I absolutely love the opportunity that the beginning of a new year presents. Fresh! New! Balance! Moderation! As such, the 1st of January seems like an excellent time to talk about resolving to balance life.
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Are you ready for Keichitsu season?
Here in Malta we have distinct seasons – a beautifully long summer, a short, humid winter and a gentle Spring and Autumn. Japan also recognises these four seasons, though because it’s such a ‘long’ country from north to south, they arrive at different times and last for varying periods.…
Workshop Review: Getting back into the groove with the KonMari art of tidying up
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the tidying world. To celebrate the end of our Long Hot Summer and the lengthening nights, I worked with Malta Creative Collective and the brilliant Lily Agius to hold Malta’s first tidying workshop. Held on a warm Wednesday night at Lily’s striking…
Souvenir Shopping
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you might have noticed that I’m taking a well earned break from the heat of the Maltese summer. We recently spent a week in Galway, Ireland, with my parents and siblings, niece and nephew. It was fun – plenty of big meals,…
Perfecting your wardrobe for summer
Officially we have until 21st June to prepare for summer proper – its start is signalled by the arrival of the Summer Solstice, (longest day and shortest night) and it is ushered firmly out by the Autumn Equinox on around the 23rd September, where the sun crosses the equator from…
10 tips to make moving house less stressful
We’re not. Moving, that is. We need to really – we’re a bedroom short meaning that every time we have family to stay, we shunt the cot into our room and have a noisy night of disturbed sleep where I worry that the toddler is waking the guests, I worry…
A night at Blitz with Malta Creative Collective
Photo courtesy of Malta Creative Collective (2018) A bit of a different post this week. Last night I went out. Not out out (that is a rare occurrence indeed these days), but out after dark, which hasn’t happened so much since becoming a mum. I recently discovered Malta Creative…