March 8 of every year is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the achievements of women. You can find out more about the origins of this day here. March is also Women's History Month, a month to honour women's contributions. You can read more about the origins here. The theme for Women's History Month [...]
How is it February already? Lately I've been finding the days have been passing by super quickly, and now the month has come and gone already! I suppose time flies when you're having fun. I feel this month has been full of lie ins, afternoon naps, and back pain. Maybe my body is trying to [...]
Recently I'm reminded of a virtual work event that was pretty insightful. It was essentially about using positive psychology in the workplace and focussing on people's strengths to take you from good to great. I suppose this is a reason why company culture can be so vital to employees. I know I would personally prefer [...]
As I continue to reminisce about the places I've been to before, pre pandemic, I'm reminded that around this time last year we managed to have a weekend in Cardiff for Valentines. I remember, though, it was cut short due to a big storm. I would love to go back to Cardiff, maybe in the [...]
Lunar New Year Happy Lunar New Year! 2021 is the year of the ox. This year we stayed home, but usually we would celebrate by going to the festivities in London's China Town. Last year we went to see the lion dances with a couple of friends and ate at a popular Chinese restaurant. I remember [...]
January blues was not as bad as I was expecting. Looking back at my daily gratitudes and musings, it appears I had very much utilised my support network this month. It has been super helpful having supportive people in my life that I can rely on and ask for help, people who can lift me [...]
Thinking about the holidays I can't go on anymore made me think about the only sunny holiday I had last year: to Gran Canaria. Not a first choice, I must admit, I went with friends who wanted to go somewhere warm and sunny for some vitamin D. It was a great holiday, but man, so [...]
Growing up I had heard of Little Women, directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Winona Ryder as the protagonist Jo, but never watched it. More recently in 2019, I listened to a podcast episode by This American Life called The Weight of Words, where the book Little Women is spoken about and adored. This time last year just [...]
Endless May Dreams 