London is a busy place… full of noise, movement and people rushing from one place to the next. But today I found something a little unexpected a pocket of calm right in the middle of it all. While I was exploring and filming, I came across a moment of real quiet. The kind where the world slows down for a minute and you can just breathe. I made a little video of it to share with you. I’m now homewards bound after a very full couple of days and honestly my brain is a little too done for hours of editing tonight 🙈 so for now here’s a small snippet from my time away. Sometimes even the busiest places can offer us a moment of stillness if we pause long enough to notice it. I hope this little moment of calm finds you wherever you are today. Kate 🌿

You asked for more of my walks… so I listened. 💜 This video is just a simple wander through the area I’m lucky enough to call home. The light was soft, the air felt gentle, and for a little while everything slowed down.🌱🙌🏻 There’s something about walking familiar paths that feels grounding. The same hedgerows. The same turning in the lane. But always something slightly different if you look closely. I love that you want to see more of this. It reminds me that Smidgen of Calm really does feel like a little pocket of safety on the internet somewhere we can just breathe together for a moment. 🥰🫶🏻🌱 So here’s your permission to pause. No rushing. No striving. Just a few minutes of quiet company. I hope the sound quality is ok I was editing on the train 🙈💜 If you’d like more gentle walks like this, let me know. I’m very happy to keep sharing my little corners of the South West with you 🤍

Hey my lovely friends 🙌🏻 my wonderful Editor @Kane Andriunas has been very busy updating my website and blog so if you want to have a nosey please be my guest. Thank you Kane your amazing 🤩 https://smidgenofink.com/wind-winter-new-beginnings/

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I want to share something a little more personal today, because Smidgen of Calm didn’t appear out of nowhere. 🫶🏻 I live with Functional neurological disorder , fibromyalgia and M.E. These conditions affect my energy, my body and sometimes my ability to do very ordinary things. Some days I’m capable and creative and feel like myself. Other days the simplest tasks feel heavy, foggy or unpredictable. It’s always there and makes anything that I have to work out that more challenging. For a long time, I spent years chasing everyone else. Showing up, pushing through, trying to keep pace with a world that doesn’t always slow down. Eventually my body asked me to stop listening to everything except myself. The last couple of years were particularly hard, and recovery after a very difficult experience took more out of me than I ever expected. Smidgen of Calm was born from that space. 💜❤️💜 Not as a solution. Not as a fix. But as a place to breathe. A place where creativity isn’t rushed, where rest is allowed, and where showing up as you are is enough. It’s a reflection of how I now have to live and how I’ve learned to care for myself. This isn’t a pity post. I don’t want sympathy. What I feel, more than anything, is gratitude. I appreciate this community so deeply. Your kindness, your creativity, your honesty and your willingness to be here inspire me more than you probably realise. On days when things are hard, you remind me why I keep going. On days when things are good, you make them better.🥰 Smidgen of Calm really does feel like a little pocket of safety on the internet. And I’m so thankful you’re here, walking alongside me.🫶🏻🥰💜