The Ripple Effects: Understanding the Impact of Your Actions

During our everyday routine, it’s easy to underestimate the consequences of our actions. Whether it’s the words we speak, our decisions, or our paths, every action sets off a ripple effect, often reaching farther than we anticipate. Today our world is fast-paced, digital footprints linger and connections run deep. Therefore it’s crucial to pause and consider the profound impact we have on others and the … Continue reading The Ripple Effects: Understanding the Impact of Your Actions

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Work and Life

Smashing My Routine

I’ve done everything I’m supposed to do since divorcing from my career last year. I took some time. I went back to therapy. I started getting up at the same time every single day (something I’d not managed for more than a week in over a decade). I’ve got my evening and morning routines down to the letter! In the mornings, I get up before taking … Continue reading Smashing My Routine

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Creativity

OF DIAPERS AND CHANGES IN ROUTINE

The Swahili have a saying: Hamna yatima, watoto ni wetu sote. It loosely translates to: there are no orphans, children belong to all of us. It’s used to signify the ‘mulitparenthood’ phenomenon typical of African societies. Put differently, it’s used to reiterate that being a parent is a lifelong role. I have seen my mother embody this saying in her various parenting avatars. Mother, aunt, … Continue reading OF DIAPERS AND CHANGES IN ROUTINE

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Health and Wellbeing, Work and Life

Evening Routine

Hello! We talk about morning routines a lot, as I did here some weeks ago. But we often overlook evening routines, which are also very important. What do we do in the evenings? Let’s say you come from work and what do you do? Personally, I come home, play with my cat, eat dinner or drink tea while watching TV or spending time on social … Continue reading Evening Routine

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Health and Wellbeing

Maintaining The Best Mental Health: A Simple Guide

Please note this is a partnered post and may contain affiliate links. Maintaining great mental health in the modern day is becoming more and more difficult. There are so many things that can cause extreme stress and anxiety, and it’s far too easy to get swept into the tide of chaos and confusion. Thankfully, it’s more than possible to escape the mental anguish in order … Continue reading Maintaining The Best Mental Health: A Simple Guide

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Pointless Overthinking

Routine is the Spice of Life

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good week! I had a good one and I have been having good weeks lately and I want to talk about why. Spoiler: Routines made a big change on how my weeks turn out to be. I have always had this perfect life in my mind where I have established certain habits and have a routine based … Continue reading Routine is the Spice of Life

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Pointless Overthinking

Mastering Your Morning Momentum

By Ellen Jayne | We can’t control countless components of life, but we’d be childish to let the chunks we can change cascade through the cracks. So, where do we start? At the beginning. Continue reading Mastering Your Morning Momentum

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Random Thoughts

Do you wake up with a strategy?

Most people are afraid of having a routine and I honestly must say that I’ve been raised with the idea that a routine is bad for me. But my parents and friends never told me why a routine is so bad so I had to figure that out by myself. Actually, a routine is not bad, but its structure can be bad. I think that … Continue reading Do you wake up with a strategy?