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FLORAL FUN

Enjoying a tiny, caffeinated cuppa in front of our former shop on the West Highland Way. That repurposed chest of drawers / planter was one of the best ‘Pinspirations’ ever. Just look at those happy flowers popping like actual popcorn. The key to keeping the planter around for more than a year of bipolar Scottish weather? Yacht varnish. It required yearly coats with tons of that sticky - tedious to work with but necessary - stuff. When living through the ever-changing elements here, all painted wooden furniture living outside should have protection.

BODY, WELLNESS, STRESS RELIEF, HEALTH, DEPRESSION, ACTIVE MEDITATION, BEAUTY, ANTIAGING TARA LECK BODY, WELLNESS, STRESS RELIEF, HEALTH, DEPRESSION, ACTIVE MEDITATION, BEAUTY, ANTIAGING TARA LECK

DO THESE TWO "CHILDISH" EXERCISES POST HASTE: ALL ABOUT THE HULA HOOP & TRAMPOLINE

So this week the weather here in my neck of the woods has gone back to being completely bipolar, with splashes of sun mingled in with all this Noah's Ark rain and wind and chaos. With all the weather nonsense, walks in natural surroundings I was happily blogging about a few weeks ago aren't as accessible as I want them to be, so they quite simply aren’t happening every day. Also, the regular yoga has taken more of a back seat at the moment as I want to get more active and move around more right now. I think that’s part of the whole fit thing, going with YOUR own flow and doing what feels right for YOU on any given day. This is me lately. And I feel like Hula Hooping and jumping on my Mini Trampoline :)

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STRESS RELIEF, WELLNESS, INSPIRING PEEPS, ACTIVE MEDITATION TARA LECK STRESS RELIEF, WELLNESS, INSPIRING PEEPS, ACTIVE MEDITATION TARA LECK

GETTING COLOURFUL & CREATIVE. TAP INTO YOUR CREATIVITY.

In my angsty teen years I would often paint my “blue periods” (Thank you for that term Picasso - so accurate). But later on I began to paint more and more of what I want to see in my life, not just whatever sh*t I was thinking or feeling at that time. Almost painting like a vision board. I have been getting back to this lately. Painting what I want to see.

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