The third January in the year (18th Jan this year) is said to be the saddest day, Blue Monday. Some say was a PR stunt by Sky Travel who worked with Dr. Cliff Arnall in 2005, to find out when the saddest day of the year occurred. The aim was to encourage people to...
I’ve it said before, as a child. I hated tea! It was only when I moved to England that I learned to appreciate a cuppa. As I ‘mature’, tea has become comfort on a cold day, solace on a hard day, even part of my hair care regime! Sometimes, it’s green tea, sometimes...
At the dawn of 2022, my family and I had spent a wonderful Christmas in our new home, albeit recovering from COVID . Rest and recover was the order of the day … and isolation. Despite the discomfort and worry in the long run the ‘respite’ and time together was...
When COVID-19 (coronavirus) hit the UK in 2020, like most people I was scared! Added to the general worry about how contagious is, as an over 40’s Black woman with asthma I was at risk. Christmas of 2019, Hubby and I had very bad flu, but for me simply climbing the...
Over the years, I’ve experienced poor quality of sleep for one reason or another, most recently due to the menopause. Many of us will experience poor sleep at some stage in our lives. However, when the global pandemic, COVID-19 hit, stress levels spiked for many of...
