Scream
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake One from a bit back – the endless frustration of cfs… I don’t know who I am and I just want to scream. I want to scream at stillness,...
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One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Did you ever get a lightning bolt realisation from reading something small and simple? A little innocuous sentence, but suddenly, a...
View Article1 book, 3 points! The Flower Girls Paperback Edition
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake 1 book, 3 points! The Flower Girls Paperback Edition Last autumn, I reviewed The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts as part of my ‘3...
View ArticlePeace Place
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake When I’m under the trees, I feel whole. Padding silently in dappled shade, breathing in fresh oxygen, somehow protected by these tall...
View ArticleMorning Brew, 9th September 2019
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Brew #2 Today’s morning brew is a steamy mug of tea, cupped in cold hands as the rain creeps down the valley and silently begins to...
View ArticleA day in the life: burnout recovery
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake A day in the life – very slow living! A little history You may have read some of my posts talking about burnout and my thoughts about...
View ArticleFadeaway
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Summer is sliding away through my fingertips. As much as I try and grasp onto warmth, the temperature continues to fall. As much as I...
View ArticleMorning Brew, 21.9.2019
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Brew #3. I woke before the alarm today, something that happens very very rarely in my life! I spent an hour snuggled in the duvet,...
View ArticleA Year Walking Slowly
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake In autumn last year, I decided to stop paying lip service to nature. Modern life grabs our cheeks and forces our sight to other,...
View ArticleLooking back at burnout and breakdown: final thoughts on my experience
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Today, 10th October 2019, is World Mental Health Day. I thought I’d write a bit more in depth about my experience with burnout,...
View ArticleMorning Brew, 28th October 2019
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Brew #4 It’s the first frost of the year this morning; dusting the rooftops and windshields, beginning to glint as the light finds its...
View Article3 books, 3 points: October 2019
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake 3 books, 3 points – October 2019 I’ve been a bit slack with the book reviews in recent months – I found myself in a little world...
View ArticleSmall Changes: A Project
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake The year is drawing to a close ( I like to get ahead and think of the end of October as my starting point. Samhuinn and all that) and...
View Article“Go for a walk”
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake I know I said this post would be my last about my experiences with mental health – but I had some thoughts I wanted to share! Over...
View ArticleMorning Brew 12.11.2019
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Brew #5 More thoughts on social media Good morning! I’m wrapping my hands around a warm mug of tea this chilly November morning. I’ve...
View ArticlePositive Impact
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake In recent years, it’s become increasingly important to me to live ever more softly on the land. I’ve been consumed by big thoughts,...
View ArticleMeet the cacti part 3: Introducing Theodore
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake This is Theodore. He is a tall lil dude, with many prickly fingers. He might be a succulent, but he’s never told me so I don’t like to...
View ArticleMeet the cacti part 4: Introducing Benjamin
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake This little heap of prickles is Benjamin. He arrived as a present, a tiny, tiny little sphere covered in glassy spikes of rage....
View ArticleSmall changes: Natural deodorant by Norfolk Natural Living
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake Trying out a natural deodorant from Norfolk Natural Living. I’ve switched back and forth between deodorants for a few years now,...
View Article3 Books, 3 points: December 2019
One Empty Shelf One Empty Shelf - Thoughts, words, coffee and cake 3 Books, 3 points: December 2019 Hello everyone, and welcome to December’s book review! It’s settling down into what I like to call...
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