Whilst we will not shy away from a winter hibernation, blankets and woolly jumpers, there are plenty of reasons why we enjoy the warmer months, too. Here’s why we find it easy to fall in love with summer…
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How to Survive the Summer Holidays
Next door have already kicked off about the noise the kids are making in the garden, you think the dog might have swallowed some Lego and you are wondering if it’s OK to have a gin as you secretly count how many days there are left until September.
Pregnancy Envy and the Untold Pain of the ‘IVF Fairy’
Emotions I thought had been banished for good made an unwelcome return when I saw an article recently that mentioned ‘IVF Fairies’. An old friend called me this once a long time ago. She successfully had a baby boy via IVF and sadly, it ended our friendship.
Our 13 Favourite Misheard Song Lyrics
Eventually the teasing stopped and the kids realised we had a varied taste in music, proclaiming some of the tunes ‘epic’. That was when it happened … one of the younger children was trying to sing along to ‘We Built This City’ by Starship, but misheard the lyrics. Instead of singing ‘…we built this city on rock and roll…’ she sang, much to our delight, ‘…we built this city on sausage rolls…’.
Stop Being Such a People Pleaser!
Feeling overstretched? Is everything on your plate a bit overwhelming? Find it hard to say no? Maybe you neglect your ‘self’ while trying to keep everyone else happy? If this sounds a bit like you then you, my friend, could be a ‘people pleaser’!
Making Sense of Meno-Fog: The Perimenopausal Princess Papers (Part 17)
I was going to write a brilliant blog on this topic, but somewhere between thinking about it and actually writing it, the ideas all fell out of my brain. That’s the only way I can describe it … things just fall out of my brain.
7 Ways to be Happy at Work
Do you feel you are working harder than ever? Wondering if it’s worth it, if it makes you miserable? Has ‘work’ become the ultimate 4-letter word? It’s got to be better than this, right? If you are lucky, your employer will offer a variety of perks and benefits to keep you happy in your job.Continue reading “7 Ways to be Happy at Work”
Time Waits for No Woman
So much to do and so little time. Sound familiar? You’re not alone!
Let Go of Control: Free Your Mind and Surrender
Do we really need to be in total control? How many times have you been in a situation where things happened totally unprompted and you had the time of your life? Those impromptu moments of sheer joy where you abandoned control and just went with the flow felt amazing? They are the moments you look back at.
Toxic Positivity: The Value of Happiness
Putting the word ‘toxic’ before ‘positivity’ gives it a rather negative vibe, don’t you think? But the clue is in the name itself as it can sometimes be interpreted as a lack of empathy, and often unintentional. This is because when we feel uncomfortable with a situation and how it makes us feel, our emotional reaction can be inappropriate.
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