The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 3 – Make a commitment

Today's focus is on making a change in your life to benefit the planet. The Wildlife Trust has a number of really helpful ideas that you can look into on their website here. The issue I am having with today though is that I am quite limited. For starters, I already try to do a … Continue reading The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 3 – Make a commitment

The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 2 – Be more tree

Today is all about grounding yourself. 'Grounding' is a set of simple and practical techniques designed to reconnect you to the present moment, helping you find balance, calm, and stability when things feel hectic or stressful. These techniques can be used by anyone at any time, whether at home, work, or on the go and … Continue reading The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 2 – Be more tree

The Wildlife Trust Hope Week

Given everything that has happened in the past week or so, no matter where you are in the world, things are all seeming very scary. Here in the UK, that British Winter has truly set in and has gotten to the point where sunlight is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Apparently last week, … Continue reading The Wildlife Trust Hope Week

Sunday Musings

Daily writing promptWhat's something you believe everyone should know.View all responses Their rights. This is obviously a massive topic that spans everything from health, to education, to the basic fundamental human rights and everything all the way down to what rights they have when buying something at a shop. Whilst I believe that most people … Continue reading Sunday Musings

National Novel Writing Month has begun!

November 1st marks the start of National Novel Writing Month. Traditionally this means that writers will aim to write 50,000 words over the course of the month of November. There is however scope for people to create whatever writing goal they wish to achieve for this month, be that to write a certain number of … Continue reading National Novel Writing Month has begun!

How to help pets during firework season

It is Halloween tomorrow, and here in the UK Halloween tends to signal a roughly 2 week period where we get a lot of fireworks. In the UK, we celebrate Bonfire night - also known as Guy Fawkes Night - which traditionally involves, as you can guess, bonfires and over the last few years lots … Continue reading How to help pets during firework season

Sunday musings

Daily writing promptWhat does it mean to be a kid at heart?View all responses For me, being a kid at heart means maintaining that sense of wonder for the world. Now granted I don't spend much time around children, but the few I have interacted with are just an endless stream of questions about the … Continue reading Sunday musings

Best vegan sweets for Halloween

Halloween is fast approaching, and whilst here in the UK halloween is not really celebrated, I am always looking for an excuse to eat lots of candy and watch spooky movies. I am always in the mood for the spooky, the creepy, and the 'spoopy' - this is a new phrase I learnt that apparently … Continue reading Best vegan sweets for Halloween

I ran a marathon!!

Daily writing promptWhat was the hardest personal goal you've set for yourself?View all responses On the 20th October, I ran my first ever marathon! It has always been a goal of mine and it was a huge fitness challenge that I am so pleased to have accomplished. I followed a 20 week training plan (mainly … Continue reading I ran a marathon!!

Sunday musings

Daily writing promptWhen was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?View all responses This is something that me and my husband speak about on a regular basis. In my head, I still feel like I am 18, and there are times when I truly feel like I am just making … Continue reading Sunday musings