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Putting it off – making an easy job a challenge
Why do we do it? We have these jobs we know we need to do but we keep putting them off. By doing this, we make the job appear even more difficult than it is. We give it a power and then even more amazingly, we start to believe the hype we have created.
Self care: Me too not Me First,
Self care isn’t about making you the number one priority and ignoring the needs of everyone around you. Self care means “me too”.
Hello!
I'm Debs, and you've found my little corner of the internet
I am a happily married mum of three.
Our house is home to myself, my husband, three children and a huge variety of special educational needs and disabilities (ranging from severe visual impairment to autism, from speech and communication issues to dyspraxia and from osteoarthritis to vertigo) and it's also home to one very nutty dog who fits right in!
I try to keep it real, I don't pretend I have the perfect Instagrammable home life, work/life balance or eating habits. Like you, I have good days when motivation comes easily and days when just getting out of bed is an achievement.
Life is never ever dull!
I hope you enjoy reading my posts, please
feel free to leave your comments and thoughts.
Debs x
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Recent Blog Posts
Eat the ugly Frog first
If we eat the frog, (ie get that awful job done out of the way), then the rest of the day has got to be a breeze but what if you have more than one frog item on your list?
Review – Teen Calm Box
The aim of Teen Calm is to help young adults develop a routine that builds self-regulation skills so they can cope with those annoying doubts and insecurities
To Do List, Planning and Scheduling
“a plan Is what, a schedule is when. It takes both to get things done” Pubilius Syrus Lists Are you a list writer? Do you have lists everywhere? Or maybe even lists organised in one lovely book – yes I’m talking about you – or maybe you have amazing mind maps that you’ve spent hours …
Incomplete Compassion
Compassion – a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them” Cambridge English Dictionary Everyone, with the exception of perhaps some psychopaths, has the ability to feel compassion towards others. Studies have shown that some psychopaths have the ability to feel compassion but …
Focus, focus, focus
If you are anything like me, you are possibly involved in several projects. Maybe you’re not involved in lots of projects, but you are trying to juggle work, home, me-time, keeping fit, being a mum/dad, and somehow trying to find time to write that book or redecorate that room. or learn a new skill I …
Failure, then success
Fear of Failure Why are we so afraid of failure? Failure means different things to different people; due to our upbringing, beliefs, values and obviously the standards we set for ourselves. Failure for one person may not be a failure for someone else. First of all, you need to really be clear about what failure …
Do what you can
Start where you are Do you put things off because you are thinking of the end result too much and it seems so far away? Want to run a marathon? Want to lose a few stone? Want to start a podcast? Want to change career? You know what you have to do, don’t you? Start! …
Give the world the best of You
Self Care – Not a priority, sorry! How often do you put you first? How often do you do something that is just for your benefit and no one else’s? How often do you make time for yourself, to have a pamper, go for a run, meditate, write, read, watch a movie, paint, crochet, go …
New monthly layout for May. Late this month due to a bank holiday and a week of chaos.
Lots of space for to do, goals and reminders. A space for “waiting on” - the one thing we often forget to make a note of.
What’s your favourite thing to add into your Bullet Journal? The most useful thing?
Having everything in one place really makes me happy and getting everything out of my head is such a huge bonus for my mental health. When I’m thinking about what I need to do but don’t get round to writing it down, the list grows in size in my head. Anyone else?
#bujojunkie #bulletjournalmonthly #bujomonthly #scribblesthatmatter #maybulletjournal #bujoinspiration #productivity #anxiety #dutchdoor #goals❤️
Getting colour in my hair has lit a fire in me. After looking at pastel shades for the office, I’ve now decided to go bold! I have teal blinds and they need to stay so looking at colours that work with that.
Top to bottom - purple, golden sands, Blood orange and Valencia orange.
I could use one for a feature wall or do everything in one colour and then paint my desk another colour!
I wish you could see my husbands face right now. He’d have magnolia everything so this is out of his comfort zone 🤣🤣 but he’s happily painting the top two samples for me (because I couldn’t reach) ❤️❤️
Comment on Facebook Getting colour in my...
The bottom orange 🍊 👌
I like the blood orange 🙂 Second from bottom
Orange. Absolutely orange. With purple desk.
Any of the bottom three zingers!
Mint macaroon 😂😂
Blood orange is great but i love turquoise with your chosen blind.
Either of the bottom two as they are opposites on the colour wheel
It’s an orange from Georgina and me 😂😘
You should find a way to incorporate all the colors. They all look so great
Blood Orange, it's a bit softer
You can add more tangerine and teal accents in the room x
Blood orange
Love the bottom orange!
I like the tangerine x
Orange orange orange
Teal is one of those colours that nothing seems to go with other than grey so cannot help.
Love the third one 💕
Who says turning grey and 50 has to be boring?
I’m loving my new peek-a-boo hair, spent the last half hour flicking my head from side to side like a L’Oréal advert 🤣
#bringingbackthefun
PD - shoulder length silver grey Bob with pink and blue hair peeking through.
Comment on Facebook 2851666251760228
What did Rosie think?
I love it! <3
That looks lovely Deb's and not boring xx
Amazing 🤩
Sometimes chips on the beach, with a great friend, sitting in another friend’s beach hut is all it takes to have a fabulous day.
