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 (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 off when I arrive home… Will I manage it?!?!?
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 garden. 4. The cacophony of birdsong from within a hedge. 5. Almost still daylight […]
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 portion with MrE though, so it could have been worse.
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 go to sleep, so tonight I’ll look for a meditation session about “letting go” 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 late night on Saturday and some very lazy parenting on Sunday. There were definitely times […]
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 friend and theirs to get through the day. This was definitely a failed task… but […]
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 go out out presented itself, and a taxi driver was the “friendly stranger” Funny how […]
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 really needed them this week. So, my three than yous were for: AM – for […]
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 […]