Today is day 30 of Blogtober 2026 and I have gone off topic again as today is National Uplift Someone Day. National Uplift Someone Day is a lovely opportunity to spread kindness, boost morale and remind people that they matter. What a lovely day to celebrate and just be nice and lift someone mood. There are so many ways you can do this, whether just individuals or and workplace full of people. Below I am sharing a few ideas how you can embrace National Uplift Someone Day. The Kindness Wall Whether you set up a kindness wall at home, or…

Day 27 of Blogtober 2026 and my topic for today is What Would My Perfect Day Look Like? My perfect day is far from the days I have at the moment. Morning I would wake up a lot later than I do, after a full nights sleep. This is something I have struggled with since my husband died. Then a nice long shower and hair wash, with no interruptions, before heading down for nice breakfast and fresh coffee. After breakfast, I would then dry my hair and get dressed and would then take Biscuit out for a lovely walk, in…

Day 23 of Blogtober 2026 and the topic today is Something I Am Looking Forward To Before The End Of The Year. I can not just choose one thing so am going to share a few things that I am hoping will happen before the end of the year. Health My poor Dad has had a very tough 2026. He has mouth cancer and had part of his mouth/jaw removed. Then an intense course of radiotherapy. Now he is struggling with opening his mouth fully. We are back under the surgical team with his first appointment back with them next…

Today is day 22 of Blogtober 2026 and the theme today is My Favourite Way To Spend A Rainy Day. As it seems that the rain season is here, and going no where. We will have plenty of rainy days ahead of us. I do love being home on a cold and wet rainy day. Knowing that today I can stay home and keep warm and dry. Although Biscuit is still getting used to the rain I do still take him out and coax him to walk even a little way. Odd Jobs There is always something to do around…

Today is day 17 of the Blogtober 2026 challenge. Today the topic is to share My Goals For The Rest Of 2026 These days I live a very simple life. Obviously C is having a ball at uni and I am loving her little updates and cherish the times we spend together. I do have Biscuit who is my little emotional support dog. He keeps me very busy and great company. When I look at the next couple of months, as let’s face it there is not much of 2026 left. With this is mind my goals will be very…

Today is day Blogtober 2026 Day 15 and the prompt I have chosen for today is What’s one thing you’re letting go of this autumn? I think this can also go hand in hand with my Day 6 post about feelings. For Autumn I am letting go of feeling obliged. One reason myself and my husband worked well together is because we had the same values and outlook on life. If we said we were going to be there we would, even if one of us really did not feel it. As a couple you tend to have a lot…

Today is Day 12 of Blogtober 2026 – today I have gone with the prompt Three Things I Would Tell Myself A Year Ago. As you know I love my husband February 2025. He was my world and we worked so well together with me doing my jobs and him doing his. There was never any arguments we just knew what needed doing and get on with it. I am not going to lie, and say I have moved on 100% and life is great etc. As that would be a lie, slowly however I have moved forward quietly and…

Today is day 10 of the Blogtober 2026 Challenge and the prompt today is A Challenge I Am Currently Working Through. After a lot of thinking, as I really did not think I was working through a challenge, apart from not tripping over falling over the dog. I realised I am trying to be more productive in my days and realising I just can not do everything. Before I start, it should just be me I have to think about. With my husband no longer here and C in university. I should be able to get up each morning and…

Today is Day 9 of the Blogtober 2026 challenge and today prompt is Five Things I Am Grateful For Right Now. When you sit down and look around you, there is so much you can feel grateful for in your life. My husband always said as long as you can find at least one thing to smile about each day you will be a happier person. Below is 5 things I am grateful for and why 1 – Biscuit Although I sometimes ask myself why did I decided to get a puppy. I am so glad I did. He is…

Today is Day 8 of the Blogtober 2026 Challenge and today the topic is Share a recent win. There are two ways of looking at this is it an actual win or is it a win in life? I can talk about both An Actual Win For years I have been doing the Postcode Lottery. We started doing it when one of our friends parents won £20,000. Along the years we have won the odd very small prize of £10 or £15. Last month, I had an email I had won and I ended up with a new Tefal baking…