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Wellness

Three tips for regaining a sense of possibility

Life can be – and should be – a beautiful, uplifting, and exciting adventure, rich in possibility and a sense of wonder. Unfortunately, it’s quite common for us to become increasingly jaded as time goes on when confronted by the normal disappointments and frustrations that naturally tend to arise over the course of everyday life. It’s a terrible thing to end up in a position where you feel as if your sense of possibility has been lost, and you can’t motivate yourself to be proactive and optimistic.

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August 2, 2021 by
Motherhood, relationships

Be Happy Be Healthy – Write a gratitude list

It’s easy for me to get caught in a web of negativity especially when everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Recently our fridge broke down, silently in the middle of the night, defrosting everything in the freezer and slowly working it’s way through the fridge section too. Then our dog got sick. And then there was other stuff. There always is. But because I have recently decided to work on my mind as well as my body, I knew that a gratitude list could have a massive impact on my overall wellbeing. So I gave it a go. 

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February 6, 2019 by
Motherhood

First day at school separation anxiety

Who else is jumping for joy at the thought of a routine and a new school year? Let me tell you who isn’t. Georgie, my seven year old who declared over a month ago that he does not want to go to school. Of course I completely understand what he means and why he doesn’t want to go so I’ve been reading up on separation anxiety and how I can help him deal with all the emotions that come with this change in his life.

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September 3, 2018 by
Motherhood

Georgie’s first day at school – and a separation anxiety tip

I’m still tripping over the fact that Georgie put on a uniform one morning last week and is now a Primary school student… I barely got any sleep the night before and ran around like a crazy person in the morning being over-dramatic about everything and failing to  take a single good photo. And then to top things off, Georgie experienced a bit of separation anxiety.

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September 9, 2017 by
Food, Motherhood

Ways to get your fussy kid to eat

Tried and tested, these are six tips that work when Georgie refuses food or insists on eating a mango for dinner.

1. Lie! Because most times, it works. One day Georgie asked me what was for lunch. I told him tuna and mayonnaise in a pitta pocket. For some reason, even though he likes tuna and mayonnaise, that day he kicked up a fuss. Up until the moment I placed the pita pocket in front of him he was sulking …so I lied. I told him I confused tuna with tofu and that what he was about to eat was in fact tofu. Let me just mention that Georgie has absolutely no clue what tofu is (even though he’s been eating tofu hot dogs for a couple of years now) and I had absolutely no idea if what I was saying would even register! But the mere mention of something different with a weird name and I had his attention and he finished that pita pocket.

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