Category: Gratitude

Gratitude, Poetry

A cup of tea and your love for me

Approximate reading time: 22 min I had fun last Saturday! I couldn’t stop smiling the whole night…. The last thing that I wrote in my previous post was: “Please don’t let me be the oldest one there!” Well, I think the universe heard my plea ’cause I kind of felt like I was the youngest …

Gratitude, Poetry, Self-love

‘Oh to be blessed….’

Approximate reading time: 8 min I will admit for most of my life I have always hated that word ‘Blessed’. It’s a little bit of a trigger word for me. (Just a wee, little bit:-) As a young child, I remember sitting at our dinner table listening to grace being said, something about being ‘thankful …

Charity - South Africa, Gratitude

Every little bit helps….

For the last 3 months,  since I lost my job due to the virus, I have been living off the UK government-funded Furlough pay. It has made me very aware of how grateful I am to be living in a country that was able to support me during this COVID 19 period. It also made …

Anxiety/Depression, Book Reviews, Courage, Facing Fears, Gratitude, Narcissism, Spiritual

The Stars Are Aligning

Approximate reading time: 60 minutes Hello all, I’m back!!👏 Apologies that it’s been six months since my last post! To be honest it has kind of felt like my creativity-well dried up. I would be lying if I said I have even thought about writing during that time. But now, I think I am ready …

Courage, Facing Fears, Gratitude, modelling

It’s just hair.

Approximate reading time is 12 min For the last 6 weeks (pretty much my entire Summer holiday😯) I have been applying for modelling and casting jobs. I haven’t really been discriminant… if I fit the age, height and size criteria then I applied. (uuhmmm…ok… if I didn’t fit the age criteria I still applied😏) During …

Anger, Children Tales, Facing Fears, Gratitude

What I learnt from 6 months of teaching Nursery. (Part 1)

Approximate Reading time – 25min When I signed up with my supply teaching agencies at the beginning of the year, I had two very explicit instructions:  No teens, preteens or anything remotely related to teens. (People always comment on how much patience I must have working with children, but let me set the record straight: …