Finding a Balance: How to NOT Bring Your Work Home With You
Here are some techniques for finding a balance so you can use to regain your sense of calm before coming home.
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Signs Your Family Needs More Nutritious Food
We all try and help our family to lead a healthy lifestyle. But in the modern world, it can be harder than ever to keep our kids in good health. After all, we all tend to eat at different times, and you can’t always control their food intake when they are outside the house. But … Read more
How to Incorporate Mindfulness in Your Daily Life
Do you ever feel like your mind is about to explode? Our hyper-connected world provides a lot of distractions in our daily lives. Smartphones make it even harder to concentrate on a single task without the urge to check your emails, social media and all sorts of notifications. This state of busyness and flurry of … Read more
Not A Morning Person? Become One!
When the kids are screaming at 6 am, it can be hard to reach for a cup of coffee. So, expecting to be in a good mood is very optimistic. It’s far more optimistic than how you feel first thing in the morning. Just face it – you’re not a morning person. There is nothing … Read more
Bullying hurts, it’s time to #BeKind
This morning whilst sipping my coffee and catching up on my Facebook timeline I saw a video which had been shared by a friend featuring a local school who were featured on This Morning with Holly and Phil as part of the #BeKind campaign. Now I’m not a watcher of daytime TV, I’m too busy … Read more
10 tips to ensure a Good Hair Day
If there is one aspect of my ‘beauty routine’ that will guarantee whether I feel good or bad about myself, it’s my hair. It is pretty much the first thing that people will notice when they see you like your hair is more visible than say your make-up at a distance. I always notice others’ … Read more
Blowing away the cobwebs of 2016 – our family walk at Deeping Lakes
One of our favourite things to do over the New Year is to get out for a family walk if the weather permits. We wrap up warm and head off on an adventure. Despite the cold weather, it’s actually still been quite sunny recently and the winter sun is always so nice – especially for … Read more
The Beans making the most of Bluestone Activities
Normally when you get rain on your holiday it pretty much ruins it if you’re in the UK but at Bluestone Wales, it didn’t matter one bit. Sure enough, sunshine would have been a bonus but it certainly wasn’t a necessity. Bluestone Village Centre After a great night’s sleep, we awoke on our first morning … Read more
Essential kit for a fun family adventure day outdoors
Over my years as a Mummy, I have wasted a LOT of money buying things unnecessarily on family days out (and holidays) because Hubby and I are USELESS at planning a day out. We always seem to be running around like headless chickens trying to get ready for days out or trips away, only to … Read more