by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Jun 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
I spent my honeymoon in Italy. I chose it because I have a strong attachment to the country – I first went there when I was 21, and spent a lot of time riding around on the back of vespas with handsome young men. Then I returned in 2012, following a difficult...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Jun 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Recently I was excluded from a group of friends. I know… this shouldn’t happen to an adult woman! It’s a boring story, which isn’t worth repeating, but basically I annoyed someone in the group and got knocked off the social media distribution. It was an...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Since my last blog about doing a silent retreat, lots of people have asked me how to start meditating. It’s something I haven’t written about before because there is so much information out there. But it seems that all the information can be confusing...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’ve just come back from a 10-day silent meditation course. I did my first one in 2012, and it was the best thing I have ever done – I don’t say that lightly. I’ve since done five of them, as well as an 8-day course and the odd 1-day course. People often ask me...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Mar 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
I just got engaged! For those of you who have known me a while, you will know this has been a looooong time coming. But amazingly, miraculously and magnificently, it finally has. Suddenly the world seems full of sunshine and rainbows – I walk around with a big...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Feb 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I started blogging, I made the decision not to write about romantic relationships. My love life was pretty much non-existent, and it was an area I felt too vulnerable in to share. I still feel a bit uncomfortable writing about it, if I’m honest. My love life is...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Jan 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
So far, January has felt like an impossibly busy month. After a fairly hectic Christmas break, it seems like there is just SO much to do, and my ‘to-do’ list surfaces in my dreams making me tired and inefficient during the day. When I’m feeling very busy, I start to...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Jan 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
For as long as I can remember I’ve been going on holiday to Galloway. It’s in the south west corner of Scotland – a part of the country that’s often ignored as people power up the motorway to Glasgow or Edinburgh and beyond. My earliest...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
First of all – I’m not a parent. I’ve always wanted to become one, but it’s taken me a long time to find my guy. Now I’ve finally found him (hurrah!), we’ve started to have the odd conversation about the future and having kids. So after wanting them for so...
by izzymcrae@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last week I lost my temper. I arrived into JFK airport after a long flight, and joined the queue for immigration. Because I’d already got an Esta, I could use the same process as the Americans, but despite this, all foreigners were ushered into a separate queue that...
