5 After Work Rituals
When was the last time you indulged in an act of self-care? If you can't remember the last time you did something just for yourself, it's time to change that. Self-care is more important than most people realize. We all need to relax and recharge sometimes, but many of us forget to care for ourselves in between taking care of...
Happy Brain Chemicals
We have 4 chemicals that can be released from the brain at any time, depending on what we are doing. How can we hack into these -Happy Brain Chemicals. Happy Brain Chemicals - HOw to hack them? If you've had a baby, you'll remember vivid details of the birth and in the middle of the contractions, the deep breathing, the pain, you...
5 Tips to cut the calories
How can I keep my Weight down at Christmas? So many of us fret about our weight over the holiday season as there are so many reasons, occasions to indulge a little more the usual. Well, it doesn't have to be totally out of control. Here are my top 5 tips to cut the calories over the holidays but sill enjoy yourself. Party...
Did someone say Sangria?
I was so lucky as a child to spend the majority of summers spent on my second home island of Menorca. The smallest island in the Balearics. What is it with me and small islands? Where sangria, G&T and plenty of rosado seemed to flow in abundance. I felt it only right to share a little Sangria recipe with you all...
Wake up happier
9 Ways to wake up Happier 1. No screens no sleepYou can beg, plead, hope, and wish for it to be untrue, but the fact of the matter is that light from your screens before bed confuses your brain, disrupts your internal clock and leaves you feeling groggy in the morning – not to mention cutting into valuable rest time. So...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and every year the goal is to fight stigma, share stories, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. It also aims to draw attention to suicide, which can be precipitated by some mental illnesses. Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 18-24 May 2020. The theme is 'kindness'....
Are you finding yourself looking in the fridge again?
With many us working from home right now maybe questioning why we are at the fridge again?! We all know it's taking time to adjust and manage family life with work life and this can play all sorts of havoc on our mind and bodies, some of us maybe having the opposite effect and just not eating at all as...
How to eat consciously
How can we eat consciously and think more like a guinea pigs? Here's a fun fact about my childhood- I loved Guinea pigs, I think I had 7 at one point, plus a big lopped ear bunny named Dusky. These little furry creatures were my babies and my friends, I took so much pride in looking after them. My Mum called...
Hitting your goals in 2020!
Hitting those 2020 goals Are you suffering from the Christmas and New Year festivities? Well I'm here to share my TOP 10 tips - to stay on track with your health and fitness goals in 2020. Well, let me tell you, your only human and everyone's pretty much going through the same motion. First full week back to work, full days at...
10 Tips to stay healthy this holiday
10 tips for Christmas Staying on track over Christmas is always a little challenging, from temptations around the office, to opening advent calendars with the kids, come on Mums we've all been there, having a sneaky window chocolate! And it seems every second night there's a social festivity requiring mince pie consumption, ooo life's soooo tough! Well friends, Christmas is about...