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Life As-pland
A helping hand.
...From Chaos in Kent, to Life As-Pland
Welcome to
Life As-pland
A helping hand.
From Chaos in Kent
....to Life As-Pland
New! Get Organised Workshop
Latest Blog Posts
Chaos, Coaching, Cleaning and Children
I thought I would tell you a bit about me and some of my goals
5 Motivational TED Talks
I love these 20 minute talks offering inspiration, motivation and education
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 very nutty dog.
Life is never ever dull!
I hope you enjoy reading my posts, please
feel free to leave your comments and thoughts.
Debs x
Recent Blog Posts
Travel – it pays to check
They had been so helpful in the past, I had always been given the correct phrase and it always worked. It never crossed my mind to check!
Chaos, Coaching, Cleaning and Children
I thought I would tell you a bit about me and some of my goals
5 Motivational TED Talks
I love these 20 minute talks offering inspiration, motivation and education
Simple way to feel happier
I am always looking for ways to make me feel better. Or more accurately, ways to make me feel better which do not involve large quantities of chocolate.
What would your future self do?
Ask yourself “If I was a successful author/blogger/runner, etc – what would I be doing now?”.
Stop taking things personally
When someone says something about you, it is all about their frame of mind and how they are feeling.
Visualising Success
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.
In case you didn’t know, there's only 6 days left to vote in this year's #BAPSAwards!
Click here to vote: www.myfamilyourneeds.co.uk/baps/
Life AsPland Bringing Us Together
Your challenge today is your inbox!
Now stop swearing, I don’t mean the whole thing, let’s just start slowly.
Create a rule or filter (depending which email system you use), and have everything you subscribe to for updates or newsletters go to one folder rather than your inbox.
Have a look through and copy the email address of the subscription into a rule or filter, saying all emails from this address go to this folder.
You can still read them - just go to the folder.
Or if this worries you, have a look and see if you can add a colour tag to those addresses so when you look at your inbox you know they are just updates and don’t require action.
It really does help when you are looking at your inbox and thinking “oh shit, so many emails, where do I start?”
Let me know how you get on or if you need some help finding out how to do it. (Google is also your friend) xx
#organisedlife #lifeaspland #declutter #inbox #smallstepseveryday
Always nice to catch up with friends, put the world to rights and talk about new projects.
Doing this over yummy pizza is just a bonus. Thanks for a lovely lunch and chat today @yvonnenewbold
#thisgirlcan #friendsmakelifebetter
Your challenge today is tins and jars. Have a look at dates - did you buy coconut milk but then never got round to using it? Do you have a tin that has been through a few house moves with you? Do you have a jar of jam you bought at a local fete but never opened?
Today’s the day to create some space.
#marchchallenge #organisedlife #lifeaspland #organise #declutter
Community Support - The BAP’S Awards | My Family Our Needs
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The winner of this category could be a national group who in turn run regional groups, or smaller, parent-led groups who meet for coffeeToday’s challenge is your underwear drawer!
Let’s be honest how many of you have knickers in there older than your kids? Knickers with holes? Bras with hooks missing? Knickers you are never ever going to fit into again?
Have a blitz! Remember you’re worth it! You’re worth more than a pair of knickers you would hate to be wearing if people could see through your clothes!
#marchchallenge #lifeaspland #organisedlife #declutter #becauseimworthit
Newcomer - The BAP’S (Bloody Awesome Parents) Awards | MFON
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Here we celebrate blog newcomers who are shaking things up and bringing something new to the table. Blog must have been established within 12 months.Today’s challenge is socks! How many of you have odd socks that you haven’t matched for months but you insist on keeping them in case the other one shows up?
Now if you wear odd socks (and let’s be honest here, life’s too short not to), then just get them all put away. But if you insist on matching socks, spend today sorting the socks out - and throw away those socks you haven’t matched for months.
This is such a simple job (boring but easy), anyone in the household could do it. It isn’t strenuous, won’t feel like a work out, you can sit on the sofa and watch TV as you do it.
Grab a brew and go for it
#marchchallenge #declutter #organisedlife #lifeaspland
Today’s challenge is your bathroom cabinet.
Is everything in there used?
Is everything in there in date?
Is any of it empty?
Group items together - eg cleanser, toner & moisturiser, toothbrush, paste, floss and mouthwash. Make your mornings simple.
#marchchallenge #declutter #planning #organisedlife #lifeaspland
Your challenge today on #internationalwomensday2020 is to address and get rid of the negative stories you tell yourself. The ones that limit you (I’m too old, too fat, not good enough) or the ones that cause stress as you desperately try to be something you’re not.
If you want to inspire others, go for it. But if inspiring others feels like another burden, then give yourself a break.
Ask yourself today, what am I doing because I’ve been told I should (by friends or social media) and what do I want to do but keep putting off because I think I’m not good enough, slim enough, too old, or too old.
Today is about being, or becoming, who you want to be, not worrying about what others think.
What stories do you tell yourself?
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. (25)
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. (18)
Living with blindness Friday, 1st February 2019 If I had been given the choice between having sight and losing it or being born blind, I would choose being born blind because if you have never had it, you don't miss it. (17)
Me, My Notebook and I Friday, 9th October 2015 Making the bullet journal wok for me. Me, my notebook and I. (17)
Lists – where would we be without them Saturday, 3rd November 2018 I love lists. I have lists for everything (14)
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. (25)
- 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. (18)
- Living with blindness
Friday, 1st February 2019 If I had been given the choice between having sight and losing it or being born blind, I would choose being born blind because if you have never had it, you don't miss it. (17) - Me, My Notebook and I Friday, 9th October 2015 Making the bullet journal wok for me. Me, my notebook and I. (17)
- Lists – where would we be without them Saturday, 3rd November 2018 I love lists. I have lists for everything (14)