This post was updated on 13/05/21When lockdown happened, it forced us all to slow down. We couldn’t carry on with our busy lives, rushing from one task to the next. Jumping in the car to do multiple drop offs and pick ups. Our time being taken up by other things.The thing is, I heard a …
This post was updated on 13/05/21We have all been there; the day is crazy busy and you look at your watch and you don’t know where the time has gone. It is so easy to let the day run away with you and before you know it, it’s the end of the day and all …
This post was updated on 04/04/20Self-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. …
This post was updated on 21/09/20If 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 …
This post was updated on 21/09/20Last 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 …
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 …
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?
This post was updated on 13/05/21I 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 …
It’s taken me a little while to write my Wellbeing Wednesday post. I felt “out of sorts” in July. Progress with wellbeing and fitness goals was slow. Can I blame the heat? Well partly, because it has increased my fatigue and thrown out our daily routine. July was a successful month in many other ways, but …
This post was updated on 13/05/21I’ve been reading about rituals recently. As opposed to routines, rituals are carried out in a mindful, joyous way. They are a part of your day to look forward to, slow down and experience the simple pleasures. So when was shopping recently and saw a shop with the name Rituals, …
