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This Is For Free!
Roll up roll up – Disappearing fast This doesn’t cost a penny But its effects will last Make a big impression Leave a smile upon their face For this mobile miracle Can be used in every place You don’t need equipment Technology or spanners Just remain aware It counts when you use manners!
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Normal Life Challenges?
The past week has felt more challenging than normal. Maybe its because the summer holidays are drawing to a close and the start of a new homeschool year looms ever closer. Maybe its because I’m a bit under the weather, despite my best efforts to stay healthy – including starting to make kombucha which I’ve…
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For ‘Those Days’ of Struggle
There are times when we all feel overwhelmed. There are days we don’t look forward to, or look back on with regret, sadness, anger or even despair. We can make plans but as Burns himself said, ” The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley”, i.e things don’t always to to plan.…
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Clean House, Clean Mind & Being Robbed
A different sort of weekend was had in our household. Having spent a few rainy days decluttering – boxes of old toys, clothes and a host of ‘why do we still have that’ – it just left a good old clean up to be done. Now I don’t know about you but I’ve noticed my…
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Stress – Ways to recognise and deal with it – Part 2
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-yvceq-147d3a9 ). In part 1, we looked at some of the physical, emotional and behavioural signs of stress as well as why the body has certain biological responses to stress. This time I want to offer some suggestions which I hope will be useful to…
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Stress – Ways to recognise and deal with it – Part 1
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-m3uwf-1474751) When you hear (or see) the word stress, what do you think of? Do you immediately tense and see it as the enemy or give a shrug and think: “I’m doing ok”? Stress means different things to different people. Does any of the following…
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5 Natural and safe remedies you can try at home
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-i72sc-146b763) We are all looking for effective and natural remedies to everyday health probems so I’ve come up with a top 5 of remedies we use as a family. 1 Garlic and honey – Boost your immune system – This is something I make up…
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The Sound of Freedom – Make This the Cry That is Heard Around the World
This isn’t my usual type of blog post. This isn’t a movie review: I haven’t seen it yet – but I will, even though I know it won’t be an easy watch. I’ve seen the trailer; I’m listening to the podcast made by the guy the film is about (Tim Ballard’s In The Trenches); I’m…
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5 Ways To Find More Joy In Your Back Garden
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-jwrvf-14599ef) We are constantly being encouraged to do more outside or spend more time in our gardens – but what do we do when we get there? How can we make our little patch of Heaven on Earth look more ‘Garden of Eden’ and less…
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Challenging Yourself
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-ahetj-1449d3d) Do you challenge yourself? When is the last time you challenged yourself? Would you like to challenge yourself more but aren’t sure how to go about it? Well, I thought I’d pick this topic first for my podcast because even getting that off the…
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