Why it’s Okay to Do Nothing Sometimes

Why it’s Okay to Do Nothing Sometimes

There is this stigma that if you want to get up late and not go out that you are “lazy” or “unmotivated”. I say forget that stigma. I’m here to tell you that it’s okay if you don’t want to do anything some days. I even encourage having days where you don’t do anything. We need to get out of the habit of expecting everybody to always be on, and ready to go at any given time. Life doesn’t work like that. Just because you might want to sleep in all day, or not get changed out of your PJs doesn’t mean you aren’t motivated or have any drive to be successful. Here are some reasons why it’s okay to do nothing sometimes.

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How to Stop Saying Yes When You Want to Say No

How to Stop Saying Yes When You Want to Say No

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Hi there, my name is Pooja and I have a blog called lifesfinewhine. Olivia and I have collaborated on this post and it has been such a fun experience. We really hope you enjoyed reading our posts as much as we enjoyed creating them for you guys. This was a topic we decided to discuss because we realised that many of us struggle with saying no even when we really don’t want or need to. It’s difficult to say no for many reasons but it is also vital to say no when we have to. Here are my five tips on how to say no and to read Olivia’s five tips head on over to my blog

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My Top 5 Stress Management Tips

My Top 5 Stress Management Tips

It’s no secret that 2020 has been a very stress filled year, and people are needing stress management more than ever. This past year has caused us all so much stress. I call it Coronavirus stress. It got me thinking, can stress kill you? So naturally I googled it and apparently it can lead to some pretty shocking effects on the body. We often forget how powerful the mind really is on our bodies. I think Stress management should be one of our top priorities to maintain good mental health. There are tonnes of articles on stress management online but I thought I’d put together some of the tips I use myself to help reduce my coronavirus stress.

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4 Things to Do Instead of Comparing Yourself to Others

4 Things to Do Instead of Comparing Yourself to Others

Whether you want to admit it or not, you are guilty of comparing yourself to others. We all do it, whether we realise it or not. We compare ourselves to others. “I wish I had her hair. I wish I had his abs. Why cant I be as beautiful as them”. Well believe it or not, I bet somebody has said that about you too at some point. Self love isn’t something that just happens overnight. It can take some time to learn how to be confident in who you are. So I decided to create a list of things we can do as people instead of comparing ourselves to others.

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15 Self-Care Ideas to Help Improve Your Mental Health

15 Self-Care Ideas to Help Improve Your Mental Health

It’s so important to look after not only physical health but mental too. As this period of time continues where there is so much worry, anxiety and stress.I think it’s even more important to look out for each other and acknowledge that we need to take time for ourselves. And don’t feel bad for it either! Nobody bats an eye lid when we take the steps to improve our physical health so there should be no difference when we take time to look after our mental health. Here are some ideas on how we can do that:

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How To Lovingly Let Go of Relationships

How To Lovingly Let Go of Relationships

We have all been there, we’ve gotten to a point where friendships or relationships are just not working for us anymore, we don’t know what to do. We know we must walk away from them but we don’t know how. Hopefully I can provide some useful tips for you all in this post. I’m no expert but I’ll do my best to give you as much knowledge as I can around this tough subject.

Please remember that I don’t know your situation, so this advice may be relevant and it may not. Thats just how things are sometimes, but I’ll do my best to be as broad as I can!

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5 Things That Bring Me Joy

5 Things That Bring Me Joy

I try to wakeup everyday with a grateful heart. We are given a fresh start everyday, how lucky we are. It’s important that I find small or big things in my day that bring me joy. When I was at my lowest mentally, each day I’d tell myself what I was thankful for and why. It helped bring so much perspective to so many bad days.

So I thought I’d share some of these with you, and I want you to share some of yours with me too!

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4 Things You Can Do to Brighten Someone’s Day

4 Things You Can Do to Brighten Someone’s Day

I’m happy to admit that my love language is gifting or random acts of kindness, I love to brighten peoples days.. I love the feeling of making your friends or loved ones feel thought of and cared about through small gestures. It doesn’t take much to turn somebodies day around and make a positive impact.

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How the People You Surround Yourself With Can Affect Your Life

How the People You Surround Yourself With Can Affect Your Life

There are a couple of ways the title of this post could be interpreted. One being how the people in your life can have a positive effect on you, and the second being how the people in your life can have a negative effect on you. Either way, those people you surround yourself with will have an impact on who you are as a person.

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