In which Michael talks of his hope to keep work to a minimum in January and admits that he has quite some way to go!
#619: Miranda Morris on starting the year with the gift of time
In which Michael introduces a guest podcast from Miranda Morris who arrived in Switzerland on New Year's Day.
Michael also reminds everyone that today and tomorrow are the final days for booking a place on this spring's Gladstone's Library retreat.
#618: Maintaining habits only for as long as they are useful
In which Michael takes his final batch of mince pies of the year out of the oven and talks a little about learning to recognise when habits and routines stop being useful.
#617: Appreciating the ordinary and mundane
In which Michael talks about just how much he's been appreciating the return to the normal and the mundane (and the usual aches and pains!) after his New Year's stomach bug.
#616: A short podcast
In which Michael plans a very quiet day as he recovers from a stomach bug.
#615: The last day of 2013
In which Michael talks about why he's not planning on making any New Year's resolutions.
#614: Time to buy tea
In which Michael makes it out to his studio to records today's podcast and plans a trip to town to replenish his tea supply.
#613: Pulling up the drawbridge on a stormy day
In which Michael reports on a beautiful Boxing Day walk.
Today, the return of the stormy weather makes him pleased to pull up his drawbridge and plan a quiet day with some pie baking in it.
#612: Winding down
In which Michael winds down to a complete halt and wishes everyone a peaceful and relaxing few days.
#611: Not looking back or forward
In which Michael talks about trying our best to be in the present moment rather than following the pressures of the season to look back and forward.
#610: How are you doing?
In which Michael sits in front of this newly decorated Christmas tree, wonders how you're doing at this frantic time and talks about his own plan to enter a semi-hibernation over the next few weeks.
#609: A late elevenses podcast
In which Michael finishes off his elevenses of Christmas cake and tea and talks about the latest Mountain Shores podcast in which he, Milo and Fabian discuss how they all deal with the festive season.
#608: Deep silence
In which Michael talks about the deep silence that accompanied a power cut yesterday evening.
#607: Not trying to change things
In which Michael talks about dealing with a broken phone and no Internet connection and mentions an audio book of guided meditations he's been listening to for the last few months.
#606: A hot toddy and Gladstone's Library retreat update
In which Michael makes himself a blackberry whisky and honey hot toddy and provides an update on the March Gladstone's Library retreat.
#605: A late afternoon podcast & a drive to south Wales
In which Michael records a late afternoon episode of the podcast before setting off on a drive to south Wales (accompanied by one of the Christmas cakes he's been making).
#604: Christmas cake progress (& members-only gift offer)
In which Michael reports on his Christmas cake baking progress and mentions his current members-only Lifetime Membership gift offer (just in case you're looking for a creative gift to give someone this year!).
#603: When our One Thing is decided for us
In which Michael records a late episode of the podcast, explaining that his One Thing for the day had been decided for him even before the day had started.
#602: Compartmentalising work and buying Christmas cake ingredients
s studio to record today's podcast and plans to make buying his Christmas cake ingredients his One Thing for the day.
#601: Cats with colds and making room for the pressures of the festive season
In which Michael reports that Bailey the cat (who has caught a cold from Ounce the cat) is enjoying his breakfast and talks about making room this month for some of the pressures of the festive season.
