Tag Archives: overwhelmed

I Found a Way off the Hamster Wheel Again

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Sandra Madeira

This title of this post popped into my head this morning when I woke up after having a good nights sleep, and I knew that I was meant to turn it into a blog post. Since sorting and organising my … Continue reading →

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Taking a Moment For Yourself

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Sandra Madeira

Where do you go when you want to take yourself away from the day’s hustle and bustle? My friend finds that sitting on her stairs is the calmest place to be. I’ve noticed that my daughter does this sometimes too … Continue reading →

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Try Mapping it Out

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Sandra Madeira

When you are feeling overwhelmed it can be difficult to know what to do. Things feel like they are getting on top of you and it’s not always obvious what to do first. In my case today, the whole house … Continue reading →

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A Reason to Take Regular Breaks Every Day

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Sandra Madeira

We have all experienced burnout in our lives at one time or another, but if we knew how to prevent this, surely we would try it wouldn’t we? It’s quite common to say that we’ll rest at the end of … Continue reading →

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Putting What I’ve Learnt into Practice and Finding Balance

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Sandra Madeira

I recently studied for a course called ‘Children and Young People’s Mental Health’, and whilst doing it, I got the chance to put what I’d learnt into practise. Amongst other topics, I had been reading and answering questions on stress, … Continue reading →

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An Update on the Mice and the Clutter

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Sandra Madeira

I can’t believe it’s been over a week since I’ve written anything. I’ve started many posts but not finished them as I’m in the middle of a lot of things including starting a couple of new and exciting self-improvement projects … Continue reading →

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Create Categories When Making Decisions On Clutter

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Sandra Madeira

I’ve introduced categories when sorting through clutter before so it doesn’t feel like anything new; however, what I’m doing this time around seems to have the stuff flying out of the room at record speed. I think something is shifting … Continue reading →

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Day 166: The Never-ending Battle of Clearing Clutter From High-Traffic Areas of Your Home, and Motivating Tips

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This morning I was feeling anxious and overwhelmed again with the clutter. It doesn’t seem to matter how many hours I spend decluttering, throwing things away, recycling and putting things in their place, the space in the high-traffic areas fill … 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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Recharging Batteries before Getting Organised

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Sandra Madeira

Sometimes the best use of our time is doing nothing and sometimes we just need to get organised. Sometimes the former needs to be done before you are in the right fame of mind to do the latter. No one … Continue reading →

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