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Trowel and Error: How Coronavirus Changed our Gardens

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, my gardening contribution mainly consisted of planting up a few hanging baskets once a year and drinking wine while I watched the other half take care of everything else. In our little garden we’ve got a patio, a few shrubs here and there and a patch of grass that is reasonablyContinue reading “Trowel and Error: How Coronavirus Changed our Gardens”

Obsessive Stationery Disorder: Are you a secret hoarder?

I often joke that I have an unhealthy relationship with stationery – there are pens, notepads and even post-it notes in my stash that have never been used because I am keeping them for best. Apparently I am not alone! There is even an official name for my condition. Papyrophilia an obsessive love of paper,Continue reading “Obsessive Stationery Disorder: Are you a secret hoarder?”

Simple Pleasures: The So Just Be ‘Happy List’

At So Just Be we believe it’s important to be happy, and often it can be the simple things in life that bring us the most joy. We’ve put our thinking caps on and have come up with a list of some things that put a smile on our faces … is your favourite in the list?

Noom and Me: The Perimenopausal Princess Papers (Part 5)

I thought I’d better try on the work clothes that are gathering dust at the back of the wardrobe. It wasn’t pretty. Then I tried on my jeans … got them half-way up my thighs and thought, shit.

Pets in a Pandemic: Did a furry friend get you through lockdown?

My dog has got me through the last 12 months. I’ve told him all my worries, I’ve cried into his furry neck, I’ve cuddled him, I’ve walked with him and I’ve sat and stared into space with him.

A Year in a Pandemic: The Unexpected Benefits of Lockdown

Let’s not look at this with rose tinted glasses – the last 12 months have been dreadful. We have had to adapt and cope with the unthinkable and the unpredictable. The world has changed forever and continues to change with each day. Some of us have never spent so much time at home, in oneContinue reading “A Year in a Pandemic: The Unexpected Benefits of Lockdown”

Talking is not ‘Ovaryacting’: The Perimenopausal Princess Papers (Part 4)

Perimenopause and menopause are natural stages of life, not illnesses or diseases so dreadful and fearful that only the brave can whisper their names.

The ‘So Just Be’ Favourite Life Hack List

Life is hard enough right now, so let us make things a little easier. The internet is bursting with life hacks and, let’s be honest, most of them are a little bit shit. We have taken the pain out of the search and compiled our favourites that really are useful: 01 Chill wine with frozenContinue reading “The ‘So Just Be’ Favourite Life Hack List”

Sick of Clutter? Maybe it’s time to find your Tidy Place!

We all have items lying around the house – the projects you mean to start or finish, the clean washing that you keep meaning to take upstairs, the magazines that could be recycled. Each individual group of things on its own seems quite harmless, but as you walk from room to room looking at thingsContinue reading “Sick of Clutter? Maybe it’s time to find your Tidy Place!”

Lazy Brain: Is your mobile changing how you think?

Have you noticed your attention span is getting shorter? Do you find yourself picking up your phone more often? Turning to Google or Alexa whenever you have a question? If you have answered yes to any of these, then you might need to read on … Those of us of a certain age will rememberContinue reading “Lazy Brain: Is your mobile changing how you think?”