The 14th of February is Valentine’s Day. Is it a day that has been hijacked by commercialism? I think so. However no matter what I think, it is a day that dawns in the middle of February and puts all…
Author: Kerry
There was a huge part of me fighting against turning anything like fifty. It happens though and there is nothing we can do to fight it. Well we can’t fight the chronology of years and minutes ticking by but we can stay fabulous. I try to be fabulous, despite having a few things I am fighting against like RA, Diabetes and Pernicious Anaemia. This blog is simply about me embracing life. Food, make-up, fashion and more. My trials and tribulations. I hope you enjoy!
I have wanted to travel more for a long time. Most of my ‘holidays’ for the past 20 years have been about visiting family and friends and exploring Ireland prior to our big move. Now, don’t get me wrong I…
It’s fascinating to think that with 7.6 billion people in the world there is only one of me. I am unique and so are you. We spend so much of our life conforming and trying to be part of…
What is contentment? Is it that elusive feeling on simply being myself? If in doubt consult the dictionary about your Word of the Year I love the dictionary – in years gone by I always had a battered, dog-eared copy…
The more I think about Christmases past and present, I realise that the best ones are those packed with memories of moments that cannot be wrapped. Here are my top seven Christmas memories, funny, not so funny but all memorable….
I just had a delivery from Amazon. My son commented that the Amazon Deliveries are modern-day Father Christmases. Perhaps they are, and what better gift to give that a great book. Books are my friends. They allow me to travel…
. Everyone gets lonely. There are those moments when you feel quite simply that you are on your own and you do not feel supported. When we think of loneliness, especially at this time of the year, we think of…
Creativity is a process. It has always been part of my life, and recently I realised something really special. It is not the item you create that matters but the process of creating it. With Christmas fast approaching I am…
Life is so fragile. It may seem robust when we look at the hurley burly of traffic, deadlines and positive goal setting. The truth is it is extremely fragile and although it is trite to say, we really only have…
I love words. They are more powerful than we think and are an art form in themselves. Finding a new word for me is a little like finding a treasure and then having the joy of exploring it, turning it…