‘When I’m gone no-one will miss me, no-one will remember that I existed.’ I heard this recently and thought it was one of the saddest things I’ve ever heard. In life we can be so busy rushing round and working hard that we miss the chance to stop and smell the flowers, watch out the…
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7 simple things 2019 taught me….
We always think about the year ahead`and make a list of things we’d like to do and change in the New Year. Fitness goals, financial goals and in reality how many of us can remember the ones we set ourselves for this year? But like with any new plan in business you have to review…
Joy to the world
I started this post a few times and just started typing but each time it just turned into babble and deleted it. Not sure what I want to say I suppose I got a bit reflective of my year as 2019 comes to a close. I’ll be honest it’s not been the easiest year for…
5 things to do this Christmas
According to the website for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Irish homes and businesses throw out over €700 of food every year and this peaks Christmas time.
It’s ok…not to be ok!
Recently a lot of people have shown me great kindness and one thing that was said several times which surprised me was ‘You were good to me’. I thought a lot about that and came to the conclusion that what people meant was I came in and talked to you about something that was going…
10 Tips to beat post holiday blues
So you’ve had an amazing holiday, soaked up the sun, the culture, the slow pace and now it’s back to the grind. Work has resumed and there is still a pile of washing to be done and bags to be unpacked and you still have sand in your shoes. You feel low and can’t shake…
Plastic Ban
If I were to say to you what is the thing that you find littered on the beach most often I think that we would all probably say plastic bottles. So when I heard about the latest EU ban on 10 products instead of jumping for joy I was angry. The 10 products affected include…
5 minutes – 5 Things
I love them but…. 5 things I won’t do for my kids! Stop TravellingIt was a passion before I became a parent and that passion is still strong now that I am a parent. Holidays are great for family time as well so I think its a win win all round and worth every bit…
Free but is it?
Recently we’ve had to think a lot about our childcare arrangements. No 1 goes to pre-school in September and is eligible for her free placement. And while I don’t want to seem like I’m turning my nose up at free childcare as it’s currently our biggest outgoing every month I’m not sure of the value…
Divide and Conquer
The trick to finding having a toddler and a new baby a breeze is to have a toddler and twins. When you have twins you feel like you should keep them together, you should do with one what you are doing with the other. Today, however we started a new swimming class and decided to…