Category Archives: Inspiration

Day 257: Walking and Creating Spaciousness on This Sunny Sunday

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Apart from my morning stretch routine, I haven’t done any proper exercise for a week or so. I could see that it was a lovely sunny day so I went for a 30 minute brisk walk. I then spent the … Continue reading →

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Day 256: You Can Get a Lot Done By Being at Home All of the Time

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I do love being at home and just pottering around doing whatever takes my fancy. Although I feel this way (and therefore staying in has and will continue to suit me fine), I appreciate that there are people out there … Continue reading →

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Day 255: A Sense of Calm and a Chinese Takeaway

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

That’s two days in a row now where things have been going well and I’m feeling calm. I’ve had more successes at work i.e. people emailing me or coming up with answers before I’m having to chase them, and things … Continue reading →

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Day 254: Lots of things Went My Way Today, Apart From Damaging the Alexa Cable

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today was one of those days where things just went my way. Don’t you just love it when that happens? I feel that it’s important to acknowledge successes, however small they may be, so here goes:

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Day 253: I Feel Happy When I See a Tidy Space, So I Took Action

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I was looking at my ‘I feel happy when…’ list again earlier today, and I noticed an entry that said that ‘I feel happy when I see a tidy space’. I’ve been living with clutter for so long, that any … Continue reading →

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Day 252: Planning Some Jobs Around the House, and Learning to Witness My Intense Feelings Without Fixing Them

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As I’ve mentioned before, we have a few jobs to do around the house and garden that we can’t or don’t want to do ourselves and so today we got a builder round to go through each one to see … Continue reading →

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Day 251: Music Can Lift Your Mood Almost Instantly, and I Now Have a Plan For the Charity Bags

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Mo Gawdat in his book Solve For Happy talks about keeping your own happiness list and referring to it when you are feeling down. I don’t usually feel down as such but this morning after dropping the girls off at … Continue reading →

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Day 250: Cluttered Minds Don’t Know the Concept of Simple

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I literally stood in the centre of my garage today and felt overwhelmed again. I’ve taken stuff out there over the past few weeks ‘in a rush’. I’m happy that it’s not cluttering the house anymore, but I haven’t organised … Continue reading →

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Day 249: Useful Storage Baskets to Contain Items, and a Nice Predictable Feel Good Film

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I don’t tend to worry anyone when I don’t get as much done as planned. I started the day off with a grocery shopping delivery and then had breakfast in the garden. It’s was nice to see the sun for … Continue reading →

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Day 248: An Evening of Self-Care

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It’s so calming just staring at a perfect flower (in this case my geranium plant), especially when you know that you’ve grown it and nurtured it yourself. That’s also how I feel about my two lovely daughters. They said to … Continue reading →

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