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Improve your daily life with healthier habits, life-changing books, tips for achieving your goals, and practical ways to enjoy each day and keep an active lifestyle. Don’t worry, I’ll keep it simple!
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- 4 Great Examples of People Improving Their Health with Long-Term GoalsYou have probably already seen “before and after” progress pics from people who have taken charge of their health and worked really hard for months or years at losing weight, …
- 10 Healthy Habits You Need in Your Life
I’m all about working on creating healthier habits! What we do every single day is what determines our lives, so small healthy habits each day add up to a healthier … - Want a Better Night’s Sleep? Here are Some Bedroom Upgrades That Might Interest YouI’ve read recently that since the pandemic outbreak, levels of insomnia have increased by up to 66.0%. Not getting enough sleep can ruin your life, mentally and physically. It can …
- Best Hobbies for MomsA mom’s life is often a busy and hectic one. You must look after your kids, do the shopping, do the cooking, and run around like a mad woman to …
- Best Hobbies for Women in Lockdown or Staying homeIn these unprecedented times, it’s particularly important to find opportunities to stay connected and have fun together. So I’ve listed below ideas for hobbies you can get started with your …
- Best Craft or Creative Hobbies for WomenFor a self proclaimed non creative person, I always steered away from hobbies that involved crafts or being creative. However, like most of us during the pandemic, I decided it …
- Best hobbies for women over 40Hobbies and passions are not confined to the elderly or those with lots of time on their hands. A woman in her 40s may also have a strong passion for …
- The 20 Best Healthy Habits to Start (Low Effort, Big Rewards)
Let’s face it: We all want to be fit, healthy, active, and happy. We also admire people who seem to have it all figured out and have managed to make … - 5 Free Habit Tracker Printables To See Your Progress
Habit trackers can make it so easy to monitor your progress and build new habits. Monitoring your progress is a simple idea that holds so much power! Whether you’re trying … - The Best Healthy Morning Habits to Kickstart your Day on a High Note
How do you start each day? Focused and mindful or anxious, unfocused, and always rushing? As it turns out, how we choose to start each day can impact our happiness, … - Summer Bucket List of Free (Or Almost Free) Ideas
It’s getting warmer out there and it’s time to think about summer fun! You can spend a lot of money on summer activites, such as trips to water parks, vacations … - Monitoring Your Progress Can Get You Shockingly Good Results… Here is How to Do It
Monitoring your progress is very simple to do, and it’s shocking how well it works. It’s such a simple idea that holds so much power! Whether you’re trying to exercise … - Top 12 Things to Be Grateful For
There’s a substantial amount of research to link gratitude with well-being, higher self-esteem, and happiness. For example, Harvard Health Publishing (Source) writes “In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and … - Top 3 Ways to Build Healthy Habits (The Healthy Habit Scorecard)
When I wanted to build healthy habits in the past, I used to start with ambitious plans and goals: I would go to the gym for intense workouts, or stop … - 20+ Healthy Habits for Life
I’ve struggled with adopting new healthy habits for life, and you’ve probably struggled, too. I used to start with big, ambitious plans and goals. Think big or go home, right? … - The 3 Best Ways to Start A New Healthy Habit & Make It Stick (Scientifically Proven)
Let me ask you this: How many times have you tried to start a healthy habit in the past, only to give up a week or two later? Perhaps you … - 101+ Long-Term Goal Examples For a Successful Life
It takes hard work and planning to make your dreams a reality. I don’t want to be sitting around wishing something good would happen to me when I could be out making sure it does! I want to live on purpose! - 20+ Great Mid-Term Goal Examples to Give Your Life a New Direction
In my earlier posts, I have outlined why it is important to set short-term goals, mid-term goals, and long-term goals for your personal life. In this post, I will expand … - Top Things To Be Grateful For In 2021
I’ve tried to make use of the time we have had during the quarantine to start learning new skills. One skill that I have found fascinating to learn about is … - 75+ Best Hobbies for Women in 2021
There are a few rituals and hobbies that never fail to make me happy: a nice fresh cup of coffee for breakfast, a quick walk with my dog, completing my … - Why Sleep is Vital for Good Health and Fitness (And How to Sleep Better)Whether we like it or not, one thing is clear: We need sleep. In fact, we need it so much that many experts and researchers claim that sleep is at …
- 4 ways to keep in touch with friends and family when you’re in lockdownHaving been an expat myself for many years, I have a lot of international friends who are far away from their family and missing them. Despite the geographic challenge and …
- Discover the Amazing Benefits of Walking Habits (And How to Walk More)Walking is one of the simplest, least intimidating, and most effective ways to stay active and boost our health. It’s also one of the best ways to do cardio and …
- Simple and Easy Ways to Improve Your FriendshipsI remember moving to New York City in my early 20s. Living in a big, expensive city and short on budget, I used to invent all sorts of ways to …
- Good Friends Can Improve Your Health, And What You Can Do About ItWe all know intuitively that positive relationships with friends or family can make you happier and healthier. And yes, scientific research shows that it is true, and I wanted to …
- How to Build Healthy Fitness Habits to Elevate Your Health and HappinessI still remember my early days of fitness. Everything was new and exciting, and I daydreamed about everything I could do and how it would impact my life. At the …
- A new cartoon book to help simplify the lives of parents with young childrenTemper tantrums from toddlers and young children have a way of exasperating parents. The new “Magic Mom, Magic Dad” book (see it on Amazon) and affiliated MagicParenting.com website present findings …
- 13 Ways to Make Halloween Special in 10 Minutes or Less
Halloween is nearly here! Though I’m not a Halloween fanatic, I pretty much love all holidays and festivities! I think any holiday is a fun break from the everyday and … - 10 Plant Lady Gift Ideas
I’m in the beginning stages of becoming a fully-fledged plant lady, so anything plant-related has been catching my eye. And while your favorite plant lady may eventually run out of … - 11 Perfect Vegan Gift Ideas
We’ve been transitioning to a vegan diet this year, plus some of our best friends are vegan. So I thought it would be fun to round up some perfect vegan … - 13 Cozy Gift Ideas for Women Who Dread Winter
After surviving 31 years of blizzards, ice, slush, etc. during Michigan winters, I know a things or two about winter survival. And by survival, I mean making winter less terrible … - My Favorite Affordable Home Workout Equipment
While there have been times when I had a gym membership, which I thoroughly used and enjoyed, I have been working out at home for 3+ years now. I’ve lost … - How to Prepare For a New Month
I spend a chunk of time on the last day of every month getting ready for a new month. It’s an important time for me to prep for the next … - The Big List of Free Entertainment Ideas
Note: This is an older post that I’ve made updates to. Enjoy! We are on a tight budget this summer, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun! You can … - How to Make Birthdays Special When You’re Broke
Birthdays are kind of a big deal at our house. Austin’s birthday was a few weeks ago and it basically turned into a whole weekend of birthday celebrations! Birthdays can …