It was quite windy and it was a typical cold day in the shade type day but we put the world to rights, had a few giggles and a fabulous sausage bap with chips ❤️❤️
If anyone is interested, this gorgeous hut at Tankerton is available to hire, see @beachhutnumber30 for more details.
Huge thanks to @stevie_wisterialane for organising at last minute ❤️ @ Tankerton Beach
It’s a strange world we live in now. How did this become such a “norm”, something we expect to see when we arrive somewhere?
When I think about the changes we’ve had to go through and how we’ve coped, it always makes me think of how many times we’ve said in the past “I couldn’t cope with that”. It’s something many people have said about having children with a variety of SEN and Disabilities.
Lockdown, masks and hand sanitiser - all show us we are much better at adapting to change than we think. That’s not saying it’s a walk in the park, some changes have been a real struggle but as we start to see a light at the end of the tunnel, we’re all still upright.
What are you putting off doing because you’ve thought “I couldn’t do that, it involves too many changes”?
#strongerthanwethink #changeispossible #youcandoit
PD - photo of a bottle of hand sanitiser
Did you know that during the Middle Ages, people believed that St George was one of the '14 Holy Helpers' – a group of saints who could help during epidemic diseases.
St George's protection was invoked against several diseases including the Plague and leprosy.
I didn’t know this.
How will you be celebrating St George’s Day?
Comment on Facebook Did you know that ...
Wow! I never knew this! Well the saying is true, you learn something new every day x
When you run a workshop for a magazine and wake up to lots of positive messages.
This really helped me this morning. Had a bit of a rough few weeks and needed to pick myself up again. Several messages this morning really helped.
A huge thanks to all of you who took the time to get in touch. It was hugely appreciated and I’m so glad I was able to help on a small way.
PD - messages saying You are amazing and so encouraging and positive. Wishing you all the best. And your sense of humour is just super.
19 years ago I had my first date with @caspland - and what a 19 years we have gone on to have. Here’s to the next 19 being slightly less eventful but just as much fun.
Comment on Facebook 19 years ago I had ...
Happy anniversary 🎉 May there be fun and frolics aplenty ahead, the chaos is a given 😁♥️
This.
I’m heart broken at the idea of her sitting alone without someone nearby to give her hand a squeeze and let her know she’s not on her own.
PD tweet saying : Irrelevant of your view of the Royal Family, I cannot imagine having to sit alone, in public view, grieving the man you have loved for over 70 years. #RoyalFuneral
Comment on Facebook This. I’m heart ...
Really felt for her sitting by herself, looked so small 😪
So sad seeing her all alone x
Exactly that 😢 I thought how tiny she looked without him by her side
If the Mersey overflows today,
we know the reason why.
Because all the people of Liverpool,
are not ashamed to cry.
Let us not forget them,
remember them with pride.
For we are one big family,
the pride of Merseyside! RIP 96,
"YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE".
#ynwa #neverforget
Most Popular Posts
The Happy Diary Monday, 25th September 2017 It only takes 5 days and is not a diary you complete every evening, forever. You just do this for 5 days and then when you need a boost, you do it again. (138)- Visualising Success Monday, 19th February 2018 When I first heard about Vision Boards (aka Dream boards), I thought “oh that’s nice but I don’t have magazines and glue sticks lying around and I have no intention of buying them”. I moved on. (128)
- Review – Teen Calm Box Wednesday, 17th June 2020 The aim of Teen Calm is to help young adults develop a routine that builds self-regulation skills so they can cope with those annoying doubts and insecurities (117)
- Incomplete Compassion Friday, 5th June 2020 If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incompleteJack Kornfield Compassion - a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them"Cambridge English Dictionary Everyone, with the exception of perhaps some psychopaths, has the ability to feel compassion towards others. Studies have shown… (110)
- Failure, then success Monday, 1st June 2020 Fear of Failure Why are we so afraid of failure? Failure means different things to different people; due to our upbringing, beliefs, values and obviously the standards we set for ourselves. Failure for one person may not be a failure for someone else. First of all, you need to really be clear about what failure… (97)
Most Popular Posts
- The Happy Diary Monday, 25th September 2017 It only takes 5 days and is not a diary you complete every evening, forever. You just do this for 5 days and then when you need a boost, you do it again. (138)
- Visualising Success Monday, 19th February 2018 When I first heard about Vision Boards (aka Dream boards), I thought “oh that’s nice but I don’t have magazines and glue sticks lying around and I have no intention of buying them”. I moved on. (128)
- Review – Teen Calm Box Wednesday, 17th June 2020 The aim of Teen Calm is to help young adults develop a routine that builds self-regulation skills so they can cope with those annoying doubts and insecurities (117)
- Incomplete Compassion Friday, 5th June 2020 If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incompleteJack Kornfield Compassion - a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them"Cambridge English Dictionary Everyone, with the exception of perhaps some psychopaths, has the ability to feel compassion towards others. Studies have shown… (110)
- Failure, then success Monday, 1st June 2020 Fear of Failure Why are we so afraid of failure? Failure means different things to different people; due to our upbringing, beliefs, values and obviously the standards we set for ourselves. Failure for one person may not be a failure for someone else. First of all, you need to really be clear about what failure… (97)
