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I started the year (2026) setting intentions rather than resolutions which I found much more empowering than trying to hold myself to a set of rules, which resolutions generally tend to feel like; and so far everything has started well. However, over the past month or two, I have been feeling like I have been putting in a huge amount of effort to move things in a positive way, but it feels slow. It feels "heavy" and it feels, as the title describes, like sprinting in water. A

I am currently in Gran Canaria, writing this blog, enjoying the sunshine that I have desperately needed and I am finally not looking so pastey; I actually have a tan!! It has been a lovely few days so far (for me), unwinding and letting a lot of the stress points go that have been adversely affecting me lately. Living in the UK is great, and don't get me wrong, I love my life and the Cotswolds but I have definitely been struggling with the lack of sunshine, vitamin D (and a T

There is nothing new about NY resolutions, and let's be honest, who ACTUALLY sticks to them anyway? I prefer to set intentions rather than resolutions because an intention is something to strive for, a resolution is something to be lived up to. Language is a powerful thing, it is not just words on a page or screen, it invokes emotions, feelings, actions and behaviours; and therefore influences future outcomes. I have been sitting in my thoughts over the past 3 weeks (while t

As the year draws to an end, we are all fatigued from an intense year at work and quite literally stuffed full of Christmas goodness; whether it is prawns and champers for breakfast, Turkey/Turducken/Nut Roast with all the trimmings for dinner, and then left over ham with bubble & squeak on Boxing day to watch the cricket. During this period, we all wake up in the morning already full to the stomach from the day before's indulgence, probably with a slight dusty head after th

This is going to be a really hard blog to write today, so please bear with me. Over the last 12 months, I have been making significant progress, working on myself and moving past the issues and trauma experiences of my past. I have been putting things in place in my life that only breeds positivity; and that then fuels further positive momentum in all areas. I have been feeling better (internally, externally and mentally) than I have for years and I genuinely felt as though a

Welcome back to my blog, I appreciate you taking the time to visit and read through my journeys, as crazy and difficult as they may be. I started this blog and website on the back of my very difficult fertility journey as a way of sharing experiences without judgement for anyone going through something similar. In all honesty, as I was going through this process, I found basically nothing other than online webinars and books to read through for support, and felt like I needed

This blog is something slightly different compared to my other recent posts, and I hope you find this interesting. One of my absolute passions is History and specifically Royal history but also Christian/Religious History, Titanic history, JFK history and Egyptian History. I can't put my finger on when my fascination with these period of time but perhaps it has evolved over the years as I have travelled and read more extensively. There is not a weekend that goes by when we ar

I know that there are many S words that we could be talking about in this blog, especially since I have opened up about my Fertility journey. However, it is not about THAT S word, but another very serious S word. The first thing that I am going to put out there, is that I have suffered from bouts of depression and have, in the past, been on medication to help said infliction. It is by no means something that I take lightly, and it is certainly something very real and very s

Have you ever had days where you know you should be feeling upbeat but for some reason you feel like something is draining your energy? I...

I have had a rough couple of weeks personally, and have started, stopped, deleted and scrapped more posts than I care to admit. It's...