This seems like an apt quote for this week as in a few days time I'll be joining the epic team at Smith Goodfellow PR for their next charity event - climbing the Welsh three peaks to raise money for The Wellspring Kitchen and Crash, two charities working to tackle homelessness and support those who [...]
Category: Inspiration
Things to inspire, motivate and make you smile.
This Girl Can (and you can too!)
I hate running. A lot. It's hard work, it does not come naturally to me and I find it boring. Finding it boring makes it even harder work because there is nothing to distract me from the fact that I'm finding it difficult. However, a few months ago I decided that it would be [...]
Those Who Build Me Up
There are just so many people who I want to thank and recognise for their support, encouragement and inspiration in my life but if I try and list everyone this is going to end up being a ridiculously long post. So I'm just going to stick with four people. Four people who inspire me every [...]
Poetry Live!
Today I had a fabulous day at Poetry Live at the Bridgewater Hall, listening to amazing poetry from inspiring poets. I felt like a Lit student again! Yay! It was a really brilliant opportunity for some of our GCSE students to hear a few of the poems they are studying from the mouths of the [...]
This Girl Can – Empowering or Undermining?
If you haven't already seen it, you really need to watch the Sport England, This Girl Can video. This one right here: http://youtu.be/aN7lt0CYwHg Now when I first saw it I loved it! I thought "Hooray! Real women who look healthy and happy!". It made me want to go to dance glass with my friends, go [...]
Words of Wisdom
Yesterday I had the loveliest evening with one of my favourite ladies. We ate good food and watched a good film and had a lovely old catch up. During the course of the evening this lovely friend of mine also came out with a real gem of wisdom. So important is it's message I decided [...]
Where Women Walk
Reading this post over at Midlands Musings, really made me stop and think. It seems that feminism has had a lot of bad press lately. There are too many misconceptions that miss the fact that feminism is a striving for equality. It is not (or certainly not meant to be) about hate. The ABSA Where [...]
People who Inspire
I'm pretty sure I've already mentioned the amazing woman who is my mother on here before, but today was her birthday so it is definitely time to celebrate her amazing self a bit more... My mum is incredible. She is strong, compassionate, creative, intelligent, loving, funny, thoughtful and fiercely optimistic. She is a constant source [...]
You Will Always Look Lovely
Today's prompt is "your favourite quote". I have many, many favourite quotes but this is the one that sprung to mind when I considered the prompt... ...so think good thoughts people, and you will be lovely. 🙂 Image found here.
People Who Inspire
This is my dad. I love this guy. And today is his birthday, so he gets a whole special post! My dad has been my rock and my strength and my inspiration for longer than I can remember. He has loved me beyond belief, given me everything I could need or want or hope for, [...]