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, […]
The One About Action for Happiness (20th Jan)
“Go to bed in good time and give yourself time to recharge” Today will be a pretty busy day – morning parenting, afternoon meeting in London and a late train home. My promise today is to keep my laptop switched […]
The One About Action for Happiness (16th Jan)
“Get outside and notice 5 things that are beautiful” 1. The moon feint in the sky this morning. 2. Tiny signs of warmer weather on its way (bulbs peeping through the soil!) 3. A “one for sorrow” magpie wandering around […]
The One About Action for Happiness (17th Jan)
“Eat healthy food which really nourishes you” Not the best day for this one. In the @OneAbout house, Friday is known as Pizza Friday. Weirdly, today we’ve not had pizza… we had fish and chips instead! I did share a […]
The One About Action for Happiness (15th Jan)
“Put a worry into perspective and try to let it go” Well that was easy to type…. but harder by far to do! To start, which worry do I choose? I’ve been using the Headspace app this week before I […]
The One About Action for Happiness (13th Jan)
“Be gentle with yourself when you make mistakes” I’ve been catching up with these blog posts as I hadn’t posted updates from 9th to 12th. In writing, I’ve reflected on the things that happened at work last week, the rather […]
The One About Action for Happiness (12th Jan)
“Switch off all your tech 2 hours before bedtime” Today was not the day for this! After a surprise night out (and therefore, late night and lack of sleep) and two children to look after alone, tech was definitely my […]
The One About Action for Happiness (11th Jan)
“Have a chat with a stranger” I didn’t have a plan for how to tackle this one. I had no plans to leave the house today, let alone find a stranger to engage with! As it was, the opportunity to […]
The One About Action for Happiness (10th Jan)
“Thank three people you’re grateful for and tell them why” Oddly, this didn’t occur as I had expected it to! I’ve had a couple of tricky days work-wise. I’m lucky to be surrounded by a wonderful, supportive team and I’ve […]
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 […]