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Category: #HealthySelves

  • Life Feelin’ Pretty Sweet | QueenBeady

    Life Feelin’ Pretty Sweet | QueenBeady

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    It’s time for one of those chatty little posts where I really ramble. A bit of “word vomit” if you may. So grab a cuppa like me and get settled. It’s been a while since I sat down & thought “Wow, my life is pretty sweet.” It’s a sorry state of affairs when you start to forget to appreciate the good things in life and quite simply it can really wear you down. I’m notoriously terrible in January and February. I think there is a little bit of Seasonal Affective Disorder in us all. When the dark night’s start appearing you still have Halloween, Bonfire Night & Christmas to look forward to. Once January hits it’s a little bit gloomy for me. But now, now I’ve had my holiday to Madeira and the nights are getting lighter I feel a million times better.

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  • Laughter is the Best Medicine | QueenBeady

    Laughter is the Best Medicine | QueenBeady

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    They really do say laughter is the best medicine. It’s free and so easy to obtain, it’s all within our own power to use it. So why on earth don’t we rely on it a lot more? I feel like the world can be such a sad, sorry state of affairs where everyone gets so consumed with political correctness and the monstrosities that go on that we just need to let ourselves be a little bit more, well, free.

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  • Where Do I Fit In? | QueenBeady

    Where Do I Fit In? | QueenBeady

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    It seems such a stupid question to be asking at nearly 27 years. It’s something you’d expect of a teenager at school to ask, wouldn’t you? But, what happens when you are in your mid to late twenties and you still feel like you don’t & haven’t ever quite fit in? It’s a question that I have always asked myself. Have you?

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  • Mindfulness Monday #1 | QueenBeady

    Mindfulness Monday #1 | QueenBeady

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    Going in to 2016 I didn’t make any New Years resolutions, instead I just said to myself “you need to get to happy & healthy” – so I pondered on how I could enhance my life, I’m slowly making slight changes to my diet again and I am looking to return to the gym (ASAP) but how on earth do I work on being happy? Now it seems such a silly question but I thought about it, I am happy. I enjoy life. But, what I think I meant to say was “appreciate being happy.” When I read Erin Louise Hunts blog post on apps to help with any goals or resolutions an app called “Mindfulness” popped out. I’ve heard a lot of people bleat on about this term & literally did not have a clue what on earth it was.

    Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

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  • Temple Spa Self Defence Cream | QueenBeady

    Temple Spa Self Defence Cream | QueenBeady

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    I turned 26 on Wednesday just passed. I had a mini-meltdown about turning twenty five. What was I doing with my life? Where had that quarter of a century gone? I was in turmoil. But this year I reached my twenty-sixth year without a care in the world. This time, I knew it was about making the most of my years rather than worrying about them. With that in mind I realised I need to now start treating my body as though it were a temple (excuse the pun!) so when Temple Spa got in touch with me to see if I would test drive some of their skincare such as the Self Defence Cream, I felt obliged to say yes. After all, this was a good place to start on looking after myself a little better.

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