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…
Three Ways to Increased Wellbeing by being in Nature
If you’ve read my previous couple of posts in this series, you’ll know that life has been quite crazy for me. I still have a long way to go, to live the simple, un-busy life I crave. Oh but I am A LOT closer than I was! Things have maybe got a little out of…
September Self-Care
Every month I plan for the my wellbeing for the following month. Well every month but this month. Confession time, I didn’t do my wellbeing review on the last Wednesday of August. I didn’t do it last week either and worst of all, I’m only writing this now. So what’s been going on?
What I Mean by Self-Care
I write a lot about the importance of self-care, especially in my Wellbeing Wednesday series. But what do I mean by the term and perhaps you’d like some examples? This the first in a number of posts about introducing self-care, so if this is the sort of post you love reading, you may wish to subscribe so…
Simple Holiday by the Sea, in Rock, Cornwall
I am currently spending the most glorious week in Rock, Cornwall. So much so I decided to change the subject of today’s post, so that I can tell you about this instead. Rock is a coastal fishing village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is opposite Padstow on the north-east bank of the River Camel estuary…