I love the Action for Happiness calendars. You can access them via https://www.actionforhappiness.org/calendars A new one is published each month. July is all about resilience. It’s about choosing how to respond. June ended on a very low point for me, so this has come at just the right time. I’ll add to this post each […]
The One About Action for Happiness (7th Jan)
“Take ten minutes to sit still and just breathe” Oh…. I’m a working mum with 2 jobs and 2 children! Ten minutes?!?!? How on earth will I find that time? I remembered yesterday that I have the Headspace app provided free as I work in education (see here for info) so decided then that I […]
The One About Action for Happiness (4th Jan)
I love the monthly wellbeing calendars from Action for Happiness. January’s calendar is focussed on Happy New Year. I’ve decided to blog my progress through January’s actions. Saturday 4th’s challenge was to write a list of things I feel grateful for and why. 1. My family. I’m lucky to have been able to have two […]
The One About Action for Happiness (2nd Jan)
I love the monthly wellbeing calendars from Action for Happiness. January’s calendar is focussed on Happy New Year. I’ve decided to blog my progress through January’s actions. Today’s action is “make time to do something kind for yourself”. Now, I have to confess that I had a self-care afternoon/evening yesterday on the sofa watching The […]
The One About Being Flexible
I’ll lay all my cards on the table. I’m a teacher, I work part time, I have two children and a dog and no family very close by. When I heard this week that the DfE were releasing a document aimed at making teaching more flexible to aid staff retention, I was optimistic that finally […]
The One With the Goals
I’ve been an occasional reader of The Organised Housewife (as my disorganised house will evidence!) So, when I saw that Katrina was launching a 2019 Challenge to Declutter 52 Things in 52 Weeks, I signed up. A pre-challenge task was to think about what I want to achieve by the end of the challenge. So, […]
The One Without an Easter Plan
I’ve had Easter holiday plans and “to do” lists before. I’ve even shared them here, inspired by someone else doing the same. Not for 2018, though. This Easter holiday, all our house is focussing on is recovery from a winter season of germs that have battered us all. We’re all tired, we’re all in need […]
The One About Workload
I don’t write often enough, and I certainly don’t write enough about things that matter. Today, I’m thinking about my work. And specifically my workload. I teach. I’m contracted for 13.5 hours over 2.5 days. And yet my children attend nursery for 30 hours on my three teaching days. How come they are there for […]
The One About Habits
Last year, on a girlie camping weekend, a discussion about what we’d do if we win the lottery was had. I decided I’d pay for hypnotherapy to break two bad habits that I’ve had for as long as I can remember, one of which was often commented upon by others, usually in jest but not […]