Corona has created more isolation than ever before. But before 2020 isolation was already on the rise. In 2017 I wrote this life lesson about reaching out for help. If you are stuck and you need help. But don't know how to ask, then read on my friend... Isolation is on the rise and people … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – How to ask for help – reaching out to your community
No one is YOU and that is YOUR super power This morning I saw a quote that really resonated with me. “The light you see in others is shining brightly within you”. So simple, yet logical and indisputable. Everyone has a light within them. And all of us find it easier to see it in … Continue reading How to get around self doubt in your abilities and believe in yourself just a little bit more.
For years my personal time management sucked. I couldn’t remember appointments, struggled with daily tasks and felt overwhelmed. I procrastinated, I just accepted the negative consequences and lived in a constant state of feeling guilty. Then I became self employed first time round and there was no-one else to pick up the pieces. I had … Continue reading How I organise my life – Time management that works
If there is one thing certain about life it’s that there are ups and downs for all of us. And sometimes they come all at once which can result in a complete and utter total emotional meltdown. To be honest, I don’t think I have met a person who hasn’t experienced a complete meltdown. That … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – How to Recover from a Meltdown
Breakups are the worst. Not much more to say about that. The healing process after can be really tough if you have spent so long being us that you can’t remember how to be me. After a break up you can feel a bit lost at first. Over the years, your thoughts and lifestyle patterns … Continue reading #Lifelessons101 – Finding your identity after a break up
Getting a good work/life balance is one of the eternal questions of all post Yuppie generations in the affluent West. We all want it. We know we all need it. And yet having it is a challenge for most. This weekend my taxi driver was one such hopeful Or rather stressful. Living in a busy … Continue reading How to create Work / Life balance by taking 5 simple actions
In 2010 Francine Jay's "The Joy of Less" was published and slowly but surely ‘Decluttering’ has become a thing. As Maureen O’Connor said “Decluttering is the new Juice cleanse”. We all love the idea of a minimalist home. A minimalist lifestyle and potential minimal stress the lifestyle promises. However, only a few of us actually … Continue reading How to Declutter your life – Starting with the art of decluttering your time
I am very fortunate to have created a life I love for myself. However, at this time of year when the pre -winter blues echo in the back of my mind, I often find that I am disgruntled, less than satisfied with my life. When this niggling feeling started to get the better of me … Continue reading How to live a life less ordinary :Prioritise doing more of what you love
Recently I gave a workshop about habit forming and how forming a routine in life can both give you more time and lessen the effects of decision fatigue. (Mental fatigue from having to make too many decisions). Now as this workshop progressed I noticed something. No matter how much I encouraged or suggested different ways … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – Get more time in your day by simplifying your eating routine (3 min read)
I have a tendency to turn everything into work. Even the things I love to do. Just like posting on this blog. I love to sit and write to you the great and wider world. I love to spill out my thoughts and have people comment and be inspired by my words. Yet if I … Continue reading How to fit fun into your busy life