About

Hello and welcome to my little space on the internet.

I’m Rebecca, 26, married and a mummy to a lovely (lively!) little boy called Josh.

Why ‘happilygreen’ you might wonder?

I set up happilygreen as a way to track my progress as I embark upon a new, healthier, more positive way of life (that’s the plan anyway…) I have suffered from severe anxiety on and off since the birth of my son in December 2014 and after trying many medications I have decided to try a new ‘cleaner’ way of life as I believe that the answer to a calmer, happier me lies in my diet, exercise and way of thinking. After reading up on the benefits of a plant based diet on physical and mental wellbeing I decided to give it a shot. I’m not banning any food entirely as for me personally this isn’t realistic (ending up with a pasta and dough ball shaped food baby after ‘quitting’ carbs springs to mind…) I am aiming to be as ‘green’ as possible but with a glass (or three) of wine thrown in along the way…after all life is for living and it’s all about balance (and I don’t mean a cupcake in each hand).

I am a sugar fanatic and a worrier by nature so this is my motivation to stick at it in the hope that I can look back months down the line and see how far I have come… I may also have a bet going with my husband as I have been known to embark upon many ‘healthy’ ventures and fall spectacularly off the wagon!

Along with this I will be writing about my family and our little adventures with the odd recipe or two thrown in for good measure. I am also a serial shopper (husband sobs quietly in the corner) so may throw in a couple of fashion posts as well.

I hope you enjoy reading and thank you for coming along with me as I begin a new, cleaner, ‘greener’ way of life.