It started with an innocent enough looking tweet “Hi Tracey, do you fancy trying a short jog?” I always smile at the use of the word try. An American friend of mine – Elizabeth Kuhnke – coaches people in all aspects of communication and she bans clients using the word try. To demonstrate her point
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So here we are, day eight of my goal to make my life happier and healthier. It’s been a strange week. Business-wise it seems that many people took advantage of the Bank Holiday and business-as-usual is not likely to resume until next week. That’s how I feel. This past week I’ve made what I would
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Today is the day that I can decide 100% to change my life for better and for good. I recently accepted the gauntlet laid down by Challenge Oxfordshire, inviting people to commit to making their life happier or healthier (I’m inclined to think the two co-exist) and to document my experiences in a regular blog.
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As a child, we didn’t have foodie treats in the house. A family of five, we sat down together to eat three well-balanced meals a day, Christmas was the exception. The arrival of the Christmas food hamper (paid for in instalments over the year) was the cause of much excitement containing all manner of goodies,
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Ask most women, and a few men, what their New Year Resolution is and I’ll bet that the majority will plump (excuse the pun) for losing weight. I imagine the reasons vary, but suspect that people don’t often consider health at the top of their list. When I first met my husband I had a
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