Your bedroom should be your sanctuary and place of rest within your home. Unfortunately, we intrude on our own sanctuary by turning out mattress into our home office, playing with our electrical devices long into the night, or installing a TV and falling asleep with bright lights shining on our faces. A bedroom should only be used for two things; sleep and intimacy. If you let work, exercise, and … [Read more...]
Tips For Moms Who Don’t Have Enough Hours In The Day
April 13, 2017 by
Are you a busy mom trying to cope with stress of work and home? If so, you may have days when it feels like there just isn’t enough time to get things done. If you work full or part-time and you’re trying to raise kids at the same time, it can feel like you’re swimming against the tide. If this feeling sounds familiar, hopefully, these time-saving tips will make life easier. Working from … [Read more...]
Top Tips For an Efficient Bathroom Makeover
April 11, 2017 by
Image credit: House of Smiths The family bathroom is often overlooked when it comes to decor, with efforts focussed on rooms in which we spend longer chunks of time, such as the kitchen, lounge, or bedrooms. Actually, if you think about it, not only do you spend quite a lot of time in the bathroom over the course of the week, but it’s one room that your guests are almost certain to set foot … [Read more...]
Lovin’ Your Body & Mind This Summer
April 6, 2017 by
With summer well on its way, it’s time to think about what we can do to help us feel more energised. There are certain things attributed to different parts of our body that we can all be doing to help us reach our potential, and these are the things that we often all know about: stop smoking to decrease chances of disease, eating better, exercise more to get ourselves fitter, get outside to … [Read more...]
How To Feel Your Best & Be Happy
April 4, 2017 by
Do you always feel your best? Are you happy 24/7? If you answered no to both of these questions, then you’re not alone. It’s safe to say that we all have our down days. And that’s okay. It’s normal not to feel fantastic all the time. However, when you find yourself starting to struggle, then you definitely need to do something about it. Sure, it’s common to feel a bit off from time to time – but … [Read more...]
The Ever-Growing Lure of Kitchen Gadgets
April 2, 2017 by
The lure of kitchen gadgets is undeniable. They promise to make your cooking life easier. They will fix problems that you never knew you had until the moment you saw the solution. Your food will taste better, be healthier, and somehow still manage to be all these things despite halving your cooking time. Who would resist those ideas? Very few of us, which is why it’s so common for most … [Read more...]
Two Healthy Family Breakfast Ideas For Busy Mornings
March 16, 2017 by
When you’ve got a family, the morning time can be really rushed. Heck, even if you don’t, mornings just seem to be quite rushed for everyone. But making breakfast an important part of the day is important. After sleeping, our bodies want some hydration and nourishment. So what are some easy things that we can cook for breakfast for ourselves or our families? Here are a few simple breakfast recipes … [Read more...]
4 Hearth-Healthy Foods That Need a Place On Your Table
March 10, 2017 by
The thing with cliches is, well, they become so overused that we don’t really pay much attention to them, which is why the phrase “you are what you eat” never really gets the undivided attention it deserves. But it should. It really, really should. And that’s because the contents of your kitchen can save your life. That’s not us just being melodramatic either. That’s scientists using … [Read more...]
How To Find Your Way Back From Emotional Trauma
March 9, 2017 by
When dark days happen, recovery can often be a far longer process than we may have anticipated. No one’s life, however privileged, is immune from challenges, suffering and loss, but in terrible times, when it feels like our world is spinning out of control, we have to accept that sometimes we can’t control events. What we can control is our response to what is happening. And while processing … [Read more...]
Kitchen Essentials to Enable Clean Eating
March 1, 2017 by
In order to create a positive role for food in your life, you need to make healthy eating be part of your lifestyle. Having a positive relationship with food can help so many aspects of your life. Many people choose to 'eat clean' as a way to develop a healthy relationship with food. The concept basically means that you are eating whole foods, with very little processed foods. If you’re reading a … [Read more...]
