A change of scene

To be clear with you, this isn't a post about how great my holiday was. It isn't a "look at me" and "look at what i did on holiday, aren't I amazing?"

I want to inspire you to see the things around you with fresh eyes AS IF you are on holiday. This is what I loved so much about being on Mallorca - and even though I know the island well - I delighted so much in looking again and looking anew.

After the past year, we all need some pleasure, some soothing and some uplifting. I get that through looking at the world around me.

Up close, from afar, from beneath or from above - a change of view is essential. We thrive and grow because of difference.

And we can benefit from this feeling of difference without going on holiday. Here are a few ways I do it-

• I walk down a new street on the way home from the shop.
• last night I put a different blanket or throw on the bed, one I haven't used since last winter
• make a meal from a new recipe
• I look at things up close in the garden and then the same things a week later
• get outside without my phone and imagine describing what I see / hear to a friend

​I'm sure you get the idea, and I'd love to hear of somethings that you can suggest i do...