High Expectations

A friend of mine recently baked a birthday cake for a close relative and then she went out her way to deliver the baked goods…

How to be happy for others

Why does it always seem that others get everything and you’re always waiting for your lucky break?! And when they do get the promotion, the…

What is mindfulness?

I’ve recently been thinking about what it means to be mindful and I think people can sometimes overcomplicate the notion of mindfulness. I think it’s…

CELTA Qualification Review

So, what happens and what is expected during CELTA teacher training? I took this course two years ago now so, forgive me if I miss…

Life Update

Wow! So, I haven’t blogged since 2018! As if! So, this is now my gazillienth (is that even a word!) attempt at blogging in the…

Wise Wednesday: Send a Card to a …

There seems to be a day for everything these days and apparently today is “Send a Card to a Friend Day.” I think it would…

Tried and Tested Tuesday: Cervical Cancer Prevention …

Bit of a funny one for a Tried and Tested Tuesday but it’s important seeing as it’s Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, from 22nd – 28th January…

Mindful Mondays: Blue Monday

(Image Source: Pinterest) Back in the day if someone said to me Blue Monday, I’d say yes please and jump at the chance of a…

Sharing Sundays: Self Sabotage

(Image Source: Pinterest) We’ve all been there, had amazing ideas, mapped it all out in our minds, got goose bumps and butterflies and then completely…

Happy New Year 2018!

Goodbye 2017 and Hello 2018! We are officially seven days into two thousand and eighteen guys! My eighteen year old self could not have even…