Posted on September 23, 2019
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The autumn equinox is a time for pause and reflection. It’s that moment of balance; darkness is about to take over, and before too long, the nights will noticeably outweigh the days. It’s a time to take stock, just as traditionally, the equinox would… Continue Reading “Autumn Equinox and the GLAD Study”
Category: health, mental health, pagan, society, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, autumn, autumn equinox, Depression, equinox, GLAD, GLAD study, mabon, mental health, monday, monday blogs, monday Motivation, pagan, seasons, wheel of the year
Posted on September 2, 2019
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I’ve spent the summer holidays in a bit of a daze. We had an amazing honeymoon in Rhodes, and, quite frankly, didn’t really want to come back. The sting of returning to a seemingly increasingly miserable country was somewhat assuaged by getting to spend… Continue Reading “Back to School”
Category: childhood, mental health, parentingTags: anxiety, autumn, back to school, childhood, children, Depression, fall, family, kids, mental health, monday blogs, monday Motivation, mondayblogs, Motivation, pagan, school, September, term time, writing
Posted on April 29, 2019
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See a door closing Thrust your toe, jam it open; Crow bar it wider.
Category: poetryTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2019, monday, monday Motivation, Motivation, napowrimo, napowrimo 2019, opportunity, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, writing
Posted on January 14, 2019
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There aren’t many more exciting things than baby’s firsts. First words or signs because you realise they have new ways of communicating with you. First teeth, as it opens up new culinary possibilities, and means teething and the pain that goes with it is… Continue Reading “Baby Steps”
Category: childhood, observation, parenting, Uncategorized, writingTags: babies, childhood, children, first steps, growing up, human nature, kids, monday, monday blogs, monday Motivation, mondayblogs, parenting, walking
Posted on August 28, 2017
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Yes, it’s a blatant take on GoT’s signature slogan, but the drama of winter is a way off (we hope) and I’m loving browsing Pinterest and Tumblr and seeing how excited folks are getting about fall, Halloween and Samhain. The primary colour is orange,… Continue Reading “Autumn is coming…”
Category: childhood, gardening, Nature, parenting, seasons, UncategorizedTags: autumn, blackberries, blogs, Brambles, childhood, fall, food, foraging, fruit, fungi, halloween, monday, monday blogs, monday Motivation, mondayblogs, nature, November, orange, outdoors, pagan, parenting, samhain, summer, writing
Posted on July 3, 2017
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Meet Big Jim the chilli! That’s the actual name of this variety. I haven’t tried the peppers yet as this is the first. They smell sweet as opposed to fiery, but taste will tell! I haven’t grown too many plants this year what with… Continue Reading “Big Jim!”
Category: cooking, gardening, Nature, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: big jim, chilli, chillies, gardening, monday blogs, monday Motivation, mondayblogs, nature, pepper, peppers, plants
Posted on March 6, 2017
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Monday Morning Moods I read an article in the e-zine I write for (Pagan Pages), about speaking with our morning spirits. I liked the article because it encourages you to address your own moods in a morning, and points out that it doesn’t matter… Continue Reading “Talking with the Morning”
Category: mental health, observation, pagan, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: blogs, Chronic pain, Depression, Fatigue, Hypermobility, Hypermobility syndrome, Medication, mental health, monday, monday blogs, Monday Mornings, monday Motivation, mondays, pagan, pagan pages, spirituality