I mentioned before that I’m not a nutritionist, just an enthusiast for good health and well-being and on my quest to help my own family get a little bit healthier, I’ve happened upon some realisations that I thought I’d share in this ‘one healthy journey’ blog in my website. So [...]
Sometimes I think self-care is misunderstood. So I’m going to start this blog post off with an oxford dictionary definition: "self-care is the practice of activities that are necessary to sustain life and health, normally initiated and carried out by the individual for him- or herself." Activities that sustain life [...]
Sleep! Why do we need it and 5 tips to get more of it! Our bodies need sleep to rejuvenate, grow muscle, repair tissue and more! Good sleep improves concentration, productivity, a more positive frame of mind and also impacts emotions and social interactions!! Sleep deprivation on the other end [...]
Who doesn’t want more energy, maybe toddlers, or puppies but for the rest of us, I just thought this topic might be of interest for more than myself! So I’ll get right to it! I found some resources online that listed the following five foods as some of the highest [...]
As part of a healthy habits challenge we did in our Facebook Group, we looked at Gratitude! But why is gratitude a good habit to have? The harvard website states... "In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, [...]
Before you start reading, let me just mention that I am not a nutrition expert. I am merely an enthusiast of good health and the healthy journey part of my blog documents my findings to help improve the health and well-being of my family. I share them in here as [...]
Yes, we are in the throes of a global pandemic, but we've got to take precautions, do our best to stay safe and try to focus on the positives as panic isn't helping anyone! So, instead of lying awake again last night worrying about loved ones it might have a negative effect on; I decided instead to try to think of a silver lining - and strangely I thought of more than one! I thought others might benefit from thinking in this way too, so to contribute to a more positive outlook on this horrible situation, I've listed below 19 good things I've noticed that may otherwise not have happened. We are all in this together!
I'm not an expert but keeping ourselves as healthy as possible is well documented as the best starting point should this virus reach us. So, getting over viral infections and colds that we already have as quickly as possible can only be a good thing.
With everything that's going on in the world we live in, it's made me incredibly grateful to have a business I can work from home (and behind a laptop if I choose to.)
I have watched my little boy stand and fall down, take a step and fall down, use a walker and fall down. Yet still, he keeps on standing and trying to walk. He gets frustrated sometimes and resorts to crawling to get where he wants to go faster, yet he [...]
Coffee with a special friend this morning reminded me of something very important that I had let slide. I tend to worry about things, big things, small things, and generally anything! In the past year of being a mum, I've found all sorts of new things to worry about too, [...]
How many times in life do we wish we had saved more for the rainy day that arrived before we were ready, or put aside a small amount each month to pay for that big purchase we knew we would have to make. Why do we choose to play small, [...]
Over the past number of months, my main motivator and driving force has also been my reason to prioritise and therefore take things a little bit easier aswell. As you may know from my previous blogs, we are happily expecting our first baby next month so being at home full-time [...]
I've just hung out a wash of baby clothes bought to pack in my hospital bag in a few weeks and our little back yard area has taken on a new look I've never seen before! Being a first timer at all of this, I've not been sure what to buy, [...]
I'm sure you've read the rosy pictures and inspirational quotes about creating a life you've always dreamt of having, however they don't show you the reasons why it might NOT be for you. I've written my top five characteristics to avoid work from home businesses, so you can either be better [...]
I've received a few messages asking me how I've been getting on with the big move to to 100% salary from my home business after finishing work on 30th March, so I thought I'd write a blog to cover a few of the things that have happened in the last fortnight. The [...]
I heard a quote this morning that taking painkillers can sometimes be like turning off the smoke alarm without looking for the fire and it inspired me to write this blog. I regularly go to a chiropractor called Keith Martin, based in Avalon Chiropractic in Belfast who I highly recommend. [...]
This is my fifth month of pregnancy, we had our big scan a couple of weeks ago to say everything was well and I just wanted to share a few of the supplements that I've been taking to make my life easier! Every morning without fail I take my aloe [...]
I have been keeping this piece of news off social media for the last few months for a couple of reasons. Firstly because I felt it was a precious part of our lives and I just wanted to make sure everything would be ok before I made it 'public.' I [...]
When belief met action... we did it! The decision to start a home business can be many things to many different people. Exciting, terrifying, a big leap, or not so big step depending on your character. I feel this divides us into two types of people - those who [...]
I know a lot of friends and colleagues who have started a work from home business just like mine because their childcare bills were too expensive for them to go to work. I met with another young mum yesterday who with three small children, faced a £30 per hour bill [...]
