I’ve heard it said that anxiety and excitement are ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ versions of the same emotion, and have the same symptoms accordingly. I agree with this concept and I have tried reframing my anxious feelings as excitement, but I find it difficult. My mind starts thinking, ‘What am I excited about?’ and I can’t …
I have decided to start a new series that I will call ‘Calmness Mini Tips’. I have experienced anxiety over the past couple of years and I am gradually learning ways to help myself cope with and overcome it. Sometimes I think of a new idea that seems to work for me, and I jot …
Recently, I started tithing which is the practice of giving away a portion of your earnings to charity or other good causes. You can read all about my reasons for deciding to tithe in my blog post: What is Tithing and Why Have I Decided to Tithe? In this post, I am going to share …
We are already a month into 2020, which means it’s time for my January Product Empties post! I only have 6 empties to share with you this month, but they are quite varied. Also, most of them are eco-friendly and sustainable which shows I have been making progress in my transition to using more …
At the start of 2020, I decided to set myself specific goals to work towards (and ideally complete) each month. You can read all about my January goals in this post: My Goals for January 2020. I managed to complete nearly all of my January goals, and I am proud of the progress I made. …
In January, I switched to a goal-based system and set myself several goals for the month. You can read all about my new system in this post: My Goals for January 2020. I am pleased to report that I completed the majority of my January goals! The purpose of this post is to evaluate how …
In my opinion, there’s something highly satisfying about crossing a task off a to-do list. I’m sure I’m not alone in this thinking! I love to organise, make lists, and design systems to make my daily life run more smoothly. Over the years, I have tried many different ways of organising my time, some of …
If you are a regular visitor to my blog you may have worked out that I love to read. I frequently post book reviews here. When I review books, I give them a rating out of 5 stars, on the following scale: 5 = It was absolutely amazing, I loved it!
4 = It was good and …
I am pleased to announce that my blog has been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award! It has taken me a while to get around to writing this post. I was nominated back in November by Cassie from A Life on a Dime, which is a fantastic blog about budgeting, organising, family and more. I …
