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Design your life and happiness

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” MAHATMA GANDHI

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Mental Health Week 2020

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Maintaing Wellness

What is Holistic Wellness?

Physical

Moving your body each day, in an enjoyable way, is essential to your overall health.

Environmental

Understand your place and the impact you have on the environment.

Emotional

Learn how to communicate your feelings & emotions with yourself and others.

Spiritual

Know the guiding values, principles and beliefs that lead you in your life.

Social

Valuing and connecting with other people is so important. Both with your inner circle and the wider community.

Nutritional

Feed your body natural whole foods at regular intervals and maintain hydration.

Mental

Exercise your unique creativity, thoughts, learning processes, and engage yourself in the world.

Occupational

Strive to maintain a high level of personal satisfaction and enjoyment from the work you do.

My 50 Happy activities

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Add the 50 happy activities you would like to achieve this year,
and tick them off as you go!

Managing your health and wellness

Self Discovery

Learn how to discover & meet your needs while reducing stress.

Self Care

Find tools that work for you to maintain a positive self-care routine.

Taking Charge

Build confidence to jump into the driver's seat of your life.

My Blog

Thoughts and stories from my life which I share with you. I share these to open up a conversation, to remove fear and shame from other women who are living a similar experience. I share my stories so you know that you aren't alone in the way you think and feel.

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It's that time of year where we are getting back i

It's that time of year where we are getting back into the swing of work. Over the holidays you get accustomed to owning all of your own time. If you don't love what you do, it can be tough to want to go back to the daily grind.
This is usually the time of year that people have taken stock of what they do with their time each day and decide how they would like to structure their lives for the coming year. Resolutions are made, reflections are discussed with friends and family and restructuring of lives commence.
I resigned from my job on the first day back at work last year. I decided over the holidays that I had had enough. I realised life was too short to be doing anything that doesn't make my heart sing. Now I am happily self-employed and doing all of the things I love to do, as well as sustaining my income.
🧐 Was I terrified to lose the stability of income? YES
🧐 Did I have any doubts that I could make it work? NO
🧐 How has it turned out? AMAZING
🧐 Did it all go to plan? ABSOLUTELY NOT
🧐 Am I happier? 1000% YES
They say that reward sits directly on the other side of risk. I know this to be true based on my own experiences. Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith to find the sweet spot.
The way we earn money dictates a lot about our life and the way we live. Are you happy with the way you have chosen to earn your money?
#selfemployed #livelife #money #income #corporateladder #enjoylife #earnincome #createyourreality #lovewhatyoudo

My absolute favourite activity is heading along to

Day 3 of painting and staining. Side note: These

Day 3 of painting and staining.
Side note: These little chairs from Kmart are amazing, especially if you have back pain!
I’ve always loved renovating, this is the 4th house I’ve renovated but the first I’ve done with a partner. I’ve got to say sharing the load and having support is amazing. Makes the tasks a lot more enjoyable and a lot less stressful when you don’t feel like the burden is solely on your shoulders.
It seems to work out that the parts I hate, like set up and pack up, Chris doesn’t mind. He hates painting, and I like that part. So we both do the bits we like and it works. The job gets done and we each get to do “the good bits”.
Growing up an only child and a fiercely independent young adult I never learned to share responsibilities. There’s a bit of letting go involved when you let someone else help. Over the past 4 years I’ve slowly let go, bit by bit and it’s a game changer.
Learning to trust another person when you’ve been let down in the past is an act of faith. Sometimes it can feel easier to not let anyone in, but in doing that you ultimately miss out on the magic.
Is there something you would love help with? What’s your least favourite house task?
#painting #renovation #support #thejwordnz #helpeachother #worktoyourstrengths

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