One simple daily action to raise happier, more successful children
You might have gathered by now that I am a mother. Hardest and best job of my life so far. Some days it feels like the most natural and instinctive… read more
8 traits of happy people
In her book, The How of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of the Department of Psychology at the University of California identifies 8 traits of happy people which she directly links… read more
How to cultivate gratitude when life feels hard – the basics
When everything in our lives is going well, it’s so much easier to feel grateful and to appreciate what we have. I know that for me, when life is good,… read more
HAPPINESS HACK: take me back to the old routine!
My life is a bit topsy turvy at the moment. School holidays tend to throw the routine out of the window, I am off on days I am normally working… read more
Simple happy bread!
I love cooking and especially baking. Making and enjoying food with family and friends is one of my true simple happy pleasures in life. To me, there’s nothing better than… read more
Give yourself an energy boost!
How are you feeling today? Full of beans? or less so? Many women I know are excessively busy, with hectic jobs, businesses to run, part time enterprises to keep going,… read more
Could Do Lists
Do you like a To Do List? Do you love to write it all out and then merrily go along ticking things off? I do. And hands up who has… read more
Life’s little treats
Following on from my recent article about the comfort drawer, I wanted to ask you two questions; What is your idea of a treat? When was the last time that… read more
Creating comfort
For the past few years now, I have kept something called a comfort drawer in my house (thanks to the wonderful Sarah Ban Breathnach for the original idea!). A comfort drawer… read more
