SOLO LIFE : My Ongoing Journeys As a Solo Adventurer
This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. My fourth country, China, Shanghai
I've teamed up with Suffolk New College to offer this 3 week Mindfulness training course, starting on 24th November. The course is suitable for anyone looking for ways to cope in these difficult times.
I am so grateful for life and all the wonderful treasures that come into my life. Thank you. Om Shanti
Running has been so important to me during these times of uncertainty. It’s ticked all the boxes, physical exercise, mental strengthening, a total distraction and an opportunity to be out in nature. What would I have done without it?
I’ve been so inspired by music over the last 3 years and one of my favourite passions is community radio. Find out how I’ve been broadcasting from home during the Lockdown
Over the last 32 days I’ve been doing so many different things, the main trick is to have routines and I have many of them, some involving drinking red wine!
It’s amazing what can happen on a walk along the Fynn Valley on a Sunday afternoon, well for one thing a confirmed faith in humanity.
meditating in the Goddess Temple, dowsing at the Glastonbury Abbey and taking my friend on a shopping spree around the charity shop! I had so much fun in this magical place.
How crazy to get a call from the Assistant Producer of the ITVTonight show asking if they could film my Airbnb home. They arrived with massive cameras, spent 6 hours with me and aired my story on #ITVTonight last night. An emotional experience but one I was glad to take part in
Always start with loving yourself first that way you can share your love with others easier, that’s the theory anyway but it’s hard giving your love to others after a life time with one person. I think it’s time for me to learn the craft.
I’ve been sharing my home as an Airbnb Superhost for the last 18 months, now I’m planning to take things forward to offer a space for people who’ve lost someone special either through grief or separation. My Solo Adventurer Experiences will be exclusive and available on Eventbrite.
Everything we experience in life involves some kind of loss. When you have friends over for dinner and they leave or when my candle started to sputter and I realised I'd have to move on, get a new one. Change and loss is inevitable, how you handle it, is your choice
I signed up for an Eventbrite Pub Crawl on Saturday night but when I got there dressed in purple, I didn't see anyone else wearing that colour. A marketing ploy by the Drinks Industry to get people to visit their local pubs? Maybe.
I love New Years Eve but this year I decided to go to the pub on my own. Disaster? Well plenty of learning for sure
Those key anniversaries come and go. You should never underestimate the power of the grief that rises up
When St Elizabeth’s Hospice asked me to help Phil Wix promote his pop-up shop to sell his wife’s designer clothes, I jumped at the chance. I also know how important it is to raise money for the hospice as they only receive a small fraction of money from the government, the rest comes from donations.
A whole month alcohol free plus 31 days of activity part of Suffolk Mind’s #redjanuary. Watch out February, here I come
My 3 boys had experiences as gifts this year. Ryan made a knife at a Suffolk forge, Lyle recorded a song at Dove Studio and Richard joined a 10 week Jaffa running course
Thanks to Andy Cope and Gavin Oates for this idea "See the things that happen to you as interesting plot twists, weave them into the story of your life rather than talk about the disaster, the dramas that turn you into one of life’s victims"
I love going to festivals, Steve and I went to WOMAD every year. This year I decided to go to Folk East on my own. This is what happened.
The first year is by far the hardest but in the second year, the cloud around you thins and you begin to make sense of this different life you’re leading
Going out on your own after a bereavement is no walk in the park. Check out #MeetpMondays as a great way to meet new friends over a cup of coffee
A useful strategy if you hate spiders
I loved the island of Sicily, the food, the people and the climate. I can’t wait to return
It’s hard to cook for one but making smoothies and cooking enough food to last a few meals helped me
Imagine getting a call from ITV News saying they’d run to interview you about your Airbnb experiences. I was happy to help, Airbnb has certainly played a big part in my life helping to overcome loneliness and filling my home with light. This is the story of what happened