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- Day 338: Thoughts from Today’s Clearing Efforts
- Day 337: Decluttering Has to Come Before Cleaning, and Being Proactive Whilst Waiting in the Car
- Day 336: Boxes of Christmas Decorations Adds to the Clutter
- Day 335: Saying Goodbye to the Skip and Looking at Routines from the past
- Day 334: A Cosy Corner in the Study
- Day 333: Clothes, Clothes, Clothes and a Cupboard
- Day 332: A New Pair of Slippers, and a Plan for Weekend Decluttering
- Day 331: Thoughts About Living With Less In My Wardrobe
- Day 330: The More You Clear, the More You Learn and the More Successes You Have
- Day 329: It is Only Clutter When it no Longer Serves a Purpose in Your Life
- Day 328: What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done to Your Phone?
- Day 327: A Peaceful Sunday Getting Things Done
- Day 326: A Walk, a Chat, a New Audio Book and Your Support, Helped me Move Forward
- Day 325: New Taps, Some Decluttering, a Film and a Pizza
- Day 324: Knowing When to Listen to Your Body… and Relax
- Day 323: A Solution for My Broken Vacuum Cleaner and More Clutter Sold
- Day 322: A Painting Challenge in the Tricky Cupboard
- Day 321: A Productive Day, and a New Under Sink Storage Solution
- Day 320: Should I Have a Plan for the Week?
- Day 319: A Nice Autumn Walk and a Day of Pottering
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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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