Yesterday was World Mental Health Day - an international day for global mental health education and awareness. Mental health, or emotional health or wellbeing, is just as important as physical health. And perhaps more so, considering the months we've been living through lately. Not everyone has a mental illness, but everyone does have mental health. [...]
As I read back on September's gratitudes I realise how important people are in my life. I've been very grateful for people and their presence, their advice, their experiences, and their time, helping to guide me. I've been trying to figure some things out and navigate through the current uncertainty of the world right now. Trying [...]
I listened to a really insightful Asian Boss Girl podcast episode (no. 44) where Christine Chen was interviewed about mental health. The episode discussed building resilience and how we can build our mental muscles. Which got me thinking: can it really be done? Perspective I suppose everything is about perspective. One quote that I thought [...]
We visited the Tate Britain last week and it was lovely. The gallery had an easy to follow one way system outside, and inside there were no confusing arrows on the floor. It was quiet, and practically empty, which was great. There are three collection routes, of which you choose one to walk. We chose [...]
It was the hubby's birthday this week so naturally I had to bake him something sweet. The hubby settled on carrot cake in the end, mainly because we still can't get any self raising flour anywhere. We had to settle for wholemeal self raising flour in the end, meaning we needed a wet recipe, so [...]
A much better month, even with a ridiculous heat wave. I feel August was when I really tried to listen to my body and really am still trying to figure out why I do the things I do. I've been finding sleep and rest quite difficult and actively trying to tire myself out to get [...]
Last weekend we left the flat in the first time in a decade, it seems. We walked to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and traipsed through the one-way art routes. It was really well organised, mostly, and it was lovely experiencing a little bit of normality for the first time in months. Entry to [...]
I listened to a Listen Hunnay podcast episode of Jeannie Mai interviewing Karen Felice about Reiki, an alternative therapy. It's energy healing from Japan in the 1800s and uses hands or palms to move the flow of energy in the body, similar to acupuncture. I listened sceptically, but my main take away from the podcast [...]
Endless May Dreams 