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Mar 19

Sunset view (starts pale, but wait for it)

Was working late tonight - faaaaar too many zoom meets but we do what we must - and I glanced out and saw this and… just stopped.

I went upstairs, made a cup of tea, and drank it while staring at this.

Sometimes the universe reminds us to pause and breathe and L👀K.

Mar 14

Before I moved to the island, this lighthouse (on the ferry from Oban) was my moment. My “leaving the mainland behind, time for rest” moment.

I still love it, and look up every time we pass it (and I have more photos of it than are anywhere near needed), but I’ve definitely gotten into a rhythm of travel now and whenever I go to the mainland , more often than not I’m using the 45 minute ferry ride to pull out the laptop and get work done. (Or it’s winter and there’s nothing to see anyway as it’s pitch black at 4pm so I just read on my phone or something.)

So last weekend when I was on my way home, I realised it would be still light as we crossed over so I left the laptop in the car, grabbed my dry robe and stood at the rail and watched the island come into view. And the lighthouse.

It’s been a… I don’t even have a word for the level of busy-ness it’s been for my business the last few months. And I’m massively grateful, actually. Marketing is a tough game right now and we are leaning into 15 years of exclusively serving accountants, finally seeing momentum with my first book (second one on the way), and so many good people in this industry who recommend us or ask me to speak or invite me on a podcast.

So it’s good. And also some days are very, very full (especially of zoom meetings and constant screens).

So taking 45 minutes to stand at the railing of a slowly moving ferry and watch the waves of the sea and the flashes of light on the lighthouse and see the island come into view and ponder things (or ponder nothing)….

…it’s a little pocket of rest amongst all the hurry.

Hope you can - not find, but choose - some for yourself when you need it. ❤️✨

Mar 8

Absolutely love trying a new restaurant, and @roya.gla was absolutely worth the wait (and getting on the waitlist when the tables at first seemed fully booked the night we wanted).

Everything was utterly exceptional - flavours, quality, temperature, speed - and the ambience luxurious and comfortable at the same time.

I basically recommend everything - and the dishes we particularly enjoyed were the Turkish cigars (honey date pastries like a very light and less-sweet baklava); the roasted beetroot and burrata (falling more in love with beetroot all the time); the lamb chops for the wood fired flavour; and the Dubai ball for dessert (ice cream surrounded by fine pastry and drizzled with pistachio crème).

And I had one of the best glasses of red wine I’ve had in a long time - huge thanks to @godwincpa who was available via WhatsApp to text me suggestions and help me choose the best one to go along with this fantastic meal. (And who now wants to sample everything himself!)

If you’re in Glasgow or can take a quick train, drive, bus, flight, or boat there - put this on your list! I’m also intrigued by their Middle Eastern Sunday roast, so that’s next up!

#glasgow #middleeasternfood #delicious #foodie

Mar 3

Yoga retreat.

Quiet early mornings. Pale pink in the sky. Movement. Stretching, my body and my mind and myself. Peace. Reading a physical book for hours on end. Resting. Walking. Exploring. Eating fresh, flavourful food. Wild sea swimming. Walking across the sand. Feeling the land. Trying new things.

Ever grateful for @wildrock.yoga and the gentle immersion into something I’d never tried before moving to the island.

And now it’s something I make sure always fits into my calendar.

#chooserest #yoga #islandlife #isleofmull #retreat

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