Pretty Little Finds

Day 63 of lockdown isolation. Withdrawal symptoms are truly kicking in. I find myself tucking into unecessary treats more then often, reading anything I can find, even the back of a crisp packet, all to kick the habit...the habit of spending. I keep looking at beautiful things on Ebay, Depop, facebook market but I simply can not justify spending money right now. Hence the indulging on snacks. Despite the things I'm looking at are of course second hand treasures and therefore sticking to my 'year of nothing new', I still can't justify spending the money. I've always been good with money. In the sense of never spending any more than I know I have. But when it comes to saving money, I am a bit slower at that. Once money is in my savings however, I never touch it. It's just getting it in there to start with. I am much better now of course. When you give yourself goals and aims, it helps a lot. I guess what started my 'Year of nothing new' began when close ...

Day 52 of Isolation Lockdown. I am three books in. Theres so much time on my hands, despite all the chores and odd jobs that need doing around the house/farm, I am still making the time to read. One thing I know that I cannot have enough of is books. I can't stand reading off a screen, not when it comes to reading a novel especially. I like a chunky book in hand, pages to turn, the smell books have. One day libraries will be gone, everything will only be accessible online. This needs to change. Because if it doesn't, I think we'll regret it and the earth will pay the price. We can't pretend to see whats happening out there right now, during this difficult time. Dolphins have been seen swimming through the canals of Venice, ducks in the Trevi Fountain in Rome, the Himalayas has come into view for the first time in 30 years in Northern India due to the lockdown leading to a drop in air pollution. SO, our actions very much do have an impact on the world we live in and Moth...

Hello! Look what I found...my old blog! I disappeared for a long while (7-8 years) but I made my way back. I lost myself and spent all this time finding who I am, what I want to do and where I want to be. I lost motivation along the way and have been distracted by other things too. However, 7 weeks into this history we are now living of this Covid-19 pandemic, a virus causing us to self isolate and lockdown the world, brings me time to self reflect, catch up and simply feel settled, also lucky to be alive, healthy and safe. Although the world isn't going to be the same after this, when things "go back to normal" I feel that maybe everyone will come out of this more grateful, compassionate, considerate...well, hopefully most people anyway. I am now a Holistic Beauty Therapist and have been for 5 years now. I love my job, I love that I have finally found something I am passionate about, good at and can't wait to get up in the morning for. Sadly, I feel this situat...