Wednesday 29 August 2018

Insecurities



I find myself more comfortable these days

More comfortable in my own body

In my own skin

In my own worth



I find I forget to look in the mirror

Forget to comb my hair



It's mostly just me here



The dogs

The chickens

And the cat

Are as happy with me as I am 

As they are with their little furry feathery tufty little selves



But when I found myself in Asda 

And realised I was still wearing the same jeans I wore to clean out the hen house an hour earlier

Did I panic and vow never to do it again



Nah ... I quickly realised that no-one else knew

Exactly what it was I was up to an hour ago anyway



The green paint on the knees

Well it could be a new fashion statement



Maybe I should have brushed my hair though ....


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Tuesday 28 August 2018

Doing it Alone



I used to worry about going solo

Striding out to places only I wanted to see


Going to the cinema to see a film

Only I wanted to see


Drinking coffee in a coffee shop alone


Sitting on the prom with a portion of chips

With not even a dog for company



Not any more



Tell yourself you're people watching

Tell yourself it's an experiment

Tell yourself anything



Just strike out 

With confidence





Be comfortable in your own skin

In who you are

And who you want to be



In the places you go

And the places you see



Just be you

You will be brilliant at it


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Monday 27 August 2018

Ethel and the Chickens



Sweet and romantic

I just love 

Seeing Ethel and the chickens

They do like living together




Although she eats a lot more corn per mouthful than they do


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Saturday 25 August 2018

It's all about the food ...


At the moment

It is all about the food



The growing



The prepping



The preserving




And the eating



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Thursday 23 August 2018

Simple Things



Just that

All of that





And walks by the canal 

With the people I love


💜



Tuesday 21 August 2018

Firmly planted in August



It's good to be home 

For a while



Planning the next escape

Whilst catching falling apples

And feeding corn to chickens



Autumn is in the air

Already



My favourite time of the year



In my head I'm strolling in to September 

Whilst my feet are still firmly planted in August


🖤


Friday 17 August 2018

Jump Ship



There is no shame

In jumping ship



In slowing down the merry go round of life

While you hop off for a while 



To take some time to smell the roses

Read the book

Curl up in a cosy bed

And close out the world



No shame in not answering the questions

Solving the problems

Or being there for everyone elses

Real or imaginary dramas



Sometimes you need to be somewhere else


In your special happy place

Or inside your own head



Simply doing your best


For yourself


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Thursday 16 August 2018

Wednesday 15 August 2018

Tired Souls



I need nature

I need magic

I need adventure

I need truth

I need stillness



These are the things that keep me grounded

Give me purpose

Set my soul at rest



But


I do actually also need more sleep

... as well as the yoga


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Monday 13 August 2018

Mud Pies?




I was never a girly girl

Jeans and sneakers have been my life



 Adventures

Dens

Mud pies

And imagination

Filled my childhood with wonder



As an adult

Things didn't change that much



Moving on and starting afresh 

Were and are my adventures

My van is my oh so grown up den


The mud pies?

Well these days they are more chocolatey than mud



And yes ... I still have the wonder






Oops

I accidentally punctuated


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Saturday 11 August 2018

Friday 10 August 2018

Find Your People



I think both my sons 

Have finally found their 'people'


They've found the one

That is their other half

The Yin to their Yang


The one who will have their back

And expect nothing more than the same from them


It's taken a while

But boy oh boy

Was it worth waiting for


💘




Thursday 9 August 2018

My Busy



Sometimes

I pull back from being there for everyone else



And take time


To be there for myself



It keeps me busy

I like my busy


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Wednesday 8 August 2018