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10 Wellbeing Tips for Christmas
Mental health at Christmas can be a difficult thing. Last week as part of my day job I sat down and discussed wellbeing tips with a...

Mike Douglas
Nov 27, 20193 min read


Dad is Moving to Spain
It has been an emotional week for me as my Dad finally makes his move to Spain. I am delighted that Dad and Lesley are off to start this...

Mike Douglas
Nov 6, 20194 min read


Blogging Less, But Doing More
Over the last 12 to 18 months I have been writing/ blogging less. While there's a few reasons why (including the podcast) there is...

Mike Douglas
Oct 10, 20192 min read


Discovering Wallington
Gradually over the last week or so I have wondered around my new home village, and already I have found some interesting things. Walking...

Mike Douglas
Sep 18, 20192 min read


Telling Your Own Truth
In the last month or so I have seen a few 'interactions' happening online, some have annoyed me a fair bit, some I've just found...

Mike Douglas
Sep 4, 20194 min read


We've Moved... In Together
It's happened! We did it! Myself and Laura now live together! Wow! New & Emotional It feels new and slightly holiday-ish at the moment, I...

Mike Douglas
Aug 27, 20193 min read


It's Moving Week
It's flipping moving week! I can't quite believe it's just a couple of days till moving. In reality it has been a short amount of time...

Mike Douglas
Aug 13, 20193 min read


It's Me Birthday
That's right, it's me Birthday. I do feel like going with 'its me' means I should have spelt it 'Birffday'. Wow, 33. I think... yer, 33....

Mike Douglas
Jul 6, 20192 min read


Taking Pride in Your Journey
How are you all? I hope you're keeping cool in the heat we are currently experiencing in the UK. I hear it's been super hot in America...

Mike Douglas
Jul 1, 20193 min read


Moving Makes You Think
I wanted to title this post with a moving house pun, alas I couldn't find any short enough for a title. But I enjoyed this one so much...

Mike Douglas
Jun 17, 20193 min read


Starting at the Gym
It's not about losing weight, but that wouldn't hurt. Honestly I do wonder who thinks telling someone "you need to lose weight" is a...

Mike Douglas
Jun 10, 20195 min read


Discovering Fareham - S&L Relaunch
If you read my last post, you'll know I am in the process of moving to Fareham. Part of that exciting journey for me is to discover some...

Mike Douglas
Apr 10, 20193 min read


The Start Of Moving To Fareham
Woosh, life has been busy recently. Weekends are full, evenings are full, I have had weeks where I only see Laura for a few hours, and...

Mike Douglas
Apr 8, 20193 min read


My RED January didn't quite go to plan
I was inspired by a number of you who took part in RED January last year and so made it part of my 2019 500k challenge. The year and the...

Mike Douglas
Feb 10, 20192 min read


Being a Personal Brand
I think most people know that what we see on social media is only part of someones life. In fact, some of the time it's plain ass fake....

Mike Douglas
Jan 10, 20193 min read


A brief look forward to 2019
It's that time of year when we look back at 2018 and forward to 2019. As I will be talking on the podcast about 2018, I thought I would...

Mike Douglas
Dec 27, 20183 min read


Pet Bloggers & Awards
I recently attended two blogging related events in London, and it was great to see the continued and developing respect given to blogging...

Mike Douglas
Dec 11, 20182 min read


Jesus is like Santa: My Alpha Experience
Recently I have been attending an Alpha course at Harbour Church in Portsmouth, and as the course comes to a finish I wanted to write...

Mike Douglas
Dec 5, 201816 min read


My Silly Silly Idea
Last weekend I attended the Great South Run to cheer on the runners and take a few photos. As I grabbed a breakfast sandwich near the...

Mike Douglas
Oct 31, 20186 min read


Winter is Coming
It is definatley not summer anymore. I have been tricked more than a couple of times by the brightness outside, which is not as warm as...

Mike Douglas
Oct 19, 20184 min read
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