An hour away from us is a market town called Harrogate. We tend to go around this time of the year as the whole city is in full bloom. Valley Gardens looks beautiful with its flowers and trees. I do feel proud of my children when they want to be around nature and spend hours … Continue reading Gardens and flowers.
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Yoga Challenge
Thirty minutes of Yoga for thirty days of June was the challenge I took up. This was set up by Cancer Research UK (CRUK). There was fund raising goals. I had never done a challenge before. It certainly felt exciting. Too many first is always thrilling, having a fundraising page and keep sharing it along … Continue reading Yoga Challenge
Going Down.
Sky as I came out of work. I love this time of the day. After a tiring day and completely exhausted when I saw these colours in front of me, my mood was lifted back up again. There is something magical about the sun going down. It throws amazing colours around the whole sky. At … Continue reading Going Down.
Took our breath away!
River Tees, Yarm. A perfect circle from the bridge in the water, the willow tree and The Blue Bell Pub, came across this while walking with my daughter. Both of us had to stop in complete admiration and awe for nature and the water being still and producing beautiful reflections. Indeed it took our breath … Continue reading Took our breath away!
Steps
It is getting cold now in the north of England. Cozy blankets and couch comforts are much more welcome than counting steps. After a few weeks, yesterday I was able to get to my ten thousand steps. I must say it felt good. Once the steps are done then the motivation is there to eat … Continue reading Steps
Saturday Mornings
No need to rush. Last Saturday morning I was working and had to reach early for work. Today, though, I am not working, I woke up as usual at seven but then realised and went back to sleep, finally waking up at quarter past eight. Love the feeling of not rushing around. Love the idea … Continue reading Saturday Mornings
Freshness.
This is our usual walking path after dinner nearly everyday. The river, fields and sunset brings the day to an end in the most harmonious way possible. The crops are now coming through. New beginnings are in site. I got excited last night to see these fields full of crops once again. Last year the … Continue reading Freshness.
Sculptures.
Good weather and the lifting of lockdown gave us a real sense of freedom. We booked tickets to Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Beautiful landscape and sculptures dotted around. The pregnant woman above when seen from far away gives a different idea about it, when we got close to it we were stunned by the intricacies on … Continue reading Sculptures.
Negativity
Yarm High Street. Negative thoughts do rule our minds. How do you stop them from making a permanent home in your brains? Once they do take hold of your thoughts, they will rule over your heart and every thought. We need to stop them from becoming permanent. Learning to identify them and helping ourselves to … Continue reading Negativity
Mental Wellbeing.
Mental wellbeing is like physical wellbeing. We do so much for our physical health from eating good food to exercise to attending health screening programmes and also popping some pills and vitamins. I questioned myself today what do I do for my mental health and wellbeing. I am not talking about mental illnesses like Bipolar, … Continue reading Mental Wellbeing.