Be a Warrior not a Worrier’ Have we become a nation of worriers? It seems we have, according to new research by a London University. Top of the list is not being able to sleep, but losing our glasses or running out of phone battery also result in heightened panic, said psychologists at Goldsmiths, University […]
‘Your are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream’- C.S.Lewis ‘New Year’s (Resolution) Eve’ As New Year’s Eve 2014 approaches for us all, it is a time of looking forward, where we witness the annual tradition of making vows and promises to change something in our lives where we […]
The definition of exercise is as follows: ‘Exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. Exercise is used to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation’. Sounds great doesn’t it, how powerful exercise can be but that […]
‘The scientific theory that a single occurrence no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever. The flap of a butterfly’s wings changed the air around it so much that a tornado broke out two continents away’ Today I was in my element; I spent the afternoon amongst other things in a […]
‘Over-thinking, the art of creating problems that weren’t even there’ Is this you? Can you recognise yourself doing the following? What simple things can you do to change your mindset? Over-thinking can be where you get caught up in thinking about a single event over and over again. Ruminating about the what, why, who, analysing […]
Did you find that when you were pregnant, people would ask you what you would like to have ‘boy’ or ‘girl’. The majority people go ‘I don’t mind as long as it is healthy’. Secretly though, did you have a longing for a particular gender, did you already have boys and really wanted a girl […]
I am a mum; a very proud mum of a beautiful 12 year old daughter. I am lucky in that she still thinks that I wear cool clothes, looks pretty and only gets slightly embarrassed when I dance and sing around the kitchen when her friends are here. We both love our mother/daughter time, when […]
Holiday’s as a child included sending the obligatory postcard to everyone in your mum’s address book saying the same on each ‘Having a great time’, weather good/bad and talking about whatever day trip you had been on. Looking at the rows of picture postcards whilst on this years holiday did make me think, what has […]
In the news this week American actress Claire Danes confessed that becoming a mother is her most challenging role yet and adjusting to motherhood has become her biggest test. Having a baby can be the most joyous moment but as we know having a baby won’t just have a small impact on our life; it […]
With the summer holidays drawing to a close and the children get ready to go back to school, there will be mums up and down the country who will be looking to go back into the workplace. After spending months or sometimes years out of the workplace this can make the process of going back […]
