Each day you wake up is a chance to put your past behind you and start fresh. What you choose to do or not do will impact the level of happiness you have each day. The good news is that there are actions you can take to help ensure that Read more…
Firstly: no, I’m not selling anything. This won’t cost you a penny unless you decide to buy something. First, let’s talk about the link between happiness and confidence. For me, these two are inextricably linked: when I feel happy, I feel more confident. And when I feel confident in a Read more…
I listened to a podcast the other day where Wayne Dyer recounted a story from a newspaper where the writer had experienced an unusual taxi ride. The driver was dressed smartly, in a shiny clean cab. He picked up his bags and opened the door for him, and the inside Read more…
Is it hard to be a single parent? To be honest, it’s not a question I’m asked a lot. That’s not because I make it look so easy, but because the assumption is just generally made that being a single parent must be really tough. There are two sides to Read more…
The thing about being a single parent is, it’s pretty hard work. When I was pregnant, I had a somewhat turbulent relationship with S’s father. We split up and got back together a million times, and S’s birth was not exactly a bunch of laughs. I spent most of my Read more…
Are you happy right now? When I was younger, I always thought I would be “rescued” from my life by a knight in shining armour. I was forever disappointed that the boyfriends I ended up with were just human like me, and couldn’t fix me. I thought I would finally Read more…
Our morning routine used to be your average, run of the mill rush to get up and out of the door on time. Snooze the alarm, get showered and dressed in a rush, stress over breakfast taking too long, pleading with S to just-put-the-damn-coat-on. Then last year I read Hal Read more…
January is over – but many of us are still dragging ourselves through that winter funk… Just because January is behind us, doesn’t mean we’re all suddenly over our January blues – they’ve just changed into February blues for many of us! I hate cold, wet weather – and that’s Read more…
Just lately there has been a lot in the news about cuts to tax credits. You might have seen that I’ve written a few posts about the situation. But here’s the thing: on a day to day basis, I really don’t think about what may or may not happen. When Read more…
I was going to write another Weekly Weigh In post for this morning. Most Mondays this year, I’ve published a post where I’ve written about my diet and exercise for the week, my weight and measurements, and whether I’ve lost or gained weight. I seem to go through the same Read more…
Six years ago, I was working in pensions. I would have a personal training session before work, spend the day fiddling with spreadsheets and having meetings with Spanish men in expensive suits. I lived alone in a two-bedroom house with a garden, trained for an ran a half marathon, and Read more…
I spent a large part of this week talking about cuts to Tax Credits. I’ve published posts on this blog about how the cuts will affect us, and how they will affect single parents in general. I was quoted in the Observer last Sunday, and I appeared on Good Morning Britain. Read more…
As you may know, I had a massive breakdown a few years ago. I’ve suffered with depression for most of my life, and although I tended to call myself a realist, others would probably have been more likely to say I was negative. I was so shy when I was Read more…
I work hard to maintain my happiness. Having had a nervous breakdown that saw me almost sectioned and dosed up on one pill after the other, I have no intention of going back there. Maintaining my mental health is something I work on daily, and I check in regularly with Read more…
Last week’s podcast was all about The Secret and the Law of Attraction, and this week I’m following up on that with a few more thoughts. [spreaker type=standard width=100% autoplay=false episode_id=5725199] This week I’m setting you a challenge, to find at least one positive thing about each person you encounter. Can Read more…
The Secret and the law of attraction are the subject of this week’s podcast.. I first watched The Secret a few years ago, but the idea of positive thinking allowing us to attract more positivity is something I’ve known about for a long time. Have you seen The Secret? Have you Read more…