Routine vs rhythms. What's the difference? The type A in me strives for routine, loves the predictability and the stability which comes from knowing what happens next. Yet recently, especially after reading 'Simplicity Parenting', I have found rhythms being a better description of what it was my soul craved. Rhythms are inbuilt from the womb,… Continue reading Daily Rhythms
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Embracing this Season of Motherhood
I couldn't understand why I struggled so much through the tantrums. Why homework became a battle of wills. The threat of a lego invasion is moving me to a place of despair and stress. The garden, currently a muddy mess, had become a place I no longer relished while watching them hang upside down on… Continue reading Embracing this Season of Motherhood
Journalling the Waves
2 am. Everyone was asleep aside from me. Thoughts were just swirling around my head. It was an ocean of fear, doubts, worry and expectations. Each new thought came like a crashing wave, disturbing the water, crashing into the shore. All I could think was that the black beast was back. It had made its… Continue reading Journalling the Waves
Intentional Futures
Ten weeks to go. 20 days of lectures. Then this season of my life is done. Three years of crazy schedules, stress, and multitasking. (Bathing the kids and essay writing is my fav!) Three years of laughter and love and friendships. Now the seasons are changing, and new things are going to be springing up.… Continue reading Intentional Futures
3 Ways to Kick Start Journalling
In many ways decluttering your surroundings is much easier than decluttering your mind. Anxiety, stress, depression, PTSD and many other problems can cause your brain to be messy, cluttered and overwhelming. The great thing is, however, journaling can be a great way to find clarity, perspective and to calm a racing mind. The simple task… Continue reading 3 Ways to Kick Start Journalling
Why Decluttering Fails
So often our attempts to declutter and minimise can be stopped or never started. It can seem like an ideal which never materialises. The dream to walk through the door after work or the school run. To feel calm not a sense of chaos. To play with the kids without the thoughts of the mess… Continue reading Why Decluttering Fails
Minimalist Home- Decluttering
Minimalist wardrobe ✔ Minimalist kitchen ✔ Minimalist living room ✔ Kids minimalist wardrobe ✔ But I still have too much stuff! Last weekend we had another trip to the tip and to the charity shop. The car was jam-packed full on both trips of stuff we no longer wanted/needed or had broken. Admittedly, a lot… Continue reading Minimalist Home- Decluttering
Mental Illness and Happiness
Joy is not elusive. Irrespective of mental illnesses, Joy is still always present.But how can joy be present, when your illness/disorder is crippling any sense of joy, hope or purpose? When the emptiness feels overwhelming, all-encompassing and eternal? The struggle comes when your mental health is creating a lifestyle which is opposite to a life… Continue reading Mental Illness and Happiness
Joy vs Happiness – Are we Chasing the Wrong Thing?
On the whole, we do not distinguish between joy and happiness and think that they are the same thing. However positive psychologists (yes that is a thing!) have found that there is a distinct difference between joy and happiness, and this difference may be a turning point in a quest for joy and happiness. Happiness… Continue reading Joy vs Happiness – Are we Chasing the Wrong Thing?
How Simplifying Relationships Results in Happier Relationships
Expectations. Simplify them. Lower them. Then lower them some more. So often we get caught up in our expectations towards the one whom we love. We have this dream of a spouse who knows us completely, who can mind read, who is perfect and one who doesn't really exist! This is something I have really… Continue reading How Simplifying Relationships Results in Happier Relationships
