Author Archives: meadandrea

Welcome to this month’s blog and a subject close to my heart. Why do we spend time caring about what people think?  I always wanted to be more like the inspirational Coco Chanel, who famously said, “I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.” The truth is thatContinue reading “Why do we care what people think: A closer look!”

It’s been a long time since I started my blog with a moan, and I don’t want to disappoint, so here we go.  I’ve had a flare-up of my AS and it’s been a bad one.  I felt so fit when we returned from our walking holiday, but as is normal, when I’m feeling good,Continue reading “The A Word: How to resolve conflict without reading a book”

The A Word: Spanish songs in Andalucía I love the Clash, and this song was never far from my mind during our latest exploits.  But let me start at the beginning; how did we decide to do something out of our comfort zone? The big question that goes through our mind, often subconsciously, before weContinue reading “The A Word: Spanish songs in Andalucía”

This month’s blog is somewhat more serious than my usual style. It’s also very late! My creative writing skills have been missing, but here’s hoping they’ve returned, or this may be a dull read. During a recent TV interview, Prince Harry said he’d lived most of his childhood in flight-or-fight mode.  I found these commentsContinue reading “The A Word: The greatest weapon against stress”

Blimey, I’m very late with this blog, but I have some big news!  I am 4 chapters away from completing my book, so I’ve been busy with that. There’s still a long way to go as I’ve got the edits, which will take time.  I will need to read my book twice, once to makeContinue reading “The A Word: 10 simple tips for starting your own business”

I love laymen’s terms. A simple language everyone can understand. I enjoy learning but dislike unnecessary words and as I don’t have a great attention span for detail simplicity is good. When the “dummy” books were introduced I thought all my Christmases had come at once; they’re so useful. Apparently there are 240 of themContinue reading “The A Word: Welcome to Dystopia”

We’d all be mega rich if we knew things ahead of time; imagine if we could predict the lottery numbers!  Unfortunately, we can’t but perhaps some of the mistakes we’ve made along life’s journey help us make better decisions today. Here are my top life lessons I wish I’d fathomed out earlier 😊. Before youContinue reading “The A Word: 9 life lessons we learn too late!”

In this month’s blog I’m going to chat about miracles. Well, not exactly miracles, but it feels like a small miracle to me and, even better, its backed by science. When I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease affecting my spine I was convinced I’d end up in a wheelchair by the time I wasContinue reading “The big secret revealed! How to live your best life”

In my opinion Cornwall is the most beautiful place in the world. Well, I haven’t actually been to all the beautiful places in the world but Cornwall must be up there with the best. Jamie and I spend a good deal of time walking the Cornish coast path and drinking and eating in the localContinue reading “The A Word: 8 Precious Tips for holidaying in Cornwall”

Apologies, it’s been a while; I’ve been incredibly busy. In the past, when anyone asked me what I was busy with I used to stay “stuff”.  So, to sum up the last 7 weeks since my last blog, I’ve been busy with stuff 😊.  We’ve also been on a 3-week road trip through France whichContinue reading “The A Word: Under Pressure?”