In this lifestyle category, we discuss self-care and well-being for busy mums and workaholics. We share advice on meditation, breathing techniques, healthy living, fitness, menopause, and sleep advice.
We also include free checklists and tools to help you with your self-help journey.
Most of the techniques we use are the foundation of our daily routines
As many of you know, I’m always on the lookout for ways to make life easier for myself; however, self-care is often something that I struggle to fit into my chaotic lifestyle. Looking after kids is chaotic, but when you throw a child with ADHD into the mix, it really does ramp it up a […]
You’ve had a terrible day at work, the kids are fighting upstairs, your freezer broke, and you need to get to swimming lessons in five minutes, sound familiar? Whether you are a single mom, working mom, new mum, mom of teenagers, or a fur baby mom, life can suck at times, and it’s easy to […]
Whether you believe in the power of crystals or not, what harm can it do to sprinkle a few around the home to give your house protection from negative energies? You don’t need to be an expert on crystal healing, just knowing a little bit about the best protection crystals is all you need to […]
So, you’ve read about all the common menopausal symptoms, like weight gain, mood swings, vaginal dryness, hair loss, night sweats, and probably have experienced most of them. Another strange and unexpected symptom creeps up on you out of nowhere, and bam, there’s another one to add to the never-ending list! Let’s talk about that very strange little […]
Everywhere you look these days, people are glued to their phones. From young kids to the elderly, it seems we all have the bug. Has telephone etiquette gone out the window, or can we still claw back some manners when we use our phones? With the ever-increasing demand for technology, it makes the opportunity to […]
I wish I’d known how to break in Birkenstocks before I got my first pair. Getting new Birkenstocks for the first time was an exciting moment for me as I’d heard how comfortable and how great they were for posture. I suffer from chronic back pain, so it is important to me that my footwear […]
We all have those super slouchy days where we just can’t get motivated to do anything at all. Working, looking after the kids and home can take it out of the best of us and we can find we often have zero energy in the morning. I was looking for something that would bring back […]
As part of my never-ending home improvement, I’ve recently had beautiful new plaster in the living room and downstairs loo. There is nothing like the brand-new, smooth as glass surface of freshly plastered walls. I’m not a big fan of wallpaper especially after having to strip 60 years worth of it off the wall of our new […]
Do you often say mean and unkind words to yourself? Would you ever speak to a friend, your mother, or your child in that way? Of course, you wouldn’t! In this post, I’m going to show you how to get rid of the negative nelly for good and how to be gentle with yourself instead, in more ways than one. How to be gentle […]
Woohoo! It’s an exciting time when you buy brand new Doc Martens, Whether you’re a first-time buyer or whether like me you’ve had several pairs for years, you will know that Doc Martens need a lot of breaking in. In this post, I’ll show you how to break in Doc Martens so you can become […]