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Activities to do whilst you are on your No Internet Challenge

This is about the 28 day No Internet challenge Here are some things that you can do to occupy your mind whilst on the 28-day challenge.

100 days of Happiness Challenge

In the winter months we did this thing called 100 days of Happiness challenge. Each day we would find something that keeps us happy. Most of the time we were off the net and taking a break from blogging. We also did a course on Happiness as in the world today there is a lotContinue reading “100 days of Happiness Challenge”

Our mental health March

Mental Health March was quite challenging due to China’s strict lockdowns where residents are not allowed to go outdoors to exercise. They must stay indoors and have food and things delivered to them. The delivery is so bad in China. Also, people could not let their dogs out, they have to pee inside. Sorry writingContinue reading “Our mental health March”

Week 2 of the MBS program

This week I had my period and it was really heavy. Here I really could not sleep very well. This problem stresses me out a lot as I always make a mess out of it. But I don’t let it get the better of me. I mainly had a rest and did not do theContinue reading “Week 2 of the MBS program”

Our Mental Health February

We still have no luck here on the mental health front. First Hong Kong’s and Western Australia’s Covid cases have increased. Western Australia has tighter restrictions to curb the spread. Hong Kong is in a crisis situation at the moment and its residents are in lockdown. HK’s hospitals are overwhelmed with people needing to isolateContinue reading “Our Mental Health February”

MBSR program Week 1

“Mindfulness is about observing thoughts in a detached moment. It is about being there in the moment. Our thoughts come from past experience.” Tracy Kiss Coaching I signed up for this program as I’m always feeling anxious during the COVID period as I am sure that you are too. Last year we had many lockdownsContinue reading “MBSR program Week 1”

Our Mental Health January

January was a really busy month as case numbers surged. One day we got up to past 51000 new cases and that was in the new year. Hospitals found it hard to cope with the number of cases as well as their other emergency duties. There were protests every week in Melbourne which did notContinue reading “Our Mental Health January”

Why Therapy should be on the list for 2022 and how Nuna can help

This post is done in collaboration with Nuna which is a mental health app. They launched in 2021. Nuna is an American-based company and already 10000 people have signed up for it since it first launched. At any one time, 3000 people use it. It is targeted for those between 21years and 35 years asContinue reading “Why Therapy should be on the list for 2022 and how Nuna can help”

The You matter marathon

This program is free to sign up. It is about kindness and gratitude and spreading the joy to others when you can. I first heard about this program from Tiny Buddha who says that it can change someone’s life or your life. Given that we have been in lockdown for quite a while I thoughtContinue reading “The You matter marathon”

My favourite things to do whilst in COVID isolation

This article is brought to you by Nuna, a self help app for mental health Many people are now being forced to isolate themselves due to the high number of cases. Most of them are from Omicron. So here are some things we like to do to pass the time. I would also encourage peopleContinue reading “My favourite things to do whilst in COVID isolation”