The Benefits of Mindfulness Through Craft-Making
Do you find yourself stressed out and looking for a way to relieve your anxiety? Sometimes we hold onto all this tension and anxiety without even realising it until we sit down and do something creative. Taking five minutes out of your day to sit down and do a craft can help to take your […]
How To Nourish Your Body Properly
By Guest Blogger Kimberly Ashton We have all heard of the saying “let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food” and we know on some level it is true, but how do we actually embrace that in our daily life? How we were brought up and relate to food is a […]
7 Ways Dogs Improve Your Work-Life Balance
Can dogs really improve your work-life balance? I must confess I never thought of a dog being able to give humans simple work-life balance strategies, but they can. In 2012, we adopted a cheeky Cavoodle (poodle x Cavalier mix) Buddy as I could no longer ignore my 9 year old son’s frequent pleas for a […]
The Power Of A Good Morning Routine
What’s in a good morning routine do you think? It’s the start of another Sydney Summer and during this time of year, I find myself waking up earlier thanks to a loud chorus of native birds. Even my dog doesn’t sleep in. When it’s Summer, I have more time in the morning so it’s easier […]
12 Ways To Totally Pamper Yourself
Women spend huge amounts of time nurturing others. We listen to our partners’ bad days, kids’ disappointments, and girlfriends’ woes. I’m not saying our efforts go unreciprocated but am just making a point. If it wasn’t for us, the plants would die, our dogs would starve, the phone would get unanswered and there’d be no […]
Why being a morning person keeps you healthy?
I must admit 25 years ago I was a night owl, and on most weekends I became nocturnal. Let me set the scene. It was the extravagant 1980’s. Big hair, big shoulder pads and big parties. Every weekend had a dress up party or a nightclub to visit. I worked in advertising. Need I say […]
5 ways to navigate back to better health
It can be tough, I know. First there’s all the excitement & build up: the parties…. the food… and (of course), the wine…. Then the real chaos hits!! The Christmas/New Year festivities in full swing…. family, friends, fur-babies and free-loaders: it’s a full-on festive furore…. but unfortunately, ‘healthy’ routines commonly fall into a state of […]
How to find life balance with a strong willed child
Strong willed children can be a bit of a phenomena. At least when I had my strong willed child it took me a while to figure out how I was going to parent him. Did you, or do you have a similar challenge? My first child was an easy going temperament child, who loved following […]
Why It’s Good To Get Angry
Do you think that anger gets a bad rap in today’s society? We are often told that anger can be incredibly destructive towards work or family relationships, can result in hurting a person’s reputation, and even affect our overall health and wellbeing. Anger can make the most sensible, and respectable person do the most crazy, […]
What My Forty Year Old Self Taught Me
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you had a crystal ball, and could see one, two, five years into your future, and see what life would be like? What you’d be doing, how happy you’d be, where you’re living, who you’re with. Would save a whole lot of heartache, right? But what if you didn’t like […]
