Tag: happiness

  • What makes you happy?

    What makes you happy?

    We were on holiday the week we officially found out what we already knew, that the hormones weren’t working and I wasn’t even close to being cleared for fertility treatments. I had prepared myself for that as much as I could of course, but being told it officially made it real. I’m glad we were…

  • A New Year!

    A New Year!

    That’s going to be my 2017 in a nutshell. I’m taking it a little bit at a time to manage my goals. I’ve mapped out January and February in terms of exercise: Insanity Max:30 (thanks to Hubby for the Christmas gift!) should take care of most of my exercise (and help me get into my…

  • Teaching and Learning: Patience

    It’s important to take a step back sometimes. Back in January we booked a holiday for March, having not gone away since June last year it was much needed and we were both desperate for some time away to rest and relax somewhere warm after a stressful winter at work for both of us. Between…

  • Ways to Love Yourself: The Physical

    Physically challenging acts make me feel really proud: Being able to run longer or faster than I have before. Doing more of an Insanity workout and pushing myself harder. Holding plank longer than I have before. Doing more push ups than I could previously. Using heavier weights that I couldn’t use before. Seeing and feeling…

  • Teaching and Learning: Ways to love yourself

    Life is about learning about yourself, others, the world, everything and anything you can. You learn and, if you’re lucky, you teach others what you’ve learned along the way. There are so many “standards” that we are taught by society which do no good. As a society we should act, look, and do things a…

  • Owning Life

    There is a moment when people decide that what they are doing with their lives no longer betters them. Generally speaking I feel like this moment comes too late for most. I can’t fathom why we as a society feel pressure to stay in jobs we aren’t happy in, do things we don’t like or…