Tag: work life balance
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Weekend bliss? – #MindfulChallenge
The trouble with writing about your meditation experience, is that your mind has a tendency to start thinking about what you are going to write, about how hard it is to stop thinking…which, of course, means I’m thinking..it’s quite a mind numbing circle. It’s the weekend and I’m curled up in bed. The kids are…
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School holidays…the struggle is real
I have a kind of love hate relationship with school holidays. Any working parent will tell you about the additional angst that comes with the juggle of school holidays; vacation care, holiday programs, day swapping with friends, taking time off work, the boredom, the complaining and the lack of structure. The lead up to holidays…
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Dinner time hell…
I have always been very diligent and disciplined about having a dinner time routine in our house. We rarely eat in front of the TV, and always try to sit down as a family around the dinner table of an evening. Lovely. Right? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Why o why is dinner time such a NIGHTMARE at our…
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Why exercise was the key that unlocked my inner awesomeness
This morning I headed out at 5.30am in -4 degree temperature (yes, that is MINUS 4), to go for a jog. I did feel a little bit crazy, actually, a lot crazy. My logical brain kept saying “why are you doing this?”, “go back to bed”, “you can surely find time to do this later”… …
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My top ten list to awesomeness…
OK team…. here it is… after my post last week, I have scoured my resources on well being, work life balance etc etc and I have netted down that advice into…. MY TOP TEN LIST TO ACHIEVE WORK and LIFE AWESOMENESS 1) SLOW DOWN– Whether it be a 40min meditation session with calming oils and…
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Our household balance has gotten out of whack…
The balance of chores and family responsibilities in our household seems to be getting more and more unbalanced and I’ve been reflecting on how we ended up here. You see, it certainly wasn’t always the case. When my husband and I first started dating (a long long time ago), we both still lived at home. …
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Are you really busy?
This morning I was running around like a headless chook (as usual), I’ve managed to do my exercise (tick), get the lunches ready (tick), tidy the house (tick) dropped the kids on the school walking bus (tick) and now I’m at work and my mind is buzzing. I have about 20 screens open on my…
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Stop making excuses…
This morning I stopped myself mid sentence, because I was about to break one of my golden rules. You see… when I first started working part-time, I felt really guilty when I was leaving the office before everyone else or when I couldn’t join a meeting because it was outside my agreed hours. I had…
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I have 1hr of freedom…
Oh my goodness, on Sunday I got back from my a walk and found my husband and children gone. Yep, he has taken them OUT and they are not due back for an hour. This means I have the house TO MYSELF. This is a rare occasion and I am both excited and anxious. Yep…anxious.…
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Learning to be a special Mum…
Yesterday, I was having one of those days where everything felt like it was getting the better of me. Work deadlines were looming in on me, the house needed a tidy, there was no food (you don’t want to see me hungry) and the kids were driving me….well…bonkers. My daughter has developed a habit of…
claire george 