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Creating a washi tape picture

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Occasionally online, you will see someone has found a creative way to use washi tape in their artwork. These can be quite simple (like mine) or can be works of art that have taken days… 

Exercise trackers

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I should make it clear at the start that I don’t ‘workout’. I am very much involved in outdoors activities and sports and get my exercise from these and from walking my dog. I periodically… 

Gratitude

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I’ve thought about having a gratitude page in my journal for a long time, but never committed to it. After reading a few books on cognitive methods to help with depression and supported by my… 

Affirmations

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Affirmations are a positive rephrasing of negative thoughts and statements. If you ‘exercise’ your mind by repeating these positive statements daily, and believe them, you will improve the ‘fitness’ of your mind and change your… 

Taking action on my mental health

The initial goals I set for myself (see my previous post) helped to improve my diet and reduce the isolation that had dominated my life during the coronavirus lockdown. I had seen some really good… 

Finding triggers for depression or anxiety

I’d like to begin by being very clear that I’m not a health professional, and if you are experiencing issues with depression, I highly recommend that you seek professional help. My aim here is to… 

Level 10 Life

As soon as I heard about a Level 10 Life I wanted to try it. Hal Elrod coined the phrase in his book The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits that will Transform Your Life before… 

Setting up my 2021 bullet journal

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Choosing a journal I’ve used every single page in my Archer & Olive journal (yay – I love not wasting pages!) and so it’s time to set up my next journal. First decision is which… 

My Enhanced Evening

My Miracle Morning was going well during April 2021 but it was clear that if I was a bit late in the morning or missed a day altogether, it was usually because I’d been up…