Today I'm sharing five ways to beat Blue Monday at its own game!Did you even know it was Blue Monday today? Hands up if you did! ;-)I only know because I've ignored two articles online today along with scrolling on by so many posts on social media telling me that today is the most miserable day of the year!Apparently, the 'scientific' formula behind the declaration that today is the most miserable day of the year is down to things like the number of days since Christmas, the number of days until payday, the weather and even the number of days since we're all likely to have … [Read more...]

I've been after some marble coasters for ages now but I really don't want to pay the hefty price tag that comes with all of the sets that I've seen so far!  So, rather than splash out, I decided to have a go at making my own DIY version....I bought a pack of air drying clay for £6 on Amazon to make these with and as well as making 6 of my cute little DIY marble coasters, there was enough left over to do three other projects that I'll share with you over the next couple of months too.  Today though, I'm going to show you how I made my DIY marble coasters which I love! How to make … [Read more...]

There are so many ways to slow down and simplify life - some I already do, some I'm trying to do but not quite there yet and some that I plan to start this year because, after a couple of difficult years, I really do want to slow down and enjoy this year because we never know what's going to happen!There are really only two things you need to do in order to simplify your life - the first is to take a little time and decide what it is that's important to you and the second is to try and get rid of as much of the other stuff and the things that get in the way of what's important to you … [Read more...]