallly. As I go about my day mostly mindfully these days, I notice that I have more energy. Only last year I went through numerous sleep tests as I needed to sleep all day. I've not…
taking 'TIME' to eat!
Day 1 - Mindful dieting
Wow what a day. I'm so glad that I've been practising mindfulness for a while, otherwise I think I would have gone compeltely mad! The sensations, feelings, thoughts and emotions (yes they're all different) were…
The eve of a new era
The eve of a new era – tomorrow I will remove sugar and flour from my diet. It’s a lifestyle diet I’ve come across to help me do this (called Bright Line Eating). For some years I’ve been meaning to give up flour to help my digestion.…
Harmony through mindfulness
Not working in a school full time these days, I sometimes miss the community gatherings. Take today, Harmony Day, when I'm sure your children have gone off to school in orange? But, for a change, here's my take on the word 'harmony' today.
Harmony…