Rules for Looking Good and Feeling Great, how does it get any better than that? As summer comes to a close many of us decide to begin new projects. This year how about making you, the wonderful you the new project you work on? Use these simple tips to start making the positive changes you […]
Continue ReadingMaking the Most of Summer
Now that summer is here, for most of us in the Northern hemisphere. Or at least it’s on its way! Here’s a useful list of easy to use, new habits. Let’s make the most of summer by improving our health and well-being. And don’t worry, we still get to enjoy the season. Let’s start with: […]
Continue ReadingSecrets to Happiness 6 to 10
More Secrets to Happiness! Last time, we looked at five simple ways that you can stay cheery even when your life looks or feels like rubbish. This month I am sharing another five of my ‘life-saving’ tips! 6. Happy People Love Sharing Surprises So, you had a crappy drive to work and road rage is […]
Continue ReadingThis Time Next Year
If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” Does this sound familiar? We tend to start the New Year setting Resolutions for the year to come, i.e. I will lose 20 lbs, I will go to the gym, or I will give up smoking. I will start a […]
Continue ReadingBathing for Health & Beauty
Bathing is an ancient tradition that I do my best to revive. You don’t need to get a fancy jacuzzi bubbling tub to enjoy the benefits of soaking in aromatic waters and herbs. It’s a time for quiet contemplation, to allow muscles to rest, to allow your breath to come deeper. Quite simply, bathing helps […]
Continue ReadingSeason’s Blessings
Season’s Blessings! Throughout recorded time it appears that the Autumn and Winter Season has been celebrated with ritual. Ritual is, at its simplest, best described as the habitual performance of some action. At this time of year much of what we consider ritual is believed to have symbolic value, as prescribed by religion or the […]
Continue ReadingLove is in the Air
September is here again and we have to acknowledge that Summer is ‘officially’ over for those of us in the Northern hemisphere. This time of year I usually write something about ‘back to school’ and getting back into the swing of things after a relaxing summer break. It’s interesting to sometimes stop and observe ourselves […]
Continue ReadingA Rose by Any Other Name
Well, I certainly received a lot of feedback from last month’s newsletter, Me First Darling. It seems I’m not alone in feeling this Spring has been a high stress time and some of us needed a reminder to slow down, and even permission to put our own needs first! Along those lines, I have some […]
Continue ReadingBaby, It’s Cold Outside!
It’s certainly chilly in the Northern Hemisphere in November, December, January + February! How many of us are hiding our winter extra layer of insulation under extra layers of clothing? Baby, it’s Cold Outside I know that for many years, and especially during the late winter months, I certainly had a tendency to hide under […]
Continue ReadingAre You Ready to Live the Life You Have Always Wanted?
Happy New Year! It’s that time of year when many of us begin to think about making changes to our diet as we head into the New Year. New Year often begins for many of us by taking a look at our lives and making self-contracts to improve our lifestyles. This can be particularly true […]
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