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Your Circle of Self- Care

2022-04-30T19:33:22+02:00July 2nd, 2021|

Remember that I introduced you to the Life Wheel a while back? It's a worksheet that helps you identify where you stand in all areas of life and where you might need some work. If not, you can download it here. Today I want to introduce you to a different kind of wheel: the Circle of Self-Care. Your circle of self-care is basically the foundation of your life. The different elements all contribute to your happiness, balance and overall wellbeing. There are different slices to the Self-care pie: [...]

Miranda’s favorite things – June 2021

2022-04-30T19:30:59+02:00June 25th, 2021|

Remember my recent favorite podcasts post? Today's another collection of my recent favorites, but a more generic one. Enjoy How we love There is the book, and initially it was written for couples to improve their marriage and partnership. However, how we love is so much broader than just with our significant other. Each person’s childhood experiences form the roots of who they are; continuing to inform the way that person responds to others or expresses love, even far into adulthood. The r [...]

Revisiting your word of the year

2022-04-30T19:37:43+02:00June 18th, 2021|

As many of you know, I choose a Word of the Year each year. It accompanies me throughout the year and has served me much much better than any resolution I have set in the past. Recently I have been feeling quite aligned with myself and I stumbled across an article of my first life coach on revisiting your word of the year. It is good practice to revisit your word of the year at the mid point of the year – so we're just in time for summer solstice happening this weekend… My word for 2021 was SOF [...]

Does Social Media make you scream?

2022-04-30T19:41:25+02:00June 4th, 2021|

The other day, a client was saying that she feels like a failure every time she logs onto social media and sees yet another person posting some amazing thing they have done or achieved.  She went on to say that each time she sees someone posting photos of their workouts they have been doing this past year, the dishes they have created or the craft or language they have learned 'thanks to the pandemic', she wants to scream. I was surprised. And a little taken aback. Because I post quite a bit on [...]

33 things to do when it rains

2022-04-30T19:42:24+02:00May 28th, 2021|

The weather has not been so nice lately. But rainy days do have its charm. Yes they do! Here are 33 things to do when it rains. And I'm sure you can come up with 34 more. Try it! Go hiking in the woods (it rains less in the woods). Go jogging. Sure, you get wet, but it's great to run in the rain and you get to take a warm shower afterwards. Play board games: when was the last time you played a board game (Monopoly, Risk, etc)? or even cards? This is fun with kids but also among adults. So organ [...]

Additional tips against clutter

2022-04-30T19:43:06+02:00May 21st, 2021|

In my last post, I wrote about different kinds of clutter and how to get rid of them. Today it's time for a little reminder... How is that list coming along? Did you do 2 things from one list? If not, please read below tips to spur you on:  ALL items in your house should be USEFUL and BEAUTIFUL. “Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful." -William Morris ALL items in your house should have a PLACE. If they don't have one, create one. If you can't c [...]

Get rid of clutter and success will follow

2022-04-30T19:43:48+02:00May 14th, 2021|

What do the following items have in common? A loose button on your shirt that you have meant to mend for weeks. Your grandma's old china that you never use but keep anyway. An old grudge against an old friend. Unworn clothes in your wardrobe. Gifts you received but don't really like. Fear of failure in your future business The oil change your car is in desperate need of. The rented DVDs you need to return. The filing you need to do. They are all clutter. Clutter doesn't have to be a physical ob [...]

Everything happens FOR you, not TO you

2021-04-02T09:45:52+02:00April 2nd, 2021|

Sometimes life throws you curve balls. One day you are full of energy, enthusiasm and creativity to set up a new project, a business, a new piece of art and the next day you are thrown back by something like: creative block: you can't seem to 'find' the next chapter of your book lack of inspiration: you want to paint but have no idea what negative criticism: people judge your work badly which makes you angry and want to stop a change of plan: what you had in mind is not possible for some reason [...]

Adult crafting during lockdown

2021-03-26T09:45:47+02:00March 26th, 2021|

Since we're all spending so much time at home and you might be running out of puzzles to make, I thought I'd share a list of other (doable) crafty things you can do. If you have any to share with us, post them in the comments below. Rope bowl You have probably seen these bowls in a shop and thought they would look nice on your mantelpiece. Well, looks like they're pretty easy to make yourself. And wouldn't it be nice to be able to say to your neighbour next time he comes around: 'oh that t [...]

8 ways to get anything done

2021-03-19T09:45:37+02:00March 19th, 2021|

We all lead busy lives. Even if the pandemic seemed to slow things down for a while, our agendas are chock-full with appointments again. Our to do lists hardly leave us time to breathe. We have become multi-taskers, juggling work and life but struggling to find the right balance. Usually we manage pretty well. But sometimes, things spin out of control and OVERWHELM takes over. What are the signs of overwhelm? you don’t know what the next thing is you need to be doing you break down and cry beca [...]

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