Get the sparkle back in your life
So I was chatting with Curly Headed Boy in the car the other morning about how to look at life. I got him to imagine a glass of water that had been filled half way. Then I said ‘Is it Half Full or Half Empty?’. Because both are true. But it is also true that […]
When we are exhausted it does tend to also mean getting upset, grumpy, overwhelmed and unhappy. I’m going to suggest that you make the most of it, and really embrace it for a moment for me, rather than get rid of it, or ignore it. Why? Because as Mums we often ‘cope’, and hide away all […]
I’m pretty much a past master at dealing with exhaustion, having not slept through the night for 5 years. However, it’s not really as bad as it sounds and only sometimes gets as bad as I described a couple of months ago. In my situation, it isn’t a case of changing the kids, it’s more […]
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You’ve heard it before, but you need sunlight and you need fresh air. Sunlight gives you Vitamin D, and just being out in the fresh air reminds you to breathe properly and stop for a second. You know when you have one of those headaches, which is kind of tight around the eyes, and feels […]
Ok so I would have hated it if someone said this to me, but I have to admit that losing a stone in weight has helped with the exhaustion. But I was overweight (from a health perspective). I know that people think that we worry too much about weight now a days, and that size […]
You know how strongly I feel that Mum needs to take care of herself in order to be able to look after the family? Well, that means we need a break every now and again. The important thing is to not make it more complicated than it really needs to be or to put unnecessary […]
Music, it’s amazing. It can literally give you energy from nowhere. Knackered in the morning? Turn on glee, Mamma Mia, or any eighties blast from the past (if you’re old like me!) Need to do the cleaning? Some rock will definitely work. Feeling sad? Then either really go for it and put on some sad […]
Some of you may have come across this video before, but I love it! I’m a keen advocate of being grateful for what we’ve got, not so that we ‘settle’, but because from there we can appreciate life and get even more. These guys appeal to kids in particular, and made this fabulous ‘gratitude dance’. […]
The worst thing about being exhausted sometimes is then not being able to get to sleep. I’ve got several tips on this, but the first is the most obvious; self-inflicted insomnia! Do you ever lie down and your heart is pumping a hundred to the dozen? It almost feels like you are having a panic […]