So it's been a little while since my last blog post. A lot has happened, in my personal life (which I'm sure you'll learn about reading further) and also around the world: the Queen has passed. Of course I've never met the monarch, but the thought of being invited for afternoon tea at the palace [...]
October has been a super busy month. My motto this month has kind of been "work hard, play hard", as I realise that, sometimes, we can be unhappy not because we are doing too many things we don't like, but because we aren't doing enough of what we do like. I realised that when I [...]
So it's taken about 5 to 6 months but we've finally finished our Paint by Numbers of Van Gogh's The Starry Night. I think I realised that Vincent Van Gogh was my favourite painter after visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam a couple of years ago and was just blown away by his art and tragic [...]
A much more relaxed and chilled December, reasons that I will write about another time. It appears December, for me, was a month of food, painting, quizzes, catch ups, naps, and rest. Much rest. Things did seem to slow down for me, which I'm very grateful for. I had the time and space to step [...]
It's been a while since my last blog post. The end of November and start of December have been busy, with lots of changes, which I will share at some point. But also, sheer exhaustion. As I read back on my daily gratitudes, I realise that November was a turning point for me. Realising what [...]
I saw an Instagram post the other day that struck a chord with me. It was about anxiety, uncertainty of the unknown (during the tense US election days), and about mental health. It was also about knitting. Apparently I am months behind on the trend because lockdown has created a surge in knitting artists and [...]
So we're in the last part of a very strange year. My body has been failing a little and I know I need to take better care of myself. It's getting harder these days - in the darker, colder months - to find the will power and energy to do much or to see the [...]
Endless May Dreams 