Category Archives: Inspiration

Day 138: A Cinderella Movie and Some Gardening

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Just wanted to update you on how I felt after my very long walk yesterday. Although I had rushed out the house a bit stressed, I returned one hour and twenty minutes later in a happier state of mind. It’s … Continue reading →

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Day 137: Walking (and a Bit of Blogging) Helps with Lockdown Stress

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Some people need stimulation from ‘other people’ and ‘things’ to be happy (group A) and some people can be happy from just being with themselves (group B). I think we have two in each group in our house. I’m in … Continue reading →

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Day 136: A Partial Day of Solitude in the Garden and Washing Down the Patio

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

How do you know if you are making progress towards your goal? I truly believe that you can just feel it. Today I actually got a glimpse of living with more space around me, as things are starting to fall … Continue reading →

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Day 135: A Few Days Off to Potter About the House

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I have a few days off work and it’s an amazing feeling. After a well-earned lie in this morning, I decided to not ‘clock watch’. I just went with the flow of the day. Everyone else was working or schooling … Continue reading →

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Day 134: The Peacefulness of Early Morning and My Revised Challenge for 2020

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Since the beginning of lockdown I’ve been getting a bit more sleep as the morning routine is totally different. There are no packed lunches to prepare and no one is rushing around trying to get out of the house, meaning … Continue reading →

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Day 133: Some Days Should be Sprinkled With Self-Care & A Homemade Meat Pie

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Self-care is something that I’ve heard a lot about recently so I thought I’d treat myself to some of it today. Do you ever do that? The main reason is that I woke up with the same tension headache that … Continue reading →

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Day 132: Does Surface Clutter Make You Anxious?

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Last week’s mass kitchen decluttering left a lot of surface clutter including items with no home. It finally got to me today and I had to take action. I sorted out some of the remaining cupboards – the top three … Continue reading →

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Day 131: De-stressing the Muscles and Doing Some Planning

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today was one of those days where I woke up a bit achy round the neck and shoulders which was giving me one of my tension headaches. It was probably all the gardening over the last couple of days or … Continue reading →

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Day 130: Uncovering the Small Water Fountain in the Garden

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

The girls wanted to help in the garden today so I suggested some weeding. I don’t think that was interesting enough for them and before long they were asking questions about the hidden water fountain in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Day 129: Lots of Help Decluttering the Garden Before Sitting Down to a Nice Roast Lamb Dinner

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

A bank holiday Friday and beautiful weather – can’t ask for more than that! I spent practically a whole day gardening and the girls helped me so much. We focused on the corner which has basically been used as a … Continue reading →

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