EAT SOMETHING YOU SEE ADVERTISED Food is the theme this week, or more specifically, eating food that you see advertised somewhere. Now, I want to establish that this is meant to be a fun challenge all about trying new things. Foods that pique your taste buds in some way, as opposed to giving us carte…
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This week I invite you to follow a skincare routine with me. Now, I don't know about you but as well intentioned as I try to be, I can't seem to stay consistent with my routine. There has been many a night I've 'forgotten' to take off my make-up and many a morning I've slathered…
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It's Week 5: time to feel ALIVE! Be a Green Goddess. This next challenge will hopefully nourish us all and get our guts working more healthily. It involves swapping our morning cup of Joe for a hydrating green juice instead. Green juice has many a health benefit, provided the fruit content doesn't outweigh the veg…
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Wow, check us oot on Week 4 'n' that! How did you get on with our Week 1 knowledge challenge? If you want to find out my thoughts on it, then head back to the Week 1 blog post, which I've updated. But for now, on to this week's challenge: Just. Say. Yes. Now I…
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Welcome back once more friends, to Week 3 and your new challenge: The Pomodoro Technique. The brainchild of Italian student, Francesco Cirillo who created it in the 1980's, it's a time management method of breaking down tasks into bite-sized chunks that I'd like us all to try. The idea is to set a timer for…
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Here we are at the start of Week 2's challenge and I really hope you're enjoying 'Change Is Possible' so far! I know I am. In the past week alone I've learnt about Patagonia, the French writer, Colette and 'the brocken spectre' phenomenon amongst many other titbits. Let's keep the momentum going though dear reader…
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Ahoy shipmates, new and old! It's been a wee while since we caught up with each other. Why don't you come away in and I'll put the kettle on? There's biscuits in the barrel, so jist you fill yer boots and make yersel' at home. What's my chat? Why don't you read on and I'll…
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“The most interesting moment of a person’s life is what happens to them when all of their certainties go away. Then who do you become? And then what do you look for?... that’s the moment that the universe is offering up an invitation saying, 'Come and find me ..." - Elizabeth Gilbert. I’m not only…
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So, it's official. I am a dog mum! This wee bundle of cuddles arrived with us last Friday (lock down, social distancing protocol was of course adhered to) and has already changed our lives for the better. Our Golden Retriever puppy is called Nonny and we are head-over-heels in love with her already. In tribute…
This story was one of the Scottish Book Trust's Stories Of Home. It was also featured in the Sunday Mail in April 2014 in order to help promote the project. Laughter resonates across the candle-lit, mahogany of Nobles Bar, sound-tracking the clink of mid-week glasses of consolation. I pick at the frayed, wooden edge of…
