Causes of stress? We all have them. For me, one of the major causes of stress in my life is the tools used to communicate that demand my attention and response. WhatsApp is one of those things. I recently returned from holiday, having had a tech-free break. I didn’t take my work or personal phones […]
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Feel stress free with Thrive
I recently was asked to try out an app, to see how it worked when dealing with issues like stress, anxiety and depression. It’s a handy little app available to download to a mobile device. The developers of the program have come up with an app you can use to help you manage stress and cope […]
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Please don’t call me…
And I won’t call you… Yup, that’s right. I am not being rude, or maybe I am, but I can explain. I have a reason. It probably isn’t logical to you, but it’s real for me. The problem is, is that I HATE talking on the phone. Truly, truly, I hate it. It brings out […]
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This week I am a bad parent because…..
Welcome to the Bad Parent blog post series. I am FED up of the way parents, and actually mothers, to be honest, are put under so much pressure, to be perfect and to have this parenting thing under control and be able to do it all, and the constant judgement we are under. This parenting […]
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Too many ways to communicate…I am still here, just not answering my e-mail!
I am struggling with communictation again. I have written about it before. I had so many Twitter accounts for work, blogging, and personal, and was managing a lot of social media, plus a handful of e-mail addresses and couldn’t cope. I cut back, and it helped. However, I do still struggle with the access that […]
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I got lost. Anxiety & Me. It’s not just me.
My name is Karen, and I am someone who struggles with anxiety. I got lost. I normally struggle on quietly, and cope, although those close to me, usually can tell when my coping mechanisms are cracking and failing. I have always been an anxious person, all of my life, for as long as I can […]
READ MORENo bah humbug this year!
This year, my friends and family have been a little surprised at my change of attitude towards Christmas, and all things festive. I am known as being very bah humbug, get very stroppy at posts counting down to Christmas before it’s even December, and prone to making sarcastic remarks at people announcing they have done […]
READ MOREReducing my use of media and communication – less e-mail!
So, my Twitter and Facebook Blackout has gone pretty well. I have less than 2 weeks left. I am quite looking forward to getting back to Facebook and Twitter, although I will be drastically reducing both my friends list, and my usage and the amount of time I spend on there. Next on my hit list, […]
READ MORESo, what do you do?
When your child is one of those toddlers/children who is feisty, has a healthy pair of lungs, and is going through that wonderful tantrum stage that those of us who have experienced know so well, and those of us who had children who never went through it, sigh with relief that it’s not their child turning […]
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