There is nothing like a Covid-19 lockdown and some sunshine to force you to upcycle your bedside tables that you’ve owned for approx. 6 years. Yes, I have put off this job for 6 years. When we bought these from a neighbour for an absolute snip I was crazy excited to get started but you know, life happens, you move house 4 times and the exciting upcycling just keeps being put on the backburner. But no more could I deal with the not so chic and very shabby look of these drawers. You can see ...
How to Care for your Positive Pants: 5 ways I check in with my mental health
2017 should have been one of the most exciting years of my life yet. We were getting married; we were settling well in the beautiful Cornish countryside & on paper I looked like a very content *nearly* adult. Spoiler… I wasn’t but there is a happy ending, I promise. 2017 & most of 2018 saw my mental health at the lowest it has ever been, and the worst part is nobody knew except my now husband. I didn’t talk at all, to anyone, not even to myself. In fact, looking back I didn’t have ...
5 Things I have learnt from 1 year of Gardening
It takes time Every element of gardening should take time – but not in a bad way. Take your time deciding what you want to plant, big design decisions and well general pottering & general gardening jobs. There isn’t a rush and there isn’t any rushing Mother Nature – she’ll bloom and grow whenever she feels like blooming and growing. Weeds included. I remember moving here and everyone telling me to give it all the seasons before making any drastic changes or planting anything. Seeing ...
Your Positive Pants Wash Care Label
I am not somebody who oozes positive vibes and lights up a room. To be honest, I would rather not be in the room at all and I most definitely see the negative in pretty much everything. You’re totally chuffed you clicked on this post, right?! But please bear with me. But hey, that’s just me, in order for me to try and be likable I have to put my positive pants on. Like in the morning, get up, get dressed, walk the dogs, make myself look human and put my positive pants on. They aren’t sexy ...
