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  • Knowing When Youโ€™ve Done Enough

    Knowing When Youโ€™ve Done Enough

    There is always something else we could be doing. Another improvement, another plan, another thing to organise. But what if we’ve already done enough? A personal reflection on perfectionism, getting older, letting go of unnecessary pressure and learning to enjoy the life we’ve worked so hard to create.

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  • What Are You Filling Your Life With?

    What Are You Filling Your Life With?

    What are we filling our lives with? A reflection on attention, ordinary goodness and learning to notice what deserves more room in the lives we’re already living.

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  • A Slower Life, Right in the Middle of a Full One

    A Slower Life, Right in the Middle of a Full One

    Slow living doesn’t necessarily mean having a slow life. An autumn reflection on intentional living, seasonal rhythms, full family days and learning to notice the life that’s already happening around us.

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  • Slow October: 31 Simple Ways to Cosy Up Your Days This October

    Slow October: 31 Simple Ways to Cosy Up Your Days This October

    Welcome to Slow October โ€” 31 gentle invitations to notice the season, find little moments of comfort and connection, and enjoy the heart of autumn. Download the free illustrated and large-text October calendars plus the October Journaling Reflections page.

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  • When the Days Feel Like Themselves Again

    When the Days Feel Like Themselves Again

    Thereโ€™s something lovely about summer days losing their edges. But as autumn returns, Iโ€™m rediscovering the quiet comfort of the week finding its shape again โ€” Friday feeling like Friday, Sunday feeling like Sunday, and ordinary life settling back into its familiar rhythm.

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  • Not Everything Ripens at the Same Time

    Not Everything Ripens at the Same Time

    On a soft, drizzly September morning, the apples, pears and blackberries offered a quiet reminder: not everything ripens at the same time. A seasonal reflection on change, readiness and learning to let life unfold in its own time.

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Watercolour Halloween countryside scene with glowing cottage windows, carved jack-o'-lanterns, a black cat, bats, autumn foliage and Our Little House in the Country branding.

๐ŸŒฟ Enjoyed this post?

If you enjoy slow living reflections, seasonal inspiration, and life from our little house in the country, you might enjoy Our Little Friday Letter.

Itโ€™s a gentle email sent every second Friday morning โ€” no noise, no spam, just thoughtful reflections and seasonal living.

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