Category: The Week
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When Your Body Decides for You
in The WeekRest can feel forced and uncomfortable, but it’s sometimes the most necessary pause we need.
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Trying to Grow Things (Including Myself)
in The WeekBalancing gardening with life: nurturing plants and self in a steady, imperfect rhythm.
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Waiting for Thoughts to Come Back
Today the weather felt as confused as my mind. In the morning I woke up to snow. Real snow, covering everything outside. It felt like winter had suddenly decided to come back again. I started work and spent a couple of hours focusing on my tasks. Nothing dramatic, just ordinary work. Then I got up…
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Waiting for Permission
Though adults have resources, the victim role can still trap them, consuming personal agency and growth.
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Planting Strawberries While the World Falls Apart
Sometimes it feels like the world is going mad. You open the news and there is another conflict, another political fight, another story about violence or injustice somewhere in the world. Countries arguing with each other. Wars that don’t seem to end. Decisions that make you wonder if anyone is thinking about ordinary people at…
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A Small Pause by the Water
A quiet day at the park with floating bird food, ducks, and swans highlighted a peaceful connection with nature.
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Why I Don’t Believe in Perfect Routines
in The WeekSome weeks I try to follow routines. I plan my mornings, my evenings, even what I eat. And most weeks it fails. Completely. I’ve realised that routines are not about perfection – they’re about gentle experiments, small habits that survive even on my lowest-energy days. One tool I use is a daily planner. It helps…
The Imperfect Week 