MIDLIFE BY DESIGN: CURATING YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Pleasure, Presence & Visibility | Summer asks a different kind of courage. The courage to be seen. To enjoy. To take up space. This is the season of aliveness, warmth, creativity, and connection. In midlife, summer often brings a reckoning with pleasure, confidence, and visibility. It asks us to receive joy without apologising, and to let ourselves be present in our own lives. Here, we explore pleasure as practice, presence as power, and visibility that feels embodied rather than performative. This is where you are invited to live in full colour, on your own terms.
There was a time when I pushed my body through summer, chasing productivity, keeping pace with everyone else, ignoring the quiet signals that whispered, “Slow down, Love.” In midlife, especially navigating perimenopause and menopause, those whispers became louder – until I couldn’t ignore them. Exhaustion, READ MORE…
There’s a particular kind of magic in summer – the way the light lingers, the pace softens, and the world feels just a little more spacious. But I’ll be honest, there was a time in my life when I didn’t feel any of that. Midlife READ MORE…
I don’t know about you, but lately, the heat has had me questioning everything. The motivation? Gone. My energy levels? Non-existent. I’ve found myself standing in front of the fan, ice water in hand, wondering how I’m supposed to get through my to-do list when READ MORE…
Each season, something inside me shifts.It’s not loud. It’s not urgent.But it’s there – a quiet pull to realign. To soften into spring. To ground into autumn.And in summer?To open. To breathe. To feel light again. That’s why, every June, I lovingly prepare my home READ MORE…
I spent some time this morning journaling my intentions for the rest of the Summer season. The last 4 months have been very overwhelming and emotional with the passing away of my youngest brother in Norway. Since back home, my body, nervous system and inner READ MORE…
Hygge, the Danish concept of cosiness and contentment, has captured the hearts of many seeking comfort and tranquillity in their daily lives. While it’s often associated with winter months, with flickering candles and snug blankets, embracing hygge in the summer is equally delightful and rejuvenating. READ MORE…
Summer is the perfect time to reinvigorate your living space and create positive energy inside your home. Whether you want to maximise daylight, increase biophilic values, or merely add vibrancy to your decor, these ideas will help you create a fresh and engaging atmosphere for READ MORE…
As the days stretch lazily into the warm embrace of summer, there’s a gentle invitation whispered on the breeze: slow down, and savor each moment. In a world that often feels like it’s constantly rushing forward, summer offers us a precious opportunity to pause, breathe, READ MORE…
As the warmth of summer envelops us and the days out before us like a canvas awaiting vibrant strokes, it’s the perfect time to cultivate a vision for the season ahead. Creating a vision for summer allows us to set intentions, dream big, and infuse READ MORE…
As the peak of the solar year, the Summer Solstice invites us to tap into the energy of the season – the brightness of the sun, the vibrant colours of nature, the fullness of living in each and every moment. We make time for play, READ MORE…
