Hello lovely subscribers!
Iβm back!! Horray! I mean I never really went anywhere, I just had a near mental breakdown with the overwhelming urge to run for the hills and tell everyone to kindly fuck off as I ran. Which is absolutely ridiculous of-course because, well besides anything else, meβ¦ run! Pa ha ha ha ha ha! No chance! π€£
So, here I am back and ready to start bringing you some fabulous writingβ¦ starting with this great little βwhat Iβve been up toβ post. If you couldnβt give a toss what Iβve been doing with my time, you can ignore the rest of this and Iβll be appearing in your inbox again in the near future with something thatβs hopefully more to your taste.
Anywhoβ¦ for those who would like to know, itβs been a very mixed bag. Many of you will have seen my βIβm Taking a Breakβ post, which Iβve actually just referred back to and was delighted to discover that I have in fact done ALL of the things on my list of intentions - Go me! π
I did indeed have some (much needed) focused time with the kids throughout August and found myself actually really enjoying their company; once I had taken the pressure off myself and my mind wasnβt constantly elsewhere. I also really enjoyed my birthday, which included a special meal in a rather fancy restaurant with my significant other.


And just because it is too hilarious not to shareβ¦ me getting ready for photo no.1β¦
Oh, and then there was this card from my sister, which Iβm sure you will agree is absolutely bloody geniusβ¦
Then there was Amsterdamβ¦ I have mixed feelings about our little trip to the city where some people looked like they once ate a βspecialβ cookie, forgot who they were and never left! Yes, we did visit the red-light districtβ¦ just βto see what all the fuss is aboutββ¦ and yes, we DID eat a space cake andβ¦ NO, I would not do it again! Letβs just say my brain fell out for about 24 hours, leaving me in such a state of paranoia, I was never quite sure if the things I said in my head were me (or someone else) actually saying them out loud and vice versaβ¦ bloody nightmare! One cake, no alcoholβ¦ remind me again why people say weed is safer than booze??! I beg to differ! π₯΄



Oh, and it was Markβs birthday while we were there, and yes, I did make him wear an embarrassing badge all day long.. check it outβ¦
Right, what elseβ¦ Oh, I did A LOT of readingβ¦ over a million words (just on Substack) apparently (according to their clever little feature that was all the rage for about 48 hours). I wrote about it HERE, in case you missed it. Erm, I also wrote a bitβ¦ quite a bit actuallyβ¦ I wrote another childrenβs book β how exciting! π In fact, I will be sharing that very book with you lovely lot very soon over in my βOpen Bookβ section of the publication.
Oh yeah, while weβre on the subject of βsectionsβ let me quickly share (for those who donβt know) how to opt-out of the posts you donβt want arriving directly in your email inbox.
Oh FFS, βToggleβ Off!
So, as a subscriber (thank you π) you will always receive my monthly newsletter (like this one) directly in your inbox. However, if you wish for that to be the only thing you receive from me directly via email, then you can go into your profile settings and βToggle Offβ the posts you donβt want to receive directly. π (btw: you can still find all my posts whenever you want via the web or the App)
Go to your profile, click on βmanage subscriptionsβ and scroll down to βnotificationsββ¦ Like thisβ¦
Great, now thatβs sortedβ¦ what else? Hmmmβ¦ Iβve been using lots of the wonderful resources provided by some truly FABULOUS people here on Substack and my favourites have included:
- βs wonderful βHeal Your Pastβ & βPodcastβ Series
- βs gorgeous slow living prompts over at Generosity of Spirit
- βs βSummer Sanctuaryβ & βDeep Journalingβ and her incredible, truly life changing book βKokoroβ - This is an absolute MUST read! β€οΈ
- β beautiful βAutumn Equinoxβ workshop π
- βs brilliant yoga course for Complete Beginners
- βs fabulous βWild Art Weekβ, where (among other things) I produced this little beauty π¦ββ¬π₯°
In Other News
New medication! Iβve now got to inject myself with immunosuppressant drugs every two weeks β yay! π But.. you know what.. itβs working! I will write more about this at a later date, but the biggest positive so far is that my psoriasis has almost completely disappeared!! This is a HUGE deal, as I have suffered with it for nearly 25 years!! I cannot tell you how life changing it is to be free from it now. Well, I can tell youβ¦ and I willβ¦ but not now because this post is getting so long the βnear email length limitβ message has come up π€¦π½ββοΈπ€£
What Now?
So, thatβs me for now. If you want a reminder (or you missed it), of what the future will look like here at Great Little Insights. You can read that HERE.
Also, if you missed it or want to know more about my little βside hustleβ, Iβve written about that HEREβ¦ Or, you can head to my Website to find out more about my Great Little Company! Eeeek! ππ
π£ BIG Shout Out!
To who has been an absolute star, not only over at Hype Yourself (which I HUGELY recommend by the way), but also with her incredibly infectious βcan doβ attitude, that has rubbed off on me in a big way! Thank you so much Lucy π₯° x
Thank you to all of you who read this to the end β€οΈ
Until next timeβ¦
Loved reading this update and getting a glimpse into everything and excited for what is to come. And thank you once again for the most generous shout out! π₯°π₯°π₯°
What are we can doing next?
Eva - I am so happy you are back and writing again. I loved this update and your photos. I am looking forward to what's to come for you! Thank you for the shout out and for introducing me to Letters From Therapy and Kate Harvey! I am very grateful.