#dailyjoy #screwsuitsyou #joyasanactofresistance #ShortsLove Almost 20 years ago, I got my holiday photos back (remember that?!) and saw a photo of myself in shorts. I was horrified. They were so unflattering, I looked huge! I vowed never to wear them again – they didn’t suit me. I kept to that Read more…
A rather wonderful side effect of posting my #DailyJoy has been that people have been sharing their own with me! Last week I received a photograph of a very cosy looking vest in my DMs with the message ‘My dose of #DailyJoy. Finding a vest that I have been looking Read more…
I have never seen myself as clumsy but after I broke the third precious item belonging to my housemate, she took me one side and asked whether it might be beneficial for me (and her possessions) if I slowed down and practised mindfulness a little more concertedly. She made a Read more…
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One of the things about being a woman looking middle age squarely in the eye, is that you learn to listen to your energy levels. Or rather you ignore them at your peril! But what if you’re just too tired, miserable or stressed to be feeling much joy? I like Read more…
Yesterday whilst coaching an old friend she told me that her friend’s children’s favourite place to spend the day was an open space near where they lived, which they named ‘The Park of Nothing’. Rather than the terrifying existential wasteland this concept might present for adults, these kids revelled in Read more…
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Thanks to Oliver Burkeman whose brilliant ‘Imperfectionist’ newsletter inspired this post.
Whenever something feels impossible, I bust out this video of me riding a bike for the first time aged 40. 20, 30 or even 39 year old me wouldn’t have believed it but there I was doing it anyway. If you feel ready for a change in 2021, I might Read more…