Easing anxiety through baking

Whipping up some tasty treats in the kitchen can provide more benefits than you might think. Yes, it fills the kitchen with some gorgeous smells and everyone will be grateful for the freshly baked, warm, gooey cookies on the side, but baking is just as much about the process and experience as it is the …

Radio Silence…

We all do it. They say consistency is key and I totally agree. However, we are all human and sometimes life (and mental health) can get in the way. I have been writing my blog for a number of years and sometimes I am religiously posting and other times I go quiet. I am quite …

How to spend the week between Christmas and New Year

That inbetween time from Boxing Day to New Year’s Eve. Does anyone else struggle with this time? Each year as soon as Boxing Day is over, I find myself in the inbetween Christmas slumber. Before I know it I am welcoming in the New Year, with little recollection of the past week. Although this week …

Day…who knows?!

Does anyone know how many days we have been in lockdown, or partial lockdown for? For me, it feels like sooo long BUT it also feels like the weeks are passing very quickly. How is everyone feeling? I find this question really tricky to answer because it changes from one day to the next at …

Realisations, Recovery, Resolutions

The last of the mince pies have been eaten, someone has mentioned taking their tree down (you know who you are!) and you are waking up after your New Years celebrations. Christmas has come to an end and we are into the New Year. But before we close the door on Christmas, for me, it’s …

So this is what it feels like

An eating disorder, anxiety, the d word. Life goes on and you face the world one day at a time. One conversation at a time, overcoming one hurdle before faced with the next. Most days you paint on a smile. You feel dead behind the eyes but you don’t want anyone to see that. See …

Finding that balance…again

Those of you who know me will also know that I am often ‘starting again’ or ‘resetting’. Some of my Instagram posts refer to me finding my balance again after things haven’t gone too well. Many blogs I have written have seen me starting things only for me to abandon them or vowing that this …

My World

When I was a baby you rocked me to sleep. When I was poorly you stroked my hair. When I was sad you made me smile. When I lost my toy you would always find it for me. When I was a baby I needed you. When I was stressed at school you would help …

The Break

Rome is the most incredible place. Not somewhere that I ever planned to go because when I think of Italy, I think pizza, pasta and bread. Italy is the place of carbs. A carb-lovers dream (of which I am not!). You may be thinking how sad to let something as trivial and necessary as food …

Mindfulness | By The Coast

As Week 2 of my 100 day mindfulness challenge comes to a close it’s time to evaluate. I have managed a meditation every day for 16 days. Yay! What do they say, it takes 21 days for a new habit to form? So hopefully I am well on my way for this mindfulness stuff to …