So this is going to be my last post for this year as I head home to spend Christmas with my family. I thought that it would be a good opportunity to reflect on what this year has been like for me. I've been writing this blog for over a year now, so I have … Continue reading Goodbye 2019
A little while back I decided to take the plunge and seek professional help for my anxiety. I've been working on it myself for years, and I'm a million miles better than I used to be, but I found that I was just struggling and getting more and more frustrated with myself. My first therapist … Continue reading Has Therapy Worked?
A lot of people go a little bit crazy about sales. It's easy to see how, the advertising encourages it and everything is presented as something that you can't possibly miss or you'll be missing out. They want you to feel like you are 'loosing' if you don't buy into their offer. This goes for … Continue reading Is It Really A Saving?
We are already half way through November! Even with keeping on top of planning and time - that seems to have come around quickly. I decided that as there is now less than 2 months left of the year, it's a good point to put some extra motivation behind myself for the different things I … Continue reading The End (of 2019) is Nigh!
The first thing that I have written in my list of gratitudes that I repeat as part of my morning routine is: I am grateful for my continued good health, comfort and opportunities (The next is that I'm grateful for the same in the people I care about.) There are a couple of very important … Continue reading Grateful for my health
I did a post a little while back on the benefits of keeping a notebook at hand to make lists and put down ideas as they come to you. It's one of the habits that I have picked up pretty easily and that I find helps me out a lot. I have many ideas but … Continue reading Notebooks and Anxiety
I've been struggling a little recently, but this week has been much better than the last few, and I'm finishing it off feeling like next week is going to be even better. I've managed to pull myself back into my morning routine and some of my night routine (I'm not managing the night routine every … Continue reading Making Progress again
Unfortunately this post is late as my computer wouldn't work properly for me yesterday. This has also made me change what this post is about. I've had a couple of achievements lately and I've gotten back into my routines and I feel like I'm really getting back on track. Helping out my parents at the … Continue reading Getting Prepared
I have always tried to be positive in life. I've tried to shift my perspective on situations, and to give people the benefit of the doubt. I remind myself constantly that there is no way for me to know every detail about a person or a situation, so to air on the side of positive … Continue reading Fighting For Positivity
I have had a really bad week Not because of anything I've done (I don't think), just that the world seems to be working against me this week. Admittedly, I've been feeling low for the last few weeks and I'm still trying to get fully back into my routines - so that won't have helped. … Continue reading There will always be those days
Building A Better Me 