New things!
What ONE new thing could you start this week?
Ideally, it’s something that makes you feel good about yourself.
This week I have managed one new thing, and one thing I haven’t done in a while.
The one with the box of chocolates
Confession. I struggle with overeating.
It comes and goes. It depends what I have in the house. In fact, there are some things I can't keep in the house.
An example of that is just after Christmas, when my solution to getting all the chocolate our of my flat, was to eat it all in one sitting.
How to rebuild yourself after a health crisis or emotional trauma
Forgive me for swearing, but when we think about our health and happiness, why wait to the shit to hit the fan before we take action?
Why wait for a really bad breakout of spots before starting a great skincare routine?
What wait for a mole to be suspicious before making a decision to wear an SPF in the sun?
Why wait? Just why wait?
Phew! We made it
Oh my gosh. Hands up if you had a challenging end to the year?
October, November and December for me, was all about learning how to deal with 'stuff'.
I'm fine, but it did seem that many people around me were dealing with things, and I did my best to support them when I could and if they wanted my support.
Do the damn work!
This is a new learning for me (would you believe).
At this time of the year, I'm not getting much daylights hours when I'm working, because I tend to be in a massage bubble!
I got to thinking a few weeks ago about the fact that although I am lucky enough to be on my feet all day working, and not being static, I'm hardly getting my steps in.
When you seriously can't be bothered...
It happens to us all.
The alarm clock goes off, hit the snooze button. About 5 times.
You go through a bit of crisis and feel overwhelmed, and think possibly, whats the point?
Managing Stress...
Stress Management for the Whole Family
Stressors come in all kinds of forms: work and school pressures, relationships, health concerns, uncertainty about the future. Even changes that are generally positive can still be incredibly stressful, like gaining a family member or starting a new business.
Old's Cool. Old School
How can we age well?
There are so many articles out there about “healthy ageing”, but most of them are bizarrely vague. Like ads for menstrual products or incontinence, they seem to be convinced that we’d all run away screaming if they actually mentioned what ageing is actually like, so we’re left with commercials of silver-haired couples taking romantic strolls on the beach, senior women lifting two-pound weights in yoga pants, and similarly-aged men mowing the lawn and looking purposefully at the horizon.
In praise of being outdoors
The last time I went camping, it was 2009, Leeds Festival, and I SWORE I would never do it again, until last week. My darling sister has taken to camping. She bought herself a tent, a really posh BBQ, and a kettle that whistles and there is no stopping her, and to be honest, I have now caught the bug too and am making plans to do the North Coast 500.
Just Leave Him Alone 'Coz The Boy's Bad News...
This week I got to thinking about bad news. There's been a few smatterings of it around my world recently with good friends bearing up under the weight of it, and other stories of grief, or loss.
For me, the important thing is making sure you have all your pillars in place.