If you’re read my previous post about the benefits of doing a weekly date night you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I’m a big fan of them! I love the romance, the chance to have a good meal in a nice restaurant, a reason to get dressed up. And because my boyfriend and […]
When you’re living with your partner it can be a shock to realise that life isn’t like a romantic film. You have to put up with bad breath, bad moods, bad habits. You see each other in your least attractive moments when you’re stressed and sleep deprived, frustrated and vulnerable. I’ve been with my boyfriend […]
Growing up, I have fond memories of spending rainy afternoons creating mood boards with my sister. We’d cut up stacks of my mum’s old magazines and use the images to design our dream lives: beautiful houses, smiling families, luxurious holidays. It would always leave me with an infectious feeling of excitement about the future and […]
Of all the self-help books I’ve read, Feel the Fear and do it Anyway has easily had the most lasting impact on my life. The title alone, is a mantra I regularly use in my life when I feel myself backing away from things that scare me rather than facing and overcoming them. Deciding to […]
Christmas is almost here and what better way to get in the festive spirit than write a blog post on getting into the Christmas spirit! Let me start out by saying that I’m a big fan of Christmas…the twinkly lights, roast dinners, snuggling under blankets, going for wintry walks, spending time with people you love […]
Before I met my boyfriend of almost three years, I always assumed that finding someone to love was the hard part and staying in love was the easy part. How wrong I was! I learnt very quickly that relationships require an enormous amount of work and dedication. You have to be willing to work […]
There’s a great saying I heard from someone (and after a bit of Googling all I could find is that it comes from a magazine article published many years ago) that there are two types of people in the world: radiators and drains. Radiators, are people who are up for everything and approach life […]
I’ve been with my boyfriend now for just over two and a half years and during that time, I like to think that we’ve discovered some of the secrets to developing healthy communication in a relationship. A lot of our techniques were developed through trial and error, the rest were inspired by other couples we […]
Every now and again I find that I’m left with a day entirely to myself. Sometimes it’s intentional, and other times it’s because everyone else has plans, but whatever the reason, I’ve been learning to make the best of what my good friend Helen termed ‘me, myself, and I’ time. For her, ‘me, myself and […]
1) I’m no Expert In the spirit of complete honesty and transparency, the first thing that you should know about this blog is that I’m in no way claiming to be an expert on how to achieve happiness. This blog will be a place where I share tips and advice that I’ve found have worked […]
