Midweek: Blog and Round Up: 7 April 2021

Hello Everyone Happy Wednesday 😊 I had an enjoyable long weekend, with a trip to the coast, then a few days spent at home relaxing, exercising and sorting a few jobs too.  I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. I’ve got quite a busy month ahead, and lots on the agenda both in work…

Get Active Blog: Easter

Happy Easter everyone. Last week I had to take a break from exercising. I was physically exhausted and struggling with tiredness, and a little stress too. After two days of need complete rest I had improved drastically. On Thursday I went for a coastal walk, which ended up being a 10 mile walk. It was…

Get Active Blog… Ok, I’ll stop now!

Over the last six days, I’ve run three times.  I’ve really been struggling on all three runs, feeling low on energy whilst running. So after another struggled run last night I decided to do as I am being told… stop, for a few days.  I am being told my body to take a break, so…

Better Days Blog: In Time…

Hello Everyone I hope you are all well – and Happy Friday.  I am very ready for it this weekend. Tomorrow, 27 March, represents 15 years since I started working in the civil service.  It doesn’t seem that long, but at age 37 its strange to think 15 years equates to large chunk of my…

Midweek: Blog and Round Up 24 March 2021

Happy Wednesday. Yesterday (23 March 2021) was a year since England entered the first lockdown.  It is strange how fast time can feel like it has flown by but also dragged on. Perception of time does, to me, seem linked to positives and negatives in our lives. I am not going to delve too deeply…

Laugh out loud

Did you know laughing is good for you? It can make you feel better, and there is quite a lot of information to suggest a few laughs in the day can really pick you up. I’d love for you to read the following paragraph – then head over to read the full article here “For…

How to Untangle Anxiety

An overlooked idea from the 1980s yields a promising new treatment approach that anyone can use. Read a great blog entry from Jud Brewer on anxiety. A really eye opening article, well worth a read. You can check the article out here: Unwinding Anxiety Is Possible | Elemental (medium.com)

5 exercises to help you build more empathy

A great article from the TED talks website on ways to build more Empathy into your life. Check out the extract below and the full article here Empathy — or understanding the thoughts and feelings of the people around us — is one of the most important and most trying parts of being social creatures. But…

Blog: Just the way I am feeling

Hello I hope you are all having a great weekend.  I have had a better weekend, focusing on stuff that makes me happy. I’ve felt a little stressed out of late, a little bit too much uncertainty on a few points in life has spiked my anxiety.  A little time away this weekend was good,…

Get Active Blog: Moving on up

I took a long weekend last week to give myself a little headspace, but also to give myself an opportunity to drive out and run somewhere different. I am glad I did. I ran around a country park, around a beautiful lake and through the woods.  The change of scenery was really refreshing after months…