Posts Tagged ‘mother’
‘Helper’s High’: How to Find The Best Volunteering Opportunities
Do you wish you could find volunteering opportunities that suite your schedule and align with your values or skills? Have you toyed with the idea of volunteering with a nonprofit, but don’t know where to start? Volunteering is a great thing to do if you’re preparing to return to work or to progress your career, or simply if you simply…
Read MoreHow to Fit In Fitness Around Motherhood and Life
Can you relate to any of this around health and fitness? ★ You want to improve your health and fitness, but you lack energy or don’t know where to start. ★ You need fresh inspiration to prepare and cook healthy meals every day. ★ Time is tight and it’s hard to fit fitness into your…
Read MoreThe Secret to Having a Special Mother’s Day
Would you like to feel extra special on Mother’s Day instead of it being the same as any other day? Wish your family would make some kind of effort towards making you feel loved and appreciated? Since I became a mother 18 years ago I’ve had a few bummer Mother’s Days – especially when we were living…
Read MoreThe Project Me Book Launch Party
Whew! My feet have barely touched the ground since my Project Me book launch party and I want to capture it here in photos and words while it’s all still fresh in my mind. I’ve written before about how I used a Vision Board to make my book publishing dream come true and the journey…
Read MoreThe New and Improved Project Me Website!
Ta-daaah!!! It’s time to pull back the curtain on the new and improved Project Me website! When Project Me was launched in September 2013 the site looked fresh and exciting, but over the years I began to see the layout as looking like a mummy/mommy blog. I have absolutely nothing against mummy/mommy bloggers but if…
Read MoreFinding Work That Fits Around Family: First Steps to Get Started
I hear from many mothers who’ve been out of the workforce since starting a family and now feel confused and apprehensive about if or when they want to get back in. Many make the choice to be a stay-at-home mother when the kids are little, but later wish they hadn’t let their skills and contacts…
Read MoreArianna Huffington’s Personal Advice for Busy Mothers
I recently had the pleasure of attending an inspirational talk in Madrid by Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post and author of the wonderful book ‘Thrive’. The subject of her talk was one very close to my heart: Balance & Mindfulness. When she asked if anyone had any questions, my hand shot up. Before…
Read MoreCreate Your Project ME In 3 Easy Steps
Anyone else go all weak at the knees about stationery? Highlighter pens, Post-It notes, paper clips and notebooks – I’m a kid in a candy store in a shop that sells funky, colourful supplies. Combine that with my love fill-in-the-blank worksheets and I’m in my own kind of bliss. The concept of this very website came out of…
Read More4 Ways To Form Meaningful Friendships
Are you lacking meaningful friendships? Do you miss having friends you can confide in? Or ones you can let your hair down with and just have a good laugh? Maybe you’ve moved somewhere new and are starting all over again with making new local friends? Did great friendships feel easier to come by when you were younger? Back…
Read MoreFallen Out With Your Man? Why Email Is The Answer
You’ve had a major argument with your husband. You both think you’re right. You can cut the tension with a chainsaw. All attempts at communication are blocked by defensive egos – neither of you are prepared to back down. In our 16 years together, my husband and I have had some ridiculously drawn out arguments. We’re…
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