Yes, we are giving ourselves the chance to have a go again, all shiny and new. Happy New Year by the way. We sincerely hope that 2025 will give you the chance to put your best foot forward, whatever you have to face. I feel great to have survived 2024. It was a very mixed year for us and our family. It started with Jo getting a job and starting in March to end the year losing one of our sisters. Undoubtedly, it was one of our most expensive years to date. But you know us, the glass is always ...
Eulogy is my Word of the Week
In case you don’t know, a eulogy is a speech given at a funeral or memorial service to honor the life of a person who passed away. “Eulogy” comes from the Greek word eulogia, which means “praise.” Ever since my sister Jackie’s death on November 8, I have agreed to give the Eulogy for her funeral. It […]
Power is our Word of the Week
I’m going to go straight in and let you know that this week was really about power outages but as I prefer to use one word, I’ll use power. We’ve been having power cuts on and off this week and it’s brought me back to living in Jamaica where this was a regular occurrence. But […]
Challenging is the Word Best Used to Describe This Week
The last time we had a bad week, we used the word difficult to describe it. There were some difficulties this week, but I will give that word a break and use challenging this week. Thankfully, there was no airport involved like the last time, and also we haven’t got a hole in the kitchen […]
Memories is my Word of the Week
Do you ever have those days where it’s like you are reliving things? Or that while you are doing things it brings back memories of your existence the last time you were doing that thing? This week there was a lot of that. It started with me deciding to finish a blanket I had crocheted […]
Our Word of the Week is Boost
We like reflecting on the week ending and trying to gather some highlights from it. In particular, we like to look out for the positives because we feel like that is a boost, and it also reminds us to count our blessings. So although negatives sometimes happen, there are always reasons to rejoice. Mind you, […]
Tips to Ensure you get a Good Night’s Sleep
I am no sleep expert but I know that when I am not getting a good night’s sleep there is at least one thing that I need to fix or adjust. Good sleep is so vital for our everyday functioning that it is important to ensure we get enough of it. And we need to […]