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JOURNAL | SLOW LIVING
Find inspiration how to embrace slow and seasonal living, and create more meaningful moments.
Green Friday – eco-friendly alternatives to Black Friday
‘Green Friday’ is an anti-Black Friday movement that promotes more mindful gift shopping that is less harmful to the environment. It’s a collective term for initiatives that have the wellbeing of our planet at heart and it feels so much more aligned with the true meaning of the holiday season. 6 green(er) ways to go about your Christmas shopping this Friday (and after).
6 Ways To Celebrate A Slow September
Each month offers its own unique & seasonal opportunities to find pockets of slow in your life. Here are my six favourites ways to celebrate a slow September.
How Life Is A Game Of Connecting The Dots
Vanessa Simpson is a photographer living in rural Somerset. Slowly building her photography business and looking back at the path that lead to where she finds herself today, she realises how the thread of her life’s encounters and events remind her of the game of connecting the dots.
A Spring Guide To Hygge | Bex Massey
People often associate hygge with cosy blankets, candles and crackling fires in Autumn and Winter, but hygge is really about celebrating the beauty of all of the seasons. Bex Massey shares some tips how to experience hygge in Spring...
3 Ways To Elevate Tea And Coffee Moments At Home
We've all been spending more time at home over the last few months, and it's likely you will have spent some time rediscovering some of the smaller joys in life. And, one thing we can all appreciate is a lovely cup of tea or...
Letting Go To Create A Slower Lifestyle – Josephine Brooks
As a creative business coach, a lot of people ask me for my tips on productivity. They want to hear about the one magic trick that helps you squeeze your 20-item to do list into 10 minutes. And this is the approach I would have once taken...
Preparing Your Garden For Spring
Winter is a frustrating time to be a gardener. It’s a period of enforced idleness, where you spend your days looking longingly out of rain splattered windows, and walking over frost-hardened soil wondering what treasures...
Making The Most Of The Last Days Of Winter
There is something lovely about leaning into these last precious days of winter. Of making the most of a final guilt-free Sunday, cosied up in bed or under a pile of blankets on the settee, comforted by the knowledge that there is nothing better...
A Slow And Meaningful Valentine
At first glance Valentine’s Day is not an obvious celebration for those with a slow living mindset. Yet, at its heart - beneath the pink fluff and generic vacuous messages - it’s a celebration of love. A chance to show the ones you love...
Burns Night: A Mid-Winter Celebration
Celebrating the life and work of Scotland’s national bard, Burns' Night on January 25 is a welcome festivity in what can otherwise be a bleak and austere month. A chance to gather with friends, warm yourself with whisky and...
