For September 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on something that is vitally important to us all ‘self-care’. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Self-Care September’. Each day there is a suggested action to look after your own self-care – “It’s essential”. This calendar might motivate you during the month of…
Blog: Setting the plan and smashing it
Hello everyone and happy Friday Today is my last day at work until the 11th of September. I’m having a few days of quiet rest at home and then I am flying to Gibraltar for a week. I will also be celebrating my birthday in Gibraltar this year on Thursday, which I’m very much looking…
Blog: Feeling Refreshed and Ready for the New Academic Year
The new academic year always brings with it a sense of new beginnings, a bit like January does, but with a slightly different rhythm. Working in education means that my life has been structured around the academic calendar for many years, and in recent times that has also been coupled with the commitments of being…
Blog: Do What Makes You Happy
Last weekend, I did something just for me. It wasn’t logical. It wasn’t sensible. It wasn’t cheap. But it made me incredibly happy. And honestly, that’s the whole point. A few weeks ago, I found myself gutted at the idea of missing out on something special. Oasis at Wembley Stadium. My favourite band. One of…
Wellbeing Calendar: August 2025
For August 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ways to create kindness. The charity has produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Altruistic August’. Each day there is a suggested action to ‘create a wave of kindness to spread around the world’. This calendar might motivate you during the month of August. I’ve attached the…
How much deep sleep do you need?
There’s different levels of sleep. Its not just how much sleep we’ve had in terms of hours. There’s an interesting article over at Calm app’s website. The article explains that deep sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep, is a crucial stage of the sleep cycle responsible for physical restoration, memory consolidation, immune function, and emotional well-being. Adults typically…
Tips to settle a Sunday night
For those of us that work on a Monday morning, and don’t work on a weekend, Sunday nights can sometimes be a time we feel a little unsettled. The weekend is drawing to a close, and we start to anticipate the return to work the next day. This can cause stress, anxiety and other mental…
How to stop spiralling thoughts
We all get negative thoughts, sometimes they are short lived, but at other times they can fall into a spiral that is difficult to stop I read a helpful article over at Calm app’s website about what negative thoughts actually are and some practical tips to stop them. Here is a short extract from the…
Blog: Self Respect, Self Worth. In my own words
It has been a little while since I posted a blog here. I’ve actually taken a break from blog writing (which I do outside of work time) to focus my writing in other areas (creative writing). But it has been on my list to get back to. Well, sometimes life decides to deal you a…
Wellbeing Calendar: July 2025
For July 2025, Action for Happiness are focusing on ways to bounce back. The charity as produced it’s wellbeing calendar, the theme is ‘Jump Back Up July’. Each day there is a suggested action to ‘bounce back’. This calendar might motivate you during the month of July. I’ve attached the calendar as a PDF and image…
Better Days Wellbeing 