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Geoffrey and Grace
 

Geoffrey and Grace

Slow and Simple Living

 
 
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the art of slow living

Slow living is possible for everyone; whether you live in the city, or the countryside, whether you are a full-time parent who also works, or you are retired. For me, the art of slow living is not in how much ‘free time’ you have, but how intentional you are with that time. By choosing quality over quantity and by slowing down and being mindful, we can be present and wholehearted in each moment.

 
 

Make time to just breathe.

 
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“ run with nature - keep it simple - love your home - follow love and kindness”
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Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer holiday. We have been having a great mixture of quiet time at home and going away; we had a lovely week on a farm in the New Forest and are now at Sherwood Forest with family. Just wanted to pop on to firstly say “hi” 👋🏻 and to secondly say I finally have an advanced copy of my book (see more in stories). So excited after the many many months of hard work. You can pre-order your copy now :) swipe up links in stories. Enjoy the rest of summer folks ✌🏻 P.P.S this is my new profile pic.. for those that are easily confused - as I am 😂 #seekingslow #slowlivingforlife @quarto.knows
Two things for this evening... Firstly big high fives all round as my NEW BOOK ‘Seeking Slow’ is now available for pre-order! You can order it from all the usual places plus some indie stores too. Will add a swipe up link to stories to make it really easy for you 😉 And have a page on my site with international store links :) Secondly... How lovely is this little shop? @tkandishop is situated at the bottom of a wonderful pub garden @horseguardsinn. We spent a lovely Sunday afternoon there recently. Might have treated myself to a few things including the nicest smelling candle I have ever bought. Found via @debizornes - thanks 💕 #seekingslow slowlivingforlife #healthandwellbeing #simpleandslow
School summer holidays began on Friday 🙌🏻 No more school run for 6 weeks!! So looking forward to some time with my girl. Have had ACDC’s ‘Schools out for Summer’ going round my head on repeat 🙈🤟🏻😜 Plus my book went to press last week so it’s officially finished... that feels really good to say 👊🏻 #slowlivingforlife #simpleliving
Hello folks, it’s been a while 👋🏻 I took this photo back when there were bluebells so a few months ago now. I have been so preoccupied with writing my book and worrying about life in general that I have had little time or energy for anything else. It seems like since April I have gone from worry to worry, each time they have felt like the most important thing, and I have been all-consumed by anxiety, then it has all turned out to be okay. It’s so exhausting worrying about everything with as much commitment as I do! I want to talk more about what worrying full time has been like for my mental health, but in the meantime I have finally written about how I have found the process of writing a book. (Link in profile) Will share the cover of the book over in stories too so do hop over for a look and I would love to know what you think. #slowlivingforlife #mentalwellbeing
Hello from us to you.... how has it nearly been a month since I last posted. I am finding writing and taking the photos for the book pretty all-consuming. It’s not leaving me with much creative energy for anything else. Come the evening, once this one is in bed, I am so tired that I am just trying to give myself space and permission to do nothing but read, or watch TV. A few years ago I would have been putting more pressure on myself to post and blog regularly, and generally show up more, but right now I am taking comfort in the fact I am doing the best I can and that I need these slow evenings of rest for my mental well-being. I wanted to share something last week for mental health awareness week but had a few early nights instead ✌🏻🙌🏻😴 Wrote some stuff today though and hope to share it with you soon. #slowlivingforlife #honestmotherhood #motherhoodalive
What a joy it was to come across this flowering tree the other day on our walk. It’s been a stressful few weeks here. I’ve had loads of technical problems with my site (won’t bore you with the details) but basically I have had to completely redo it 😭 Not something that was on my list to do now, especially with book stuff. Anyway, would love to know what you folks think. There might be a few tweaks here and there as I gradually move more content across but it feels so good to finally have a site that will support me through this next season of work. P.S. there’s a swipe up link in stories ✌🏻✨🙏🏻#slowlivingforlife #naturetherapy #slowliving_bloomandharvest