“I know there will be better days.” That is a lyric from one of my favourite songs – Better Days by OneRepublic. It also inspired the name of our website. 2021 is coming to a close, shortly we will be at the start of a new year. I am writing this on New Year’s Eve….
Category: happiness
Happiness Calendar: January 2022
The Action for Happiness charity have released their wellbeing calendar for January 2022 The theme for January 2022 is “Happier January” – which is aimed to give you a happier start to 2022. The calendar is below or you can find out more over on their website.https://www.actionforhappiness.org/january
The 1p savings challenge
Finance can cause worry and impact our mental health. Our financial wellbeing is an important strand of individual wellbeing. Money worries can be problematic for our health. From time to time I post links to useful articles in this area, though I am not a financial expert, so I post things that make sense to…
Happy Weekend or Happy Christmas
I hope everyone is well, its very close to the long weekend now. However you are spending this weekend, I hope you have a great time. I just wanted to mention that if anyone is having a particularly difficult time, we do have an email address on this website. All of our support and resources…
Blog: Ready for a break
We are once again facing uncertain times, I for one am ready for a break in more ways than one. My mental health isn’t the best at the moment, I find the the run up to Christmas difficult, I lost my dad back in 2014 and I’ve found that I take a “dip” just before…
Blog: Pandemic Wellbeing
Happy weekend to you all. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend and also managing to keep safe. The reports of how the pandemic has once again escalated is certainly worrying in many respects. It is understandable if you are finding the current situation difficult to process. Here in England we are not in a…
Blog: Not everyone celebrates Christmas…
Happy Friday – I hope everyone is well. Its almost the weekend 🙂 For some, today will be their final workday before Christmas. For those who are celebrating, I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. For those who are not celebrating Christmas, I hope you enjoy the long bank holiday weekend….
Blog: Keep on running
Back in October 2020 I took up running again and got out for my first run in over 2.5 years. Now it is mid December 2021 and I’ve been at it for well over a year. I started running again just as the second lock down was announced in England. At the time I was…
Blog: Rubbish?
Hello All I hope everyone is well. Its been a big and crazy week for me between this being my final week in my current job, a trip to the hospital and also a trip to London for an awards ceremony. I’m certainly ready for the weekend when it gets here! Anyway, I have been…
Christmas & Fitness
December is a time for eating, drinking and being merry as the festive season draws in. This also means the holiday period is notoriously difficult for our healthy eating habits and exercise regimes. Lets think about Christmas… Many people abandon fitness and workouts during the Christmas period (or even December as a whole). Staying active…
Better Days Wellbeing 