Faine Bellord in Lisbon, Portugal

Why travel increases creativity.

I’m often struck with the impulse to escape and run away. Sometimes I find myself really struggling to focus because all I can muster the energy to do is lose myself in a daydream. My mind will take over and transport me to far away places in a somewhat fantasy-like state. But before this comes…

Faine Bellord

30 Things. 30 Years.

This year I turned 30. Here are 30 things that I’ve learned along my life journey so far.  1. Fear is a blessing and a curse.  Fear is a necessity in that it protects us from danger. I would say I’m quite a fearful person. It makes me think twice before I act and I…

Lily pads in a pond on Southampton Common

Thoughts from the midst of a pandemic.

Back in March 2020, we were lucky enough to spend two weeks in Peru exploring the Andes, the cloud forest and the jungle. While we were over there the world was beginning to worry about a virus said to have originated in China. The virus had made its way via many human hosts to Europe…

Thoughts on love.

What is love? It’s probably one of the most complex and misunderstood things in our human world. Since February is the month of love I thought I would share some of my own thoughts on this crazy thing we call love.  To me, love is more than just an emotion or feeling and I honestly…

Unexpected positives of changing my diet.

Without sounding too cliché it’s the time of year for resolutions and in order to make a really good new year’s resolution, it helps to look back on the current year to figure out what that’s going to be. I often find myself contemplating life at this time of year. People who know me well…