Last week I asked you to share your stories of simple everyday acts of kindness to help me spread a little positivity in the run up to Christmas. You haven’t disappointed. One common theme I noticed is how much everyone tended to downplay their own acts of kindness whilst applauding others for theirs. I heard, … Continue reading Kindness that’s not just for Christmas
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Weekly articles full of musings and observations on topics that are capturing my curiosity.
Stop the negativity train, I want to get off!
Do you ever have those days when everything feels like a problem? When the voice inside your head has nothing good to say and it’s all just too much effort? Some days it seems like my internal dialogue is a slow moving train of negativity, trundling around the track in my head, belching up clouds … Continue reading Stop the negativity train, I want to get off!
Twelve weeks off the booze and I feel…pretty good.
Like my initial decision to take a break from alcohol, hitting the three month dry mark has been pretty non-eventful. I told a few friends and family I’d reached my target and gave my thanks for the obligatory ‘well done’ comments, but accepting praise felt a little disingenuous because, as was the case when I … Continue reading Twelve weeks off the booze and I feel…pretty good.
Pay attention to the Universe
There’s been a lot of ‘meh’ in my energy the past couple of days. I’m living on a building site with more holes than the titanic (the ship and the movie) and the dust levels have me wondering if I might be better off keeping my mask on to stay at home. I’ve spent the … Continue reading Pay attention to the Universe
Information Overload
When the shit hits the fan I hit the internet. My brain switches to research mode and off I dive into articles, blogs, podcasts and kindle books. I know there’s information out there that can help me solve whatever it is that's bothering me and I am bloody well going to find it. This tactic … Continue reading Information Overload
Six weeks off the booze and I feel…
...no bloody different! I’ve always liked a drink; ask everyone. But when I hit thirty-five last year and every single one of my birthday cards was alcohol related, I started to wonder if maybe I liked it a bit too much. Like many Brits, I’d been drinking since my teens and alcohol was just an … Continue reading Six weeks off the booze and I feel…
Overthinking is my nemesis, so why do I treat it as my friend?
Since I was a child my friends and family have been able to tell when overthinking appeared in the doorway of my mind and insisted I put the kettle on. My Dad would tell me, ‘you worry about the day you’ll never see’ and my friends would simply say, ‘lookout, Rae has her thinking face … Continue reading Overthinking is my nemesis, so why do I treat it as my friend?
It’s school-life Jim, but not as we know it
I’d never questioned the status quo of the education system before, always seeing learning as synonymous with school. I knew home-schooling existed, but it wasn’t something I’d ever considered for our family because we were ‘mainstream’ and home-schooling was ‘alternative.’ Plus there was no way I could possibly teach my kids. Right? Cue a national … Continue reading It’s school-life Jim, but not as we know it
The little things really do make a big difference, if you give them enough time
Anyone who has known me for longer than six years will know that exercise was not something I ever really committed to in the past. In my youth and early twenties I actively avoided it. I would attend the gym sporadically (usually before a holiday) but I never got much fitter and just pegged exercise … Continue reading The little things really do make a big difference, if you give them enough time
Allow me to introduce myself
My name is Rae and I live in middle-ish England with my husband, our two children, and our dog. Writing was one of my favourite things to do as a child. I used to carry a small lined notebook embossed with a white rose and a metallic gold pen everywhere to make up rhyming poems … Continue reading Allow me to introduce myself
Rae Cod’s Writing 