City Life Chaos
Running away from the maddening crowds
City Life Chaos. The coast was calling. I had to go!
Or in other words… I ran away. No too far. I headed West from Cardiff to beautiful Pembrokeshire. To stay in a friends beach house, more a mini hotel, a rather grand 7 bedroom Victorian abode nestled into a hill overlooking the dramatic Welsh coastline.
This is my happy place. Just take a look at these images…
I could literally move here. Leave the city for good. Make the beach house my forever home. I’d actually turn it into a ‘pop up’ B&B and host my writing retreats on alternative weekends. It’s remote. Home to one pub - a rather cool and hip bar at that, with sunset views to die for, move over Cafe De Mar. The hamlet I’ve runaway to is called Tresaith, which has a super friendly community, half of them are locals and the other 50% are a mix of digital nomads, newly retired couples and the odd city slicker, all in search of a slower pace to life.
I can’t fault anyone who leaves the maddening crowds to live by the sea. When I’m not here, I crave it. I want it SO bad. I love waking up to the sound of the ocean powering against the shoreline. There is nothing that beats grabbing a coffee and going back to bed to embrace a state of ‘lazy’, back under the duvet, good book in hand or daring to daydream out to the horizon. My kind of hypnotherapy.
The thing is, I love it here in all weather. The stormiest days are the best - it’s an excuse to lounge about in comfy pjs whilst being mesmerised by the dancing flames in the wood burning stove. The icing on the cake is the jaw dropping panoramic sea views - yup you guessed right - you don’t get much work done here. But what you do get, is the space to think creatively, breathe deeper and daydream. What isn’t to love?!
So, I arrived yesterday and I want to stay here till Sunday. Rather self indulgent on my part, as my partner is holding the fort back home with the ridgebacks, who are not for the light hearted, as you’ll gather if you’ve read my previous posts. I’ll be back before he realises I’ve gone.
This is not my average ‘runaway’ attempt - I’ll let you into a secret, I do runaway quite a lot - but this week I had a purpose to runaway. I have a work meeting planned with regards to my retreats business (EASE RETREATS) and I’m doing some multi media content for my friend who owns the beach house, whilst she is off surfing the turquoise seas of Thailand with her gorgeous family of 4. So in essence I’ve runaway to work in peace. Free of distractions, because let’s be honest there are at least 101 distractions coming at us each and every day. Good excuse though eh?!
BOOK RECOMMENDATION: 4000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman. All I will say is, if you struggle with time management this is the book for you - it’s THE time un-management book of the decade and it will change your life!
So, all guilty feelings aside, I’m going to take the next few days to practise what I preach on my retreats, which is…
To go back to bed. Snooze when you need to. Stay in pyjamas all day long. Dare to daydream. Feast on delicious food, if that’s a stack of pancakes with bacon and maple syrup - fill ya boots! Take time to read. Finish a book. Journal. Write a handwritten letter to a loved one or elderly relative. Dip in the ocean, if only your toe. And log off!
Easier said than done, but if I can’t indulge in some of the above activities whilst staying in this delightful beach abode, then what chance do I ever have of ever living life with ease.
What do you have planned on this rather fine Friday? Will you be walking the dog? Working from home? Sat on a beach with a cold coffee and sandy sandwich? I’d love to hear from you, so don’t be shy, please leave me a comment.
Oh and if you’re like me and tend to runaway from life, family or work, do let me know WHY and WHERE you runaway to. I love it, if I met a fellow runaway artist in her late 40’s.
Until the next time, take care and stay safe
I’m off to to grab some logs. Storms are brewing. How blissful.
xx
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Stunning photos 😍
Wow those photos 🥰✨