Author Archives: So Just Be

Job Dysfunction – Top Signs You’re in a Toxic Relationship with Your Job

We spend the majority of our adult life working so it’s important that the job we choose and the colleagues we spend so much of our time with leave us feeling happy, secure, respected and valued for our contributions. If in contrast, you spend the majority of your time feeling anxious, drained, worried, self-conscious and miserable then something is definitely out of kilter in your working life and needs to be addressed.

Give Your Brain a Workout – Top Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy

During Lockdown, we’ve noticed that it’s very easy to fall into a routine where we’re not really looking after ourselves in mind or body. The cycle of Work/Eat/Sleep/Repeat seems to occur on a regular basis throughout the week and tends to bleed into the weekends. There’s Zoom calls throughout the day, along with emails toContinue reading “Give Your Brain a Workout – Top Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy”

No Smiles in the Aisles – Unexpected Grump in Baggage Area

I used to be one of those strange people who actually enjoyed doing the weekly shopping. I’d write my list the night before, put my shopping bags by the front door and then shoot off first thing on a Saturday morning to my local supermarket. I’d get there, park up, grab a trolley and startContinue reading “No Smiles in the Aisles – Unexpected Grump in Baggage Area”

Overcoming Sleep Sabotage – Top Tips For Falling Asleep and Staying Asleep!

Are you having problems falling asleep at bedtime? Do you wake up in the middle of the night and struggle to get back to sleep? Are you walking around like a sleep deprived zombie, desperate to rebuild your relationship with your bed? Then you’ve come to the right place because we’ve got some top tipsContinue reading “Overcoming Sleep Sabotage – Top Tips For Falling Asleep and Staying Asleep!”

Combating the January Blues

Have the grey, winter mornings got you down? Do you struggle to find anything to smile about? Are you suffering from a serious case of the January blues? Don’t worry, we’re here to help! Why is it that the first month of the new year always brings with it such doom and gloom? What shouldContinue reading “Combating the January Blues”

Christmas TV Crackers!

Why hello there fellow 2020 survivors, how the devil are you doing? We hope that you’re okay and keeping your spirits up (or at least drinking them, like we are). It’s been a tough 10 months and it now feels as though our Christmas bubble has been well and truly popped. With most of theContinue reading “Christmas TV Crackers!”

Alexa – Virtual Friend or Foe?

Do you have Amazon’s Digital Assistant, Alexa, lurking somewhere in your home? Was she a ‘fad’ gadget present that seems to have become a strange, virtual member of the family? Do you inadvertently find yourself having conversations with her by mistake? Do you treat her like a slave and find yourself feeling guilty about itContinue reading “Alexa – Virtual Friend or Foe?”

Expressing Your Inner Geek – Don’t Be Afraid to Be Yourself

Passions, interests, hobbies – whatever you want to call them,  the majority of us have things that we love so much and know so much about that at times it’s almost embarrassing.  My mother is a ‘collector’.  Whether it be teddy bears, tapestries or flower pots, she gets geeky when she’s in full ‘collector’ hunterContinue reading “Expressing Your Inner Geek – Don’t Be Afraid to Be Yourself”

Self-Care at Christmas – Don’t Blow Your Festive Fuse!

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Or at least it should be. In reality, many of us find Christmas to be the most stressful time of the year. Do you ever find yourself standing in the shopping aisle so overwhelmed by the sheer volume of Christmas nibbles on offer that you have totalContinue reading “Self-Care at Christmas – Don’t Blow Your Festive Fuse!”