Happy first of December! This month I want to focus on the word ‘Present’. Not because of Christmas, although that’s probably something that a lot of people are beginning to think about. Certainly I’ve been thinking about it for the past few weeks, but let’s leave the past in the past, and the upcoming Christmas … More December: Word of the Month – ‘Present’
At the beginning of each month, I’ve decided to focus on one word for that month, and this month’s word is Kindness. Kindness to others, but also – and perhaps more importantly – kindness to yourself. We’ve had a bit of an intense couple of months, and I’m concentrating on being understanding and kind to … More November: Word of the Month – ‘Kindness’
I’ve really wanted to review the book “The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way of Living Well” by Meik Wiking for a while now. Mainly because I feel like Hygge is the ultimate way I’d want to live all the time, but also because while there are lots of books on the subject, I felt like this one was my favourite. … More Book Review: The Little Book of Hygge
It’s Wednesday again! We’re halfway through the week ’til the weekend, and Wednesdays are where I post my ‘Poem of the Day’. … More Wednesdays’s Words: Poem of the Day
For those of you who aren’t aware of NaNoWriMo, it’s simply a shortened version of National Novel Writing Month, which takes place every November. There is also something similar, part of the same organisation, that takes place in April and July called Camp NaNo, but for this post we’re just focusing on NaNoWriMo. It’s a … More My Review: NaNoWriMo
When I was about 11 or 12 I had a Penpal in the US, near Chicago, and we sent some lovely letters to each other over a few years. … More Thinking of Trying Penpalling?
My Poem of the Day, as in Wednesday! … More Poem of the Day: Those Days
Today’s blog post is my review of a book by a favourite author of mine; Scarlett Thomas’, and the book is called ‘Going Out’. Now, I did read this a while ago, and write the review, but I’m posting this Book Review today as I feel it’s the right timing. … More Book Review: Going Out by Scarlett Thomas
I’m going to give you a list of all the great places you can go to (including YouTube) to learn new skills. I’m focusing mainly on the creative side of things, but that doesn’t mean these sites don’t offer the option to learn about more academic subjects. … More Top Three Sites to Learn Creative Skills
This post will be part of a new series of monthly blog posts, all about how creativity, across many different creative activities, can help with your mental health. This month I want to focus on sketchbook art – mainly because October is The Big Draw, and also known as Inktober, both of which are very well known in the social media sphere. … More Be Creative Series: Sketchbook Art for Mental Health
