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Why I'm not slowing down in the 'ber' months?

Now that we've headed into October and I guess a lot of us are starting to get those autumn feels. I've really been noticing a lot on social media and podcasts about the 'ber' months. I get it, it's the lead up to Christmas, we get those cosy vibes as the days are getting shorter, the leaves are falling from the trees, the seasons are really making a noticeable change, but it does feel that it's almost coming across that everyone should now be slowing down and almost writing off the next few months to hibernate. I do understand that if you're in a chilly location for example, it's not the most inspiring time of year to go out when it's wet, windy and cold. But for me, I really feel I want to step things up. I don't know if it's because we live in Spain and the weather is now beautiful, this is the best time of year I think anyway. As for me summer is more of the slower months, as it's so hot and sweaty you can't really do anything str...
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A little reset after our Pensacola holiday

We've been back from our holiday to Pensacola for nearly two weeks now and life is slowly getting back into its normal routine. It really does take a good week if not longer to get the house and yourself sorted after a holiday. Also throw in the jetlag it certainly does take its time. I think we're back on Spanish time now, we're not sleeping great at night, but that's more to do with the cats waking us up multiple times. I think they're either checking we're still here and not leaving them again or they're telling us off for going away! 😂 I managed to work through the mountain of washing and then ironing. I did the initial clean of the house. Obviously straightening up after the fur-babies, washed the throws from the settees, hoovered, mopped, dusted. The garden needed some attention too. So many weeds shot up over the nine days we were away, the squirrels had been busy munching on their pine cones, so lots of debris had fallen onto the patio. And the pool...

Stop saving things for best

So, today has turned out to be a funny one. I've had quite a few free windows of time to pop on here and do some blogging, but I just haven't been able to put any words together for a post.  I wanted to write about why we always save things for best, but the words just didn't happen. So I'm popping on here chatty style - which I think maybe more the vibe I want to go for? who knows?! I've been flat out the last couple of days really getting my housework jobs done, getting loads of washing and ironing done as well. We've noticed our electricity bills have shot up this month, so one of the things we thought we could cut back on was the washing. Don't worry we're not turning into stinkers over here, just trying to be more mindful with the washing loads moving forward. I have noticed I do so many little loads throughout the week, so I've actually saved them up and done a couple of full loads. Which is I'm sure is a lot more economical all round reall...

Summer in Spain - little tweaks I'm making for a more enjoyable Summer

Last year I was so fed up with how busy everything was and the heat of the Summer I was literally ready to pack me, Mark and our 12 fur-babies up and move us all back to the UK! I had even got us visiting new build developments near where Mark is working and we were getting very close to making offers. Dramatic I know. But the Summer did get too much. It seemed that wherever we went, there were people everywhere.  The beaches were packed, the carparks, restaurants, our walk we like along the promenade at Mil Palmeras was always swamped with people. La Zenia Boulevard absolutely manic and then throw in the Spanish Summer heat and I was done. I get it, I live in a very touristy destination and people want to visit. Which I completely understand, we loved it so much we moved here!  But, day in day out when because you do live here, trying to get your normal weekly errands done was turning into a stressful nightmare. Not the idea of living in the sun. After the Summer when everyth...

Starting fresh: My new Instagram page

  So... I've started a new Instagram page! I've always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Instagram and my original Instagram account has had many name changes over the years, but lately it's started to feel a bit stagnant. It's the one where I'm connected to family, friends, colleagues from old jobs and random connections we make along the way. But for some reason I feel shy on there and don't feel I can fully be myself and share what I want to share.  Maybe it's that feeling of being judged or that because people 'know' you, you worry they'll think you're being a bit cringe. It's hard to explain, but if you know you know! I made my original account private and I will still use it, but I've created a brand new space where I can just be me. If people from my old account do find me and follow along then I'll take that as a good sign, that they do genuinely want to be there. So, let's get into the new page I'm now ov...

How to bring colour back into your life (on a budget)

 I saw a post on Instagram the other day and I've seen some more similar recently too, it was comparison pictures of present day compared to the 60's, 70's, 80's. Showing how much more colourful everything was back then compared to all the muted tones we have today. It really got me thinking that it's so true. It really does seem like the colours are being faded out of our life. I've realised I'm always trying to find little ways to bring more colour back in, because it genuinely makes a difference. Colour lifts your mood, adds personality and just makes life feel a bit more cheerful, don't you think? Of course colour hasn't disappeared completely. But when you look around at buildings, cars, even the way interiors are styled and shown to us it's all very grey, beige and toned down. Don't get me wrong I do love a neutral colour palette. There are definitely times it works beautifully. My house for example does have white walls throughout and ...

Things I'm doing now that future me will thank me for

There's so much on social media at the moment about are you having enough protein, are you getting your daily steps in, having your matcha, lifting weights, getting enough sleep, getting enough sunlight, red light therapy, daily vitamin intake, journaling, reading, the list goes on and on. I know all these things are super important and there's obviously research and logic behind it all, and I too, now I'm well into my 40's I'm trying to make a better healthier version of myself, but it can be quite exhausting and even overwhelming at times, consuming all this wellness content that's fed to us.  Instead of thinking I have to do everything that is suggested on my Instagram feed, I just cherry pick the things I like, the things I will actually do and find easy to incorporate into my daily lifestyle and therefore will become a natural part of my life. Introducing more protein Protein is important to us ladies as we head into our 40's, it really helps to prevent...