6 Ways to spread kindness during lockdown

*This post contains affiliate links  Lockdown has affected all of our lives in one way or another but the most important thing we can do is follow the guidelines and stay at home because that really does save lives and at the end of the day that's what we want to do most of all. For many of us, we are missing friends and family as well as the routine of our normal daily lives and we are at a loss of what we can do to help and make our friends, family and community a better place but there are ways to spread kindness and hope even from our living rooms and I thought I would share a few ways to encourage positivity and community feel from home. 1. Paint Colourful rainbows I'm sure by now many of you have seen rainbow paintings in the windows of houses on your daily exercise allowance and it's a lovely creative way for children and adults to get involved, bring some colour to your street and show your thanks to the NHS. It's budget-friendly and such an easy w......

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Ways to cope with stressful life events

*This post contains affiliate links  From what I can see on social media and in the news, many people are finding this current situation with the pandemic stressful and in many ways traumatic especially if you have ill family members you cannot visit or be close with. Of course, this is not the only type of traumatic life event many will experience, things such as childbirth can take a lot to recover from, illness, separation or even smaller things like changes in your job or issues you may have had at school. I had an accident a few years ago which meant having ACL reconstructive surgery on my knee, followed by another surgery 2yrs later and the recovering both mentally and physically took longer than I imagined and I learnt a lot along the way. I had months of immobility which hit me hard as I am such an active person, along with lots of physiotherapies, wearing a metal brace on my 24hrs a day and having to use crutches or a wheelchair on longer journeys, wish I'd had a po......

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5 real changes we can make for a more sustainable future

*This post contains affiliate links  Despite the stressful and scary situation the virus has put the world in, I also feel there are some positives to all of this, for many self-quarantine and lockdown has given us all a lot of time to reflect on how we want to move forward post Covid-19 and it's also been pretty clear how our lifestyles and general society affects the earth. This strange time has allowed for some breathing space for mother nature, who seems to be really benefitting from fewer cars on the road, factories being shut temporarily, less noise and air pollution which has also meant a reduction in carbon dioxide which contributes towards problems such as global warming. People are noticing more birds in the sky, more wildlife returning to green spaces and places like Venice where the canals have slowly started to become clearer, have seen a return in a variety of sea creatures and birds to the canals. While there is a strong and ever-growing movement towards su......

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How to feed your wanderlust during lockdown

I grew up with an expat mother and a father who loved to travel, especially off the beaten path, so between the two, it meant that travel was a priority to us and we went without so we could great memories over material things. That ethos and way of life is something I have been trying to do with my own kids and because of this, it meant having to cancel a few trips before and during this lockdown period. Don't get me wrong we put the health and priority of our community and country first, we are fully acceptant of the situation and are not dwelling on the travels that have had but that doesn't mean we can't still embrace the wanderlust way of life even when we are restricted to our homes all day except for our 1hr exercise allowance. The great thing about life in 2020 is how digitally accessible so much is, if you fancy a walk post the Colluiseum all you have to do is pop over google street maps and you're there. Also unlike the days of having to visit the v......

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