January has never been a good time for me to keep resolutions – September is my January. The summer must give me a boost of energy which keeps me motivated to keep going! However, the new year is a great time for reflection and I think a kinder way of taking stock. Rather than struggle Archiving Family RecordsRead More
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Holiday Prep – heaven or hell?
Does the idea of going on holiday fill you with dread? Often the preparation required leaves you exhausted before you even begin! Minimise holiday stress is using my two favourite words – planning and delegation. I plan backwards from the day I leave for holiday and the whole process starts from the day I make Holiday Prep – heaven or hell?Read More
How Desert Island Discs can help to organise your memories
I love listening to Desert Island Discs. The anticipation of the choices, the surprises, the humour, the records that mark the passage of time through someone’s life. I wonder at how they can bring this down to 8 records, a single book and a luxury with the final challenge of a single record. A single How Desert Island Discs can help to organise your memoriesRead More
National Make A Difference Day
We often ask ourselves how we individually can make a difference. Whether that be a difference to improve our lives, our work, our health, our selves or even our planet. I discovered a wonderful story recently called The Starfish Story by Loren Eisley. It tells of an old man walking along a beach after a National Make A Difference DayRead More
National No Housework Day!
It’s official – today you don’t need to do any housework.
Today is National No Housework Day – hurrah! National No Housework Day!Read More