• Spotify Replays
  • HOME
  • About
  • Services
  • ICR Radio
  • Join Me
  • Ecstatic Dance
  • PRELOVED LIFE
Menu

Preloved Chica Personal Charity Shop Stylist

  • Spotify Replays
  • HOME
  • About
  • Services
  • ICR Radio
  • Join Me
  • Ecstatic Dance
  • PRELOVED LIFE

My Preloved Life Blog

My husband died 2 years ago, it was an incredible 46 year romance and getting over his death was a challenge. This blog is all about how I dealt with his death, the strategies I used, the tools I discovered, the opportunities I embraced and the new preloved life I have built. My Blog is divided into Beginnings, Helped Me, Solo Life. and Sixty Days.


Featured
When Life Goes in a New Direction
Nov 24, 2021
When Life Goes in a New Direction
Nov 24, 2021

Imagine getting a call from ITV News saying they’d run to interview you about your Airbnb experiences. I was happy to help, Airbnb has certainly played a big part in my life helping to overcome loneliness and filling my home with light. This is the story of what happened

Nov 24, 2021
NLP - Great Strategies For Change
Nov 24, 2021
NLP - Great Strategies For Change
Nov 24, 2021

NLP training is great way to learn new life strategies. An added bonus for me is that I made some great friends on the training course too.

Nov 24, 2021
How Journaling Saved Me
Nov 24, 2021
How Journaling Saved Me
Nov 24, 2021

I really enjoy writing in my journal, last night I wrote 14 pages about the Ipswich Spill Festival . Find out how my journals have helped me.

Nov 24, 2021
Moscow, End of the Line
Nov 24, 2021
Moscow, End of the Line
Nov 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Travelling across the entire length of Russian, through Siberia to Moscow, end of the line for me.

Nov 24, 2021
On Board the Trans Siberian Express
Nov 24, 2021
On Board the Trans Siberian Express
Nov 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Travelling across the entire length of Russian, from Beijing through Siberia to Moscow

Nov 24, 2021
My Beijing Life
Nov 24, 2021
My Beijing Life
Nov 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Cycling in Beijing, close to the Forbidden City and climbing the Great Wall of China

Nov 24, 2021
Shanghai Friends and Culture
Nov 24, 2021
Shanghai Friends and Culture
Nov 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. My fourth country, China, Shanghai

Nov 24, 2021
All At Sea
Nov 24, 2021
All At Sea
Nov 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Sailing from Osaka through the inland Japanese sea to Shanghai was wonderfully cathartic

Nov 24, 2021
Miyajima, The Most Photogenic Place on Earth
Nov 24, 2021
Miyajima, The Most Photogenic Place on Earth
Nov 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Visiting the magical temple of Miyajima

Nov 24, 2021
My Pilgrimage to Hiroshima
Nov 24, 2021
My Pilgrimage to Hiroshima
Nov 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Visiting the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima

Nov 24, 2021
Elene Marsden ITV

When Life Goes in a New Direction

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

Imagine getting a call from ITV News saying they’d run to interview you about your Airbnb experiences. I was happy to help, Airbnb has certainly played a big part in my life helping to overcome loneliness and filling my home with light. This is the story of what happened

Read More
Comment

NLP - Great Strategies For Change

November 24, 2021 in Helped Me

NLP training is great way to learn new life strategies. An added bonus for me is that I made some great friends on the training course too.

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Journal

How Journaling Saved Me

November 24, 2021 in Helped Me

I really enjoy writing in my journal, last night I wrote 14 pages about the Ipswich Spill Festival . Find out how my journals have helped me.

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Moscow

Moscow, End of the Line

November 24, 2021 in Sixty Days

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Travelling across the entire length of Russian, through Siberia to Moscow, end of the line for me.

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Provodnista Trans Siberian

On Board the Trans Siberian Express

November 24, 2021

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Travelling across the entire length of Russian, from Beijing through Siberia to Moscow

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Great Wall of China

My Beijing Life

November 24, 2021 in Sixty Days

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Cycling in Beijing, close to the Forbidden City and climbing the Great Wall of China

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Shanghai

Shanghai Friends and Culture

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. My fourth country, China, Shanghai

Read More
Comment

All At Sea

November 24, 2021 in Sixty Days

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Sailing from Osaka through the inland Japanese sea to Shanghai was wonderfully cathartic

Read More
Comment

Miyajima, The Most Photogenic Place on Earth

November 24, 2021 in Sixty Days

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Visiting the magical temple of Miyajima

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Hiroshima

My Pilgrimage to Hiroshima

November 24, 2021 in Sixty Days

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Visiting the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Kikuchi Family

Shinto Mountain High

November 24, 2021 in Sixty Days

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. My third country, Japan, Tokyo, exploring Shinto Temples

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Tokyo

My Japanese Life

November 24, 2021 in Sixty Days

This series of blogs was written in the Summer of 2017, I wanted to bring them into MyPrelovedLife to remind me of the wonderful adventures I had travelling 20,000 miles around the world, feeling safe and loved by so many people. Japan was my third country

Read More
1 Comment
Elene Marsden Search Inside Yourself SIYLI

Mindfulness and Meditation- The Covid Silver Lining

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

I've teamed up with Suffolk New College to offer this 3 week Mindfulness training course, starting on 24th November. The course is suitable for anyone looking for ways to cope in these difficult times.

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Gratitude

My Covid Life in 38 Gratitudes

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

I am so grateful for life and all the wonderful treasures that come into my life. Thank you. Om Shanti

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Running Through Covid

Running for Emotional Health in Covid Times

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

Running has been so important to me during these times of uncertainty. It’s ticked all the boxes, physical exercise, mental strengthening, a total distraction and an opportunity to be out in nature. What would I have done without it?

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden ICR

Music In Covid19 Times

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

I’ve been so inspired by music over the last 3 years and one of my favourite passions is community radio. Find out how I’ve been broadcasting from home during the Lockdown

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Red Wine

My Life in Covid 19 Times

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

Over the last 32 days I’ve been doing so many different things, the main trick is to have routines and I have many of them, some involving drinking red wine!

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Fynn Valley

Musings on a Walk in Nature

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

It’s amazing what can happen on a walk along the Fynn Valley on a Sunday afternoon, well for one thing a confirmed faith in humanity.

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden Dowsing

The Magical Isle of Avalon

November 24, 2021 in Solo Life

meditating in the Goddess Temple, dowsing at the Glastonbury Abbey and taking my friend on a shopping spree around the charity shop! I had so much fun in this magical place.

Read More
Comment
Elene Marsden ITV Tonight

ITV Spent 6 Hours Filming My Airbnb Home

November 23, 2021 in Solo Life

How crazy to get a call from the Assistant Producer of the ITVTonight show asking if they could film my Airbnb home. They arrived with massive cameras, spent 6 hours with me and aired my story on #ITVTonight last night. An emotional experience but one I was glad to take part in

Read More
Comment
Newer / Older
Back to Top