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- Day 270: Moving a Large Bookshelf Into the Garage Was More Difficult Than I Thought
- Day 269: Moving My Desk, Fish and Chips and a Family Evening
- Day 268: I Feel Lighter Now That 10 Charity Bags Have Been Donated… and Appointment Booked for More
- Day 267: A Trip to the Dentist and Decluttering the Kitchen Counters
- 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
- Day 260: Busy Doing Nothing Before a Few Hours of Housework and Maintenance
- Day 259: A Lunch Date and Feeling Good About Clearing Stuff
- Day 258: A Feeling of Calm as I Go About My Day
- 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
- Day 253: I Feel Happy When I See a Tidy Space, So I Took Action
- Day 252: Planning Some Jobs Around the House, and Learning to Witness My Intense Feelings Without Fixing Them
- Day 251: Music Can Lift Your Mood Almost Instantly, and I Now Have a Plan For the Charity Bags
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Category Archives: Learning
Day 241: Let Clutter Be Your Teacher, Uncovering Feelings That are Buried Deep
I was vacuuming the lounge earlier and had to stop to write a few things down. It got me thinking that when I am doing something else, the words flow from my mind so much quicker than when I’m sitting … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Challenge, decluttering, Inspiration, Learning, Life, working mum
Tagged balance, clutter, cooking, decluttering, relaxing, Stephanie Bennett Vogt, worklife balance
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Take the true parts of criticism and work on that
When someone complains to you about something, for example, “I’ve only seen you for 10 minutes today because you were so busy doing other things…” don’t become defensive and come up with lots of reasons why they shouldn’t have felt … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Learning, Life, Miscellaneous
Tagged calm, learning, life skills, self-help
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Enjoy life’s moments
I recently watched a film called ‘The Convenient Groom’ and the following few lines stuck in my mind: “Everything in life is temporary. You’ve just got to enjoy life’s moments while you have them”. It’s really made me think about … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Learning, Uncategorized
Tagged Frustration, Life, life skills, slow down
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Facing my fear of cycling!
My partner kindly bought me a brand new bike the Christmas before last and until yesterday it has spent 20 months in the garage! My fear of riding a bike stems back from childhood (whilst visiting relatives in Canada) when … Continue reading
Posted in Fun and relaxation, Health and wellness, Learning, Miscellaneous, Quality time
Tagged childhood fears, cycling, fun, learning, outdoors
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The final page of my book…
Today I finished writing my book A Gift for Stressed and Busy Parents and it’s now with the publisher for review and comments. It’s been quite a journey getting all my thoughts down over the last couple of years and structuring … Continue reading
Striving for your dreams
Work life balance I’ve recently made a work life balance adjustments which is working my 35 hour week over four days instead of five. Although the days out of the house are long and the evenings shorter, the extra day at … Continue reading
Posted in Book news, Getting organised, Goals and direction, Learning, Life
Tagged balance, challenge, coaching, direction, dreams, goals, intuition, Life, life coach, me time, parenting, relaxing, stress, tips, words, work, worklife balance, writing
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Seize the moment
Hi there I love to learn and improve my skills, not only at work but for my own personal development. There has been something that I’ve wanted to have the opportunity to try for so long, but never had the … Continue reading
Posted in Goals and direction, Learning, Life
Tagged blogging, courses, learning, life skills, presenting, teaching, training
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