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“Tech Cleanse” Your Life: 3 Nature Practices for Digital Detox

March 21, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

AD Most of us spend our days with screens constantly tugging at our attention. If you’re old enough, you can probably remember spending hours finding shapes in clouds, or sitting with a sunset until the light shifted through every colour into night. Pursuits like this can feel pretty alien when we're caught up in today’s entertainment platforms, but it's exactly this type of slow-time which can help us regain focus, joy, relaxation, and ...

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Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: digital detox, gardening, gardening for wellbeing, mental health, Mindfulness, Nature, Screen time, Technology, water feature, Wellbeing

Using the iPhone 12 to support your wellness journey

March 11, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This post is a collaboration with O2, but all thoughts and experiences are my own. We’re all aware of the importance and benefits of taking care of our physical and mental health.  Regular exercise, a healthy diet, connecting with nature and a focus on managing stress are all well-documented ways to make sure we stay fit and healthy.  However, we don’t necessarily look to our smartphones to help us, even though they’re on-hand pretty ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: fitness, gardening for wellbeing, Health, healthy eating, iPhone, mental health, Mindfulness, Smartphone, Wellbeing

Minimalist Lifestyle Tips You Can Try at Home

November 17, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Would you like to make the move towards a more minimalist lifestyle? Put simply, a minimalist lifestyle is all about living with less. The idea behind it is that the more 'stuff' you have, the more time and money you spend maintaining it. And while we all need some things in our lives to be comfortable, there are many other things that we don’t really need. A minimalist lifestyle can help us live a simpler life and ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: decluttering, Eco-friendly, Home, home management, Interior trends, Interiors, Mindfulness, minimalism

Five reasons why doing jigsaw puzzles is really good for you

November 13, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Are you a jigsaw puzzle fan?  It’s a tradition in our house to have one on the go at Christmas; there’s always a bit of friendly competition over who gets to place that all-important last piece! The benefits of jigsaw puzzles Jigsaw puzzles are often thought of as just a hobby, or something aimed mainly at children.  But there are actually lots of very positive benefits of doing jigsaw puzzles which are relevant ...

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Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Family, Family Fun, Family home, games, Jigsaw puzzles, Mindfulness

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