How nature can affect our mental health
The benefits of being in touch with nature to both our mental and physical well being have been well documented over the last 12 months. Many people cite their daily walk or run as being instrumental in helping them to deal with the anxiety and stress, that living...
Using art to make you happier
If there is one thing many of us are missing right now, it's a hug. Rewind to last March, if you had asked me then, what am I going to miss in lockdown, I am not sure I would have said hugs, but that is the truth. Hugging releases Oxytocin, one of the four happiness...
How has lockdown changed your relationship with your home?
The last four and a bit months have been the most unusual in any of our lifetimes. Our way of life has been restricted, our freedoms curtailed and we have been forced into a monogamous relationship with our homes and gardens in a way we could never have anticipated....
Garden Art
Why a mural in your garden could be just the thing this summer. Whether at home or in pubs and restaurants, the growth in outside garden murals is significant. Find out why painting artworks in your garden could be just the thing to lift your spirits or your business and how easy it is to do.
Staying at home, a guide
Never before has our home been so important in how we feel every day. Suddenly, we are in our homes a whole lot more than we ever planned to be and whether we are conscious of it or not, how it looks has a major impact on how we feel and therefore, how we are coping...
Summer activity murals
Summer has finally arrived, the sun is shining (most of the time!), the tennis is on and my own locality is about to be descended on by the F1 circus. The schools are breaking up, some already have and parents up and down the country will be looking for something...
Murals and mental health
As mental health awareness week draws to a close, it has got me reflecting how my business affects mental wellbeing. There have been several studies recently highlighting what many of us always knew, that being creative helps us to feel better. Mindfulness without the...
Theming makes me happy
I heard Jimmy Carr on the radio last week, he was talking about how his job is actually more fun to him, than having fun. This might seem like an odd concept to a lot of people, but I get it. A couple of weeks back, I was very, very close to not going on holiday so I...
Wall Trends for 2019
New Year often heralds a time of change new beginnings. Who doesn’t know someone who has embarked on a diet, exercise regime or pledged a new work life balance for themselves this year. However, we don’t always look to ourselves for change, many, like myself, see it...
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