Daily writing promptJot down the first thing that comes to your mind.View all responses Anyone else sometimes get the Sunday Scaries? This overwhelming feeling that your weekend has just vanished in front of your eyes, you still feel super stressed and exhausted from the last week of work, and now you realise that you have … Continue reading Sunday Musings
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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
Self-Care for Activists
I don't know about you guys but things seem really depressing lately. The news is of course always depressing - it seems big media companies only ever want to report on the doom and gloom and horrible events of the world and rarely ever mention something good. No matter where you look it seems there … Continue reading Self-Care for Activists
World Mental Health Day
Today - Monday 10 October - is World Mental Health Day. This year, the theme for Mental Health Day is 'Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority' and you can find out more information about how this is being achieved here at their website. I am, and will always be, a big … Continue reading World Mental Health Day
Taking a break
Yesterday, on Saturday 13 March 2021, we made the heartbreaking decision to put our lovely Sasha Bunny to sleep. We had her for 2 years, and in that time we spent 16 months dealing with her health issues. This started out as the odd evening where she would stop eating, and this eventually would turn … Continue reading Taking a break
Why perfection is a myth
Following on my previous post, I wanted to take another little opportunity to reiterate that veganism is not an all or nothing lifestyle. That just because you are vegan does not mean that you also have to try and right every other wrong in the world. The idea of the 'perfect person' is a myth … Continue reading Why perfection is a myth
Merry Christmas!
A slightly earlier post than normal, but as it is Christmas tomorrow I intend to spend all day tomorrow in my Pjs, watching Christmas movies and eating my body weight in food. This year has been a manic one and I know I am not alone in feeling like this madness is unlikely to end … Continue reading Merry Christmas!
Mental Health and lockdown
This is slightly different to what I usually talk about, but I feel it is important and needs to be addressed. Mental health, to me, is just as - if not more - important as physical health, and 2020 has been a year that has truly tested us collectively. From the threat of a global … Continue reading Mental Health and lockdown
What my bullet journal taught me
I'm sure you have heard it before but having a bullet journal genuinely changed my life! As you can see, my bullet journal is not the most artistic of places. Mainly because I am not a super artistic person...yet! I have used this lockdown period to play around with watercolour painting and it has been … Continue reading What my bullet journal taught me
Keeping a routine during lock down
Similar to most of the world, England is now just over a month into Lock Down. We are advised that we can only leave the house to go to the shops, get some fresh air or to attend doctors appointments or care for vulnerable people (such as grandparents or at risk members of our families). … Continue reading Keeping a routine during lock down
Taylor Talks Vegan 