Protecting your mental health in these surreal pandemic filled days can seem like an uphill battle. For the past nine months you have been socially distant, feeling isolated, worried about the stability of your job, and concerned about the health of your family. You might have even had to work from home?! Trying to remain confident, happy, and positive is difficult. However, it is not impossible. Follow this guide and consider how you can protect your mental health in 3 simple steps. It can be easy to slip into bad habits when you are working from home more often and you are no longer sticking to such a rigid routine. You may get up late, sit in front of the TV with the laptop on your lap, and working longer…
This blog isn't really about the "home" life and what goes on here. We're far from an interior decorating couple and we're more "we like this" type couple. Perhaps not everyone would like it. Perhaps they might. Who knows?! However now we moved into our new home in August we've been manically painting! We did 5 rooms before we moved in as we had a nice overlap between our rental place and this place. Since then though I've not really had the energy to pick up a paint brush. However the one room "left" was the spare bedroom. With a week off work to use up (as our plans for 2020 have gone down the COVID drain) I decided that it was time to do get the bedroom make over…
If you don't know I'm a massive football fan. Not the premiership. Not even one of the big European teams (well I do have a soft spot for Barcelona). No I'm a proud fan of Cambridge United. I saw my first game in 1990 when we played at Wembley and since then I've been hooked. We've had some great times (playing v Man Utd in the FA Cup a few years ago) We've had some fairly rough times as well such as going into administration and going into non league. Life as a lower league football supporter is never easy! How is Football in a COVID world though as a supporter? Since the COVID shut down of the end of last season I've really missed football. Working a high pressure…
Vacations provide some of the most magical moments in our lives. Therefore, it's imperative that you give this aspect the attention it deserves. While a number of options are at your disposal, a static caravan could be the best investment of all. Here are five of the key reasons to consider buying a static caravan over the coming months. Everyone loves the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, such as doing Route 66. Likewise, the all-inclusive fortnight of sun, sea, and sand is something we all need from time to time. However, owning a static caravan that's stationed only an hour away from your home opens the door to spontaneous breaks. Whether it's a romantic weekend away after a tough week at work, a writing week in peace, or a family trip doesn't matter.…
So this post is not about where I've been, something I reviewed, travel, hotels or anything like that. This is a far more personal post that I've been wanting to write for a while but just haven't felt the motivation to do so. It's about bouncing back from failure. There are lots of lessons that can be taken from this post. It's helped me with some clarity first writing it, but it's also about looking on the positive side of things. It's about coming back from somewhere when you think you're at your lowest point - but actually you can bounce back from it. So why I am bouncing back from failure? Back in 2015 I produced a winter ice rink in the grounds of Colchester Castle that on…
