With Mother’s Day fast approaching, Sunday 6th March in the UK, I thought I would share with you a few ideas of some gifts that your mother will love. I don’t know if everyone has this problem, but my mother always insists she doesn’t want a gift so I can never just ask her outright … [Read more…]
It’s my blog’s 1st birthday and to celebrate, I’m giving away a £10 Amazon voucher. I can’t believe my little blog is a year old! I still remember publishing my first post, and the utter elation I felt about a week later when I finally hit double figures for views on a post. About 6 … [Read more…]
Time for my review of the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, five of the books from February’s reading list. I decided to do them as a group rather than do each one separately, so I am not giving any spoilers along the way. The review will cover the full series but I will make … [Read more…]
We all need a little me time. A time to spend quietly reflecting, shopping, sipping cocktails, watching football, whatever it is that you want to do. Parents: before you let the guilt kick in, I think you especially deserve some me time. 3 Reasons We All Need Some Me Time It’s important to prioritise some … [Read more…]
You might remember earlier in the month I did some posts to help with job searching if you were unhappy in your current role. It got me thinking, what if you love your current role and the company you work for, but you feel they don’t pay you fairly? You could always ask for a … [Read more…]
Welcome to the Anything Goes linky, week 34! This linky is for any type of posts on any subject. Literally Anything Goes! It will run from 12.05am Monday to 11.55pm the following Sunday, so there is plenty time to link up. And if you link up early, feel free to pop back and check out … [Read more…]
Welcome to week 15 of my Thought of the Week. This week’s quote is: “Being a little fish in a big pond isn’t a bad thing – it means you have plenty of room to grow.” This quote fits in perfectly with February’s self improvement theme. When we start something new, often we … [Read more…]
Being happy is something we all want, and often it means different things to different people. Happiness is not instant and the definition is always changing, but there are ways to make yourself happier in the moment. I don’t think there’s a one size fits all answer to happiness. It often depends on what we want, how close … [Read more…]
Do you ever find yourself using exercise to boost your mood? Exercising releases endorphins, the happy hormone, so it’s a guaranteed mood lifter. Plus I always find if I’m upset or (especially) angry, I put so much more into my work out. Using Exercise To Boost Your Mood – A Workout So if … [Read more…]
That’s it, the best piece of advice I think anyone can ever take – stop putting yourself down. We all have plenty of haters who are willing to do this for us. Why should we make it easy for them by believing it to the point that we actually join in? By putting yourself down, … [Read more…]