Add the extra in your ordinary

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Today, I thought Id be vulnerable and share that this week marks the one-year anniversary of losing my amazing husband Jeremy Jackson .

As I sit and type this, I’m feeling an array of emotions, but the anchor I’m trying my best to hold on to is gratitude for the extraordinary person he was.

I don’t mean extraordinary in terms of achievements here, although there were plenty.

What I’m talking about is his ability to squeeze the utmost out of everyday life.

What was remarkable about my beautiful husband was that he deliberately and consistently went out of his way to create childlike wonder and delight in the smallest of things.

To give you a flavour of what I mean:

In late October every year, I’d fight him over putting the Christmas tree up, eventually losing the battle because he wanted to enjoy the feel of the season for as long as possible!!

When the weather and tide times were good, he’d organise a beach picnic, getting me up at 5.30am so we could walk Rhossili beach without a soul, before enjoying whatever he’d packed (one year I cried laughing when he pulled out a large box of sushi, complete with his own chopsticks!! ??)

On a random Tuesday night, he'd turn it into something special by cooking my favourite Szechuan dish, after scouting out a native Chinese cook online and excitedly asking her for intel on authentic recipes and ingredients!

In short, he was always making a bid to enhance life and wring the greatest amount of fun, curiosity and joy out of it. He insisted that he always had to have something to look forward to, and he meant every week, not that longed-for holiday once a year!!

As I sit and reflect on the incredible 20 years I had with him, I thought Idnbsp;share this today because I think there’s something most of us can learn from Jeremy.

He put the extra in his and our ordinary, and it’s something we all have the ability to do at little or no cost ??

It just requires tapping into our desire to live in a more engaged and mindful way.

So if you feel like you’re skimming through life or experiencing it in a diluted fashion right now, let Jeremy’s example guide you.

It’s what I’m trying to do with renewed vigour, which is why I’m experimenting with a new Asian recipe for dinner tonight and I'm planning my next trip to the beach, come rain or shine!

Alison x

P.S. Heres the infamous beach sushi moment!!??

P.P.S. This is a very personal podcast, where I share the eulogy I wrote for Jeremy and read out at his funeral. You might not be able to walk away from this without being inspired to live your life as fully as possible, so be warned! Listen in here :)