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Eat Clean, Health and Dream – A Journey to A Simpler Life Winter in North Devon Winter in North Devon is not for the faint-hearted — especially when you live remotely, on what is technically a building site, in the middle of a wetter-than-normal season. This year, the rain hasn’t held back. The ground around the cabin is saturated, boggy and endlessly muddy. And while I adore the outdoors, I’ll admit — I’m not the biggest fan of mud. Not when you have: A long-haired Aussie Sh

I know, I’ve written about core values, turning 40 and taking stock, questioning whether we are where we thought we’d be, and navigating anxieties that creep in as life evolves. But recently, I’ve been sitting with a slightly different question: What is actually important to me? Not what should be important. Not what looks good on paper. Not what you were told to want. But what truly drives you. What makes you tick. What feels aligned — and what doesn’t. The Honest Bit It h

When I first bought the land, I called it “a journey to a simpler life.” I didn’t quite realise then just how much that simplicity would shape the way we live — especially in our kitchen. Cabin life has never been about deprivation. It’s been about intention. About using what we have. About making it work beautifully. And about realising that sometimes less really is enough. The Heart of the Cabin – Our Small but Mighty Kitchen The kitchen is compact — and I mean compact. Bu

When you have a February birthday in the UK, you can almost guarantee one thing: it’ll either be freezing cold, wet and windy — or all three. So what do you do when you want to celebrate without spending a fortune, especially with teens and tweens in tow? Living in North Devon, we had that exact quandary. Ordinarily, I might choose somewhere a little further afield — perhaps the Eden Project or an aquarium adventure — but neither Craig nor I fancied a two-hour drive each way.

There’s something quietly seismic about turning 44. Not dramatic like 30.
Not culturally loaded like 40.
But 44 feels… reflective. Honest. Unfiltered. For me, this birthday hasn’t come wrapped in glitter or grand declarations. It arrived with questions. With warmth. With a few tears. With deep gratitude. And yes — with a whisper of “Is this enough?” Welcome to midlife. Not a crisis — a reckoning. A becoming. The Strange Beauty of Being 44 At 44, you are not who you were.
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There’s something strangely comforting about a well-stocked freezer… until it becomes a frosty black hole of forgotten food. With food prices steadily climbing and weekly shops creeping higher than we’d like, I decided it was time to take control. Instead of adding more to the trolley, I’m starting something different — a Freezer Food Challenge . The mission? Cut household spending Reduce food waste Save time Keep meals healthy, balanced and fun Maintain variety (because foo