Month: October 2015

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Habit of the Month – January

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I’ve not been in the best place from an emotional perspective over the past few months. The situation at work has been very difficult and between working long hours, being a mum and trying to maintain some basic level of health and household cleanliness, I’ve found it really hard to find any time for myself. The time I do get, I tend to feel guilty about spending doing anything frivolous. Worse, I sometimes can’t remember what I used to do that even was frivolous! Continue reading “Habit of the Month – January”

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12 Healthy Habits

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I’m not one of new year’s resolutions, but this year I have spent some time thinking about my goals for the year. One of them is about healthy habits – the premise being that each month I’ll start something new and that by the end of the year I’ll be doing 12 lovely new things that will make me look/feel/be better. Cool.

What I really like about the habit idea is that it takes away the effort of decision. Take cleaning your teeth – most people don’t have to make up their mind to brush their teeth every morning, they just do it and it’s so ingrained in their routine that very little thought is required. Adopting some new habits that contribute to my health and wellbeing without me having to think much about it sounds like a no-brainer! Continue reading “12 Healthy Habits”