Category Archives: Do something

Grateful, Thankful, Blessed…

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

For the last few days, I have spent a lot of time in tears, or perhaps more correctly, sobbing. This is not because I am sad or depressed, it is not because I can not cope with what I’ve experienced, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Bright and Beautiful, Do something, Faith, Finding Myself, Inventing My Life, Laying Foundations For The Life Plan, Lessons Learned, New Beginnings, Oh so Blessed, Purpose Driven Life, Thankful Tuesdays

Welcome June!

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

Oh June. It feels at times like it took sooooooooo long to get here, then in other ways it simply appeared with no warning. So many goals in June and so many new adventures….so what will I be doing?  I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Inventing My Life, Laying Foundations For The Life Plan, Monthly Plans and Reflections, Personal Responsibility, Purpose Driven Life | 23 Comments

World Aids Orphans Day

Posted on May 7, 2010 by

Today is World Aids Orphans Day! I blogged about this last year and sadly the number of orphans due to AIDS has increased yet again this year! From the World Aids Orphan Day website: the number of children worldwide who … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, In Need, Purpose Driven Life | 1 Comment

I Can’t, I Can’t, I Can…

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

I just returned from a long walk, through a field passed a 200 year old Hospital, which is stunning and beautiful; perhaps even more so as it’s gardens are filled to the brim with daffodils. It is cold, rainy and dark, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Faith, Goals, Inventing My Life, Purpose Driven Life | 22 Comments

Fair Trade Fortnight

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Today begins a very important day – the beginning of Fair Trade fortnight. I will admit, in the early days I cared but was pretty happy to put a few fairtrade bananas in my shopping basket, and feel I’d done … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Eco Living, Ethical Consumption | 35 Comments

Must Get Things Done Monday

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Oh the list feels oh so long and yet history tells me I’ve been here before and a few hours from now I’ll feel oh so good! What needs to be done today? Swimming Dishes away Cat litter clean Garbage … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Tracking, Do something | 28 Comments

Brought To My Knees

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

This morning I listened to an interview on BBC with a woman called Dixie Bickel who runs an orphanage in Haiti. For those who don’t know, Haiti was hit by an earthquake last night and continues to be affected by aftershocks.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, In Need, Purpose Driven Life | 18 Comments

Remembering Those Who Are Easy To Forget

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat  Mother Teresa After I wrote my Thankful Tuesday post yesterday, it dawned on … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Get Busy!, Oh so Blessed, Purpose Driven Life | 7 Comments

Coping Strategies when feeling sick/low

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

Amid this season of little to no sleep, I’ve also been exposed to a lot of germs, my flatmate’s family was over this week with horrendous coughs and colds and one quite possibly had the flu! My flatmate is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Getting Healthy, Oh so Blessed, Personal Responsibility | 9 Comments

It made me cry

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

I recently had the opportunity to watch the film The Blind Side, an endearing movie based on the true story of an American family who found a homeless 17-year-old boy named Michael Oher and took him in as their own; … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Lessons Learned, My Little Inspirations, Purpose Driven Life | 4 Comments