Have you been feeling disconnected from yourself lately? Maybe you’ve been feeling like you don’t know who you truly are like you haven’t felt very strong in your personal identity, or like you haven’t been doing things to honour your mind, body, or soul lately. I believe the most important relationship you’ll ever have is the one with yourself. When …
How are you doing, I mean really doing? Are you staying healthy? Mentally well? Keeping busy? The “new normal” brought on by Covid means our daily lives have changed in many unexpected ways. As stressful and disorienting as this season has been, a crisis can bring a fresh perspective on what we each value most. …
Most likely you’ve come across lots of advice around the importance of starting the day ‘as you mean to go on’ and mentally ending it with ‘a sense of purpose’. But what about when you are no 5 am’er, often wake to kids jumping on your bed, the nights when you have a few wines …
Most of us know that self-care is essential for happiness. But do we take the time to think about what self-care actually means for each of us? Exercise, sure. Eating well, yes. Then, of course, there’s hydrating, sleeping sufficiently, meditating and doing whatever other relaxation rituals work for you. I caught up with Jacqueline Pirtle; …
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If you’ve been following me, you’ll know I am passionate about simplifying my overall life; from home to finances, clothes, chores, routines and so on – you get the picture. Since moving to our new home at the seafront of St Leonards-on-Sea last year, I felt the need to simplify my life and create more …
If you’ve been following me, you know I am passionate about simplifying my overall life and one way I do this, is by de-cluttering. Decluttering is powerful and life-changing, to say the least, and I’ve honestly spent the last couple of years selling, giving away, donating and throwing away over half of my belongings – …
More and more people (myself included) are trading in their modern, stressful lives for a quieter existence that involves spending more time at home. This is how I started living a slow life after moving to the seafront of Hastings last year. Slow living, has since, become a lifestyle that aligns perfectly with my values. …
Living an intentional life is about the small stuff. It’s the use of your hours and days that determine whether you’ll make your day meaningful or not. Quite often, we distract ourselves with the big picture and forget that our results are determined by what we do right now. However, having goals for the next 12 months …
Yoga, as you probably know, is a series of stretches and poses that you do with breathing techniques. It offers the powerful benefits of exercise. No matter which type you choose, yoga is a great way to stretch and strengthen your body, focus your mind, and relax your spirit. If you (like me) are new …
Being organised isn’t just about going through your paper piles once in a while. It’s not just about doing the spring cleaning thing once a year either. Those things are great, but organised people are organised because they’ve chosen to make organising part of their daily practice. Yes, I’m talking every. Single. Day. With that …
