Tag: Mandy Collins
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Your happy holiday guide to stressing less this festive season
Here’s how to enjoy and make the most of this festive season, rather than gritting your teeth just to make it through.
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The 5 things that are keeping me sane at this crazy time of year
A step-by-step guide to making it through the stresses of Novemberitis, and beyond.
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I may be halfway to a hundred, but I’m definitely not the shy & retiring type
Retirement used to be a simple, everyday fact of life. You reached a certain age, and you stepped gently back from the mainstream and let it pass you by.
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The sanctuary of Family Fridays in an age of lockdown
The face-to-face mealtime tradition, warm as a hug, may be over for now, but thanks to the wonders of technology, the sense of a communal connection lingers on.
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How I conquered my money anxiety to learn the great secret of financial freedom
Money may not be able to buy you happiness, but its absence can certainly cause you stress. The big challenge is to find a way of spending less than you earn, and knowing when enough is enough
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On the cusp of turning 50, I’m celebrating the silver linings of a whole new age of possibility
If you have your plans and dreams in gear, a milestone birthday is nothing to fear. It’s an opportunity to take stock, reflect on the road you’ve travelled, and look forward to doing the things you’ve always wanted to do
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How my kitchen became my heartland of sanctuary & ritual
I cook and eat seasonally, but I also respond to the month, the ambient temperature, the yearly occasions that demand (in my book, anyway) very particular foods.
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The lessons my daughters are teaching me about letting go of fear
The 19-year-old can drive. She goes out with her friends and disappears for hours on end. And it’s not exactly empty nest syndrome, because she still lives at home, but there’s a definite separation that’s happened.
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The two things you need to make your house a home
I grew up with two kitchen tables. One had a table top of solid South African pine, and the other was topped with grey Formica. At those tables, we ate breakfast, lunch and supper as a family. At those tables, I baked with my mother and my grandmother.
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Why my role models in life are ordinary, everyday, amazing people
I prefer to look at the ordinary people closer to home – the heroes I bump into as I navigate through a world that is filled with as much joy as tears, as much heartache as happiness.