Do you ever sit down to do a task, such as writing a blog post, and you just can’t muster up the energy or motivation to get on with it? It feels too overwhelming, and you find yourself staring blankly at the screen or notepad with nothing coming to mind. Or maybe you procrastinate on …
How to Make Exercise into a Game
There is no doubt that exercise is good for you, and I try to incorporate exercise into my life as often as possible. Some of the main types of exercise I do are running, going for long walks and going to Pilates class. It’s great to get out in the fresh air and get moving!
What To Do With Those Little Ribbons You Cut Off Your Clothes
You know the ribbons I’m talking about. The ones that are sewn inside the shoulders of your tops, cardigans and jumpers, and in the waistband of skirts. They are meant to help your clothes stay on the hanger, and take the weight of the garment to save the fabric from stretching. But I’d be interested …
How to Get More Exercise Without Putting In Extra Time
It’s a pretty common goal these days to try and increase the amount of exercise we are doing. For some people, this is easy and comes naturally. But for a lot of us, it can be a struggle to motivate ourselves to start up a new or more intense exercise routine, or even to exercise …
How to Use Up Leftover Pieces of Soap and Solid Shower Products
You are probably all familiar with using a bar of soap until it gets really small, and it sometimes breaks up into several small pieces. These little leftover pieces of soap are difficult and fiddly to use, but you don’t want to throw them away as they are still perfectly good soap. At least, that’s …
How to Write Original Blog Posts
In order to write original, unique blog posts, you don’t have to come up with a topic that nobody has thought of or written about before. You can write about any topic and it can be original! Here are some tips to help you write original blog posts. Use your own words. If you …
The Easiest Way to Eat Medlar Fruits
What are medlar fruits? You may never have heard of medlar fruits, as they are rarely grown or eaten these days! I hadn’t heard of them until a couple of years ago when my family planted a medlar tree in our garden. It is only a small tree, but every Autumn it is covered in …
How to Quickly Fight Off a Cold
Over the past few years, I have learnt several tricks for how to fight off a cold. These help to prevent it from hitting with full force and help me to get over it quickly. I still feel as though I am getting a cold several times a year, but thanks to these tricks, the …
How To Get To Sleep Within Minutes
I normally have no trouble getting to sleep within minutes of laying down. However, there are rare occasions where I struggle to sleep, or I wake up in the night and can’t get back to sleep again. I’m sure that nearly everyone experiences this from time to time, especially when there is a lot on …