Category: Blog posts

  • Pet Diaries – one for Dog or Cat owners

    This never fails to amuse me! Excerpts from a Dog’s Diary * 8:00 am – Dog food! My favourite thing! * 9:30 am – A car ride! My favourite thing! * 9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favourite thing! * 10:30 am – Got stroked and petted! My favourite thing! * 12:00…

  • OnTheBeach – A Few of My Favourite Things

    Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…a few of Maria’s favourite things. Do you remember this song from the Sound of Music? “I simply remember my favourite things, and then I don’t feel so bad” – is not just a lyric from a song, it’s great advice. Your favourite things put a little spark of…

  • You Say “You’re a Flake” Like it’s a Bad Thing

    One of my friends was telling me recently that I am ‘such a flake’ – it wasn’t meant as a compliment apparently! Is that anything like you? You get really super enthused about an idea, follow it a little, then get bored/find out it’s not for you/lose interest. Ten minutes later you have another marvelous…

  • Guest Post: Becoming a More Confident Traveller

    Here’s another blog post I spotted recently that I just loved, and had to write immediately to Jamie Ridler to ask for permission to share it with you. Enjoy! Just over a year ago, I set myself the goal of becoming a more confident traveller and boy, did that start a great adventure! Since then…

  • OnTheBeach – Earth Angel

    Hope you are healthy, happy and living with purpose, passion and joy (if not, the special offer is still on…see below!). Every week in my OnTheBeach weekly newsletter, I choose a ‘Beach Card’ for the readers. Over the past few weeks, I have been amused by how often the ‘Beach Card’ I’ve picked has been…

  • What Do You Wish to Immerse Yourself In?

    It’s Wishcasting Wednesday. There is power in wishing – putting your wishes out there sets mighty forces into action… What Do You Wish to Immerse Yourself In? Ooh, this is a delicious wish prompt isn’t it? The picture Jamie has used on her website is gorgeous too, which prompted me to go and find a…

  • Guest Post: Waking Up Full of Awesome!

    A friend on Facebook directed me to this post over the weekend and I loved it so much I e-mailed Melissa of pigtail girls.com to ask if I could feature it on this blog. I know you guys will love it too! “There was a time when you were five years old, and you woke…

  • What One Person Can Do: The Penguin Lady

    In case you, like Dyan deNapolis, have ever wondered “what difference can one person make?”… Love Donna.x

  • Call On Your Inner Actor

    Last night I went to see Macbeth at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford. As ever, the actors are incredibly convincing – you can feel their joy, their pain, and their madness. This morning I woke up a little tired, and as so often when tired, I fell into the well worn groove of the…

  • What Path Do I Wish to Follow?

    It’s Wishcasting Wednesday (better late than never, huh?!). There is power in wishing – putting your wishes out there sets mighty forces into action… What Path Do I Wish To Follow? I wish to follow the path of my soul. I wish to follow the path of joy. I wish to follow the path of…