There’s so much we’re expected to fit into a day. Do this. Go here. Remember this. Take that. Pick up this. Finish that. And we wonder why, at the end of the year, we catch ourselves saying: “Time is moving too fast”! No, time isn’t moving too fast, we are. When did we collectively start …
Some days you just want to crawl under the covers and stay there. One of the biggest revolutions is to just simply to slow down. For the last year and a half, my main focus has been to slow down and just be. Instead of working most of the time, I’ve started spending my time …
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” ~ Etty Hillesum Since moving to the seaside of St Leonards on Sea last year, the way I feel and spend my days has drastically changed – the colours of the sea and the sky and the …
We all have goals that we’d like to reach and if we had the choice, we would prefer to reach them sooner rather than later… right? In the past, I know I always wanted to reach my goals ASAP. There is, of course, nothing wrong with achieving a goal quickly, but the insatiable desire to enjoy …
More and more people (myself included) are trading in their modern, stressful lives for a quieter existence that involves spending more time at home. This is how I started living a slow life after moving to the seafront of Hastings last year. Slow living, has since, become a lifestyle that aligns perfectly with my values. …
The way I viewed time change in 2008. The year I packed all my belongings and moved 1,000 miles down south to London with Khushi. I arrived in London with only one main intention: to start my life all over again, away from everything and everyone – escaping my old life, my old self. Immersed …
We are 2 weeks into the third national lockdown here in the UK and it feels like we’ve all suddenly been forced to slow down our lives and press pause, this has given us a great opportunity to practice Slow Living. And, although the circumstances around it are rather uncertain and out of our control, …
Consider this a sign that you should take a moment to SLOW DOWN! The Italian & French way of life celebrates indulgences, eating slowly, time spent with loved ones around a dinner table. The importance that food and eating play in our daily lives is one that is constantly celebrated. I moved to the UK …
According to studies conducted before the COVID pandemic, 20 percent of small businesses go under by the end of their first year. The rate of failure rises to 50 percent by the end of their fifth year, up to 80 percent by the end of their first decade. Rather than be discouraged by these grim …
Food shopping is a massive outgoing so it is the obvious place to start when it comes to cutting monthly spend. There are tips in store – like checking the lower shelves where cheaper items are often placed, and buying frozen berries and veg to save cash and cut food waste. Other tips start at …
