Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday. To celebrate, this week’s Throwback Thursday post is a post from 2020 with a roundup of simple living lessons I learned from my mum.
More than a boss – Qualities of great leaders
What’s the difference between a boss and a leader? We often use the terms interchangeably but there is a very big difference. Read on to learn why boss and leader are not synonyms. Plus, find out ten essential qualities every great leader should possess.
You need a best friend at work
Do you have a best friend at work? Why does that even matter? Today’s post is about the importance of work relationships. I’ll provide some tips for building good work relationships, and how you can maintain work connections in a remote or hybrid work environment.
Life lessons we can learn from ducks
Like many creatures in the animal world, ducks are fascinating. In Surprising health benefits of waking, I discussed how stopping at the pond to see the ducks is a highlight of my daily walks in the spring and summer. Today, I’ll expand on that with some observations on life lessons we can learn from ducks.
Mindful shopping tips – Save money and simplify life
Our consumer-driven world conditions us to always want more. But you can simplify life and save money by taking a more thoughtful approach to shopping. What does mindfulness have to do with shopping? Read on for mindful shopping tips to save you money and declutter your life.
Throwback Thursday – Now the kids are grown up
This week on Throwback Thursday, I bring back a post I wrote for my younger daughter’s 18th birthday in 2021. To celebrate the fact that my kids are grown up, I shared positive parenting tips I learned from 21 years of being a mom.
Winter survival tips to help you get through February
It’s Hell Is Freezing Over Day—a day for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere to commiserate as we try to survive the cold, dark days of winter. If you’re not a fan of winter, today’s post has simple winter survival tips to help you get through the next few weeks. Spring will arrive in just 48 days—but who’s counting?
Throwback Thursday – Cancer’s life lessons
This week on Throwback Thursday, I bring back one of the posts that is at the top of my list of things I’ve written. I wrote this piece in June 2021, on the tenth anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis. It’s all about cancer’s life lessons and how it changed my life for the better.
Fun and easy Christmas workouts to fit your schedule
It’s so easy to get out of our fitness routine this time of year. Between time pressures and all that delicious food and drink, it’s no wonder many of us start January with a goal of losing a few pounds. To help you stay active over the Christmas holidays, I’ve compiled a list of 15 Christmas workouts from my favourite YouTube fitness channels.
Simple Living Sunday – Still searching for peace
Welcome to the final instalment of Simple Living Sunday. Finding Peace, an early post in the series, was about making our little corner of the world a more peaceful place. As Christmas and the end of the year approaches, our world is still searching for peace. Today, I return to the theme of peace with a reflection on why it’s so elusive, and how we might be able to turn it around.