A Quick Loiter in Llandudno – Tales from Wales (Part 5)

The Search Continues After several months in North Wales, I’m still searching for a permanent home and a local Asian grocery! Next on my list of places to try for the latter was Llandudno – a town made momentarily famous during the lockdown for its most unusual visitors… Revealing Hidden Treasures After a week of every foul […]

And So The Quest Begins – Tales From Wales (Part 4)

The dream that brought me to Anglesey Now that I’m feeling a little more settled and organised in North Wales, my thoughts are turning again towards the quest that brought me here… Where Do We Goat From Here? In 2019, when I decided to move to North Wales, it was to realise a dream I’ve […]

A Bimble in Bangor – Tales from Wales (Part 3)

Off to Bangor Seizing The Opportunity Taking up residence in a new area during a pandemic and lockdown was never going to be an easy proposition. I want to explore, discover, and generally scout around. But of course, this isn’t allowed during these constrained times. My one respite…  Getting Out For Provisions As someone who […]

Settling In – Tales from Wales (Part 2)

Those boxes won’t unpack themselves! When I opened my eyes on my first day in the new place, there was so much to do.  Sure, I’d managed to get my bed set up, and my kettle and cups unpacked, but most of the rest of the house was piled high with removers boxes (many in […]

A Fresh Start – Tales from Wales (Part 1)

And Some Light Relief After the turmoil and stress that we’ve all been feeling in recent times, I thought I’d mix up my articles a bit. So rather than focussing on business, I’m going to share more of what I’m up to on my new personal adventure. I hope by doing this to provide some […]

Moving House Even More of a Nightmare Than Before!

My Experience of Relocating During the Pandemic House moving is stressful at the best of times, but try moving during a pandemic, and you will discover it is trebly challenging. Throughout my recent move, wholly unnecessary problems were caused by larger organisations despite my meticulous planning.  Here is my (hopefully constructive) rant…  The Misery of […]

Are You Alone This Christmas? Then Revel In It!

Single at Christmas? You’re not alone Forgive the pun, but you are not alone, if like me, you fall into this sizeable group… At the end of 2019, the Office of National Statistics reported that around 7.7 million people in the UK are single and living alone. That is over 10% of the total population […]

There is a Downside to Antidepressants

My experience with antidepressants I was on antidepressants for almost ten years, and, initially, they were my lifesaver. They did indeed stop the deep troughs of depression, but – and this was a big ‘but’ – they also blocked the feelings of joy. And while I was not prepared to live without feeling joy and […]

Mental Health & Wellbeing – You Must Have a Strategy

Employees Mental Wellbeing Needs to be a Higher Priority Over recent weeks, I’ve been surprised by several companies that have contacted me. Surprised because they are only now setting up new mental wellbeing departments.  Why was I so surprised? How to develop a mental wellbeing strategy for the workplace I was so surprised because I’d […]

How to Gain Some Personal Stability

Personal Stability in a Changing World Everything changes, but perhaps never more so than at the moment. Work, freedoms, the weather, the world – it’s a highly confusing picture out there. And with no sign of it becoming less so any time soon, I wanted to share something with you that has become a weekly […]