An Introduction to Self-Care for Your Body
When we think of self-care, we often think of massages and pedicures. Those are fantastic but certainly not part of daily self-care. But some of the most important self-care activities are those that tend to the more mundane needs of the body: getting enough sleep, drinking lots of water, eating healthy food, and getting some exercise. When…
How To Achieve More With These 5 Goal Setting Tips
If you want to succeed, you need to set goals. Without goals you lack focus. This guest post from Melanie Fielden of Pioneer Chicks provides you with tips to follow, to stay motivated and point you in the right direction on how to achieve more with five goal setting tips….
Introducing Self-Care for your Mind-Part Two
This post was updated on 22/04/19Self-Care for your mind might not be the first thing you think about. I’m so pleased to say though, that all forms of self-care is being talked about more. I’m doing my bit too and I’m not going to apologise for it! Anyway this is second part in this series.…
Introducing Self-Care for Your Mind-Part One
This post was updated on 17/04/19If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know self-care is crucial to me and a huge part of my blog. It took me collapsing in a gym class and a doctor telling me I had exhaustion for me to slow down and rest. Now I have a passion…
The Truth About My Morning of Overwhelm
I’m going to tell you the truth. I had a morning of overwhelm and it really surprised me. I didn’t really know what was happening until I was sobbing on the kitchen counter. I best explain.
Self-Love vs Self-Care
This post was updated on 20/03/19I’ve mentioned this before, I am passionate about promoting the importance and impact of daily self-care. I talk a lot about it on this blog and I have a Facebook group, Shine in Self-Care, with ideas, support and encouragement. There’s lot of exciting things to come as well by the…
Five Things I Learnt from Suffering with the Flu
Last week the flu virus hit the Russell residence. I don’t get sick very often with coughs and colds. Even less so with the flu. My husband is more susceptible. I blame his aversion to eating fruit and vegetables! Although he is getting better at that to be fair. However last week we were both…
Learn How to Forget Resolutions and Focus on Your Goals
Tomorrow is “Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day”-the day that most people would have given up on their new year’s resolutions by. The initial buzz and excitement has gone. It’s back to routine and reality and how do you add something else to your already busy life? It is unrealistic to think you can completely change…
How to Start the New Year Afresh
This post isn’t about new year’s resolutions; look out for that later this month! It is about clearing the clutter from last year so you can start the new year afresh. Embrace those new opportunities and make the most of the enthusiasm and motivation a new year brings.
Self-Care Strategies for Your Healthy Mind
“Mental health” and “mental illness” are terms used interchangeably. However, they are not the same thing. Everyone has mental health, just like everyone has health. In a lifetime, not all people will experience a mental illness, but everyone will struggle or a have a challenge with their mental wellbeing, just like we all have challenges…
