AD Most of us spend our days with screens constantly tugging at our attention. If you’re old enough, you can probably remember spending hours finding shapes in clouds, or sitting with a sunset until the light shifted through every colour into night. Pursuits like this can feel pretty alien when we're caught up in today’s entertainment platforms, but it's exactly this type of slow-time which can help us regain focus, joy, relaxation, and ...
Using the iPhone 12 to support your wellness journey
This post is a collaboration with O2, but all thoughts and experiences are my own. We’re all aware of the importance and benefits of taking care of our physical and mental health. Regular exercise, a healthy diet, connecting with nature and a focus on managing stress are all well-documented ways to make sure we stay fit and healthy. However, we don’t necessarily look to our smartphones to help us, even though they’re on-hand pretty ...
Minimalist Lifestyle Tips You Can Try at Home
Collaborative post Would you like to make the move towards a more minimalist lifestyle? Put simply, a minimalist lifestyle is all about living with less. The idea behind it is that the more 'stuff' you have, the more time and money you spend maintaining it. And while we all need some things in our lives to be comfortable, there are many other things that we don’t really need. A minimalist lifestyle can help us live a simpler life and ...
Five reasons why doing jigsaw puzzles is really good for you
Collaborative post Are you a jigsaw puzzle fan? It’s a tradition in our house to have one on the go at Christmas; there’s always a bit of friendly competition over who gets to place that all-important last piece! The benefits of jigsaw puzzles Jigsaw puzzles are often thought of as just a hobby, or something aimed mainly at children. But there are actually lots of very positive benefits of doing jigsaw puzzles which are relevant ...