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…
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…
My way to wellbeing through daily greatness
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…
Re-energised from my Time in a Rituals Store
I’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, I was intrigued. This post…
Slowing Down to Enjoy Life More
Since deciding to live more simply, a huge part of what I am enjoying is slowing down to enjoy life more. I don’t overload my schedule, for example. I have lots in my diary to look forward to, but there is also white space in there. I don’t rush around and I generally feel more…
How I’ve planned my wellbeing for a jubilant June
Today is my Wellbeing Wednesday! The first Wednesday of the month where I share how I’ve planned my wellbeing for the month ahead. To read a previous post in this series, click here. and here. I am so excited for this month. I have friends visiting this weekend, then seeing other close friends the week after.…
How I Plan and Reflect on my Self-Development, so I can Shine Bright
This post was updated on 18/11/18I’ve been doing a lot of self-development recently. It has always been something that I’ve enjoy doing, I just love learning. I am lucky enough to be able to dedicate more time to it now and it is really helping me to be happy and go out there and shine!…
