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- Day 266: A Trip to the Hygienist and 100 Days to go on my 2020 Challenge
- Day 265: Discarding The Dressing Up Clothes and More Black Sacks of Rubbish
- Day 264: Clearing and Sorting Spare Room Boxes Into Categories is a Massive Step Forward
- Day 263: Feelings of Despair Turn Into Feelings of Joy When I Clear Space
- Day 262: Dealing With Homeless Carrier Bags and a Basket of Random Stuff
- Day 261: Routines are Helping With Clutter Control, and Making Proper Use of the Towel Rail
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- Day 257: Walking and Creating Spaciousness on This Sunny Sunday
- Day 256: You Can Get a Lot Done By Being at Home All of the Time
- Day 255: A Sense of Calm and a Chinese Takeaway
- Day 254: Lots of things Went My Way Today, Apart From Damaging the Alexa Cable
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Have You Asked for Time to Yourself Lately?
I have a smile on my face because I have just asked for a couple of hours to myself. I want to emerge a much happier person than I was feeling just before lunch. Although it’s lovely to have time … Continue reading
Posted in Me time, Parenting
Tagged blogging, happy, Life, overwhelmed, stress, working mum, worklife balance, writing
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Feeling relaxed and calm on Christmas Eve…
It’s Christmas Eve morning, and I’m sitting here thinking about how little I have to do. We’re about to have a lovely Christmas dinner with my mum and dad, all the presents are wrapped and under the tree and I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Fun and relaxation, Getting organised
Tagged happy, Housework, Life, Merry Christmas, organised, relaxing, worklife balance, writing
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The squirrel and the advent calendars
The other week, the library near work was closed so I went to my second favourite bench in the park to sit and think. I began watching a friendly (or so I thought) squirrel running around and playing with an empty takeaway … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Christmas, me time, relaxing, Squirrel, Wildlife, writing
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Having trouble sleeping? Some food and drink suggestions to reach for…
Article first published as Beat Insomnia: Food and Drink that can Promote Sleep on Technorati. If you suffer from insomnia, it can be useful to include sleep-inducing foods in your evening meal or just before going to bed. As a sufferer … Continue reading
Do you think that the whole work-life balance thing is a myth?
Article first published as Is Work-Life Balance for a Working Parent a Myth? on Technorati. We’ve all heard of ‘work-life’ balance and we all want a better one, but do we actually know what it is and when we’ve got … Continue reading
Posted in Getting organised, Toys, mess and clutter
Tagged Life, Myths, parenting, Time management, working mum, worklife balance
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