Landlocked Mermaid

The school term started this week. Even though I have no children myself, it was still a bit of a shock to the system. Thanks to COVID, "real life" has been on pause for so long that now some sense of normality is returning it is all a little boggling to the brain. With autumn on its way and the end of the year drawing closer, I cannot help but reflect on the goals I set for myself this year.  How naive to assume that the world wasn't going to crumble before us. My goals for 2020 looked a little like this: Remove more plastic from my weekly shop; Replace my plastic razor with a more environmental alternative; Try more new recipes; Go on lots of adventures; Try new things; Be happy and healthy.   Obviously, I cannot blame my lack of achievement entirely on COVID. Some of these goals were made with the assumption a new job would be following sooner rather than later. Alas, nearly a year after my last day at Costa and I am still without employment. Not for lack of trying, t...

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you've all had a great Christmas and New Year. Now the season for indulgence is done, it is time to turn our attention to what we want from the new year. It occurs to me that January is actually a really difficult time to change habits. It's dark, it's cold, and there isn't the silver lining of "at least it's Christmas" to get you through. So rather than the traditional New Year's Resolutions, I am giving myself 2020 Goals to work on throughout the year. It seems like a better plan than religiously sticking to an ideal for two weeks then reverting to old ways. My goals for 2020 are: Remove more plastic from my weekly shop; Replace my plastic razor with a more environmental alternative; Try more new recipes; Go on lots of adventures; Try new things; Be happy and healthy. Mermaid power! I'm going to work on implementing my goals over the next couple of months and not berate myself for not a...

Thank you for staying with me over 2019, here's to a fab 2020! See you in the new year for more mermaid fun!