Try this one simple change in your vocabulary - remove the word "why"…. Impossible I hear you cry! Can you teach my toddler how to do it? Why would I do that? Well, it’s really not impossible and it can have surprisingly positive effects on your conversations. (And sadly, I have not come up with a… Continue reading How to get the best answer to tricky questions
It’s been an interesting few days chez Moloney. Like a lot of the country we have been dealing with The Beast from the East, stuck inside and dreaming about ham sandwiches (who knew?) We’ve had the added complication of being smack bang in the middle of fixing up our kitchen - so no oven, no… Continue reading Treat life like an Irish child treats snow.
Today is Blue Monday. A lot of us have already abandoned our optimistic, hasty and overly ambitious New Year's Resolutions. And that's ok. Because you can go again, but with focus and passion and intent instead. Before it’s SMART, before you’ve written it down on paper, before you’ve paid for that gym membership, you need… Continue reading How to set goals you want to achieve
One of the quirks of parenthood is sneaking chocolate biscuits while you insist your children eat their veg....illicit chocolate, wine and coffee - our treats and our crutches to get us through the day. But what if we treated ourselves the way we treated our children? What if we limited our screen time? Ate more… Continue reading Why is “good for you” such a bad thing?
It’s 11.43 on a cold but sunny October morning. My toddler is just down for her nap (can I get a woohoo for naps?!) and I am finally sitting down for the first time since 6.30 this morning. And what a morning. I’m writing this blog post because some days things will go absolutely and… Continue reading Choose your reaction – how to look on the bright side of almost any situation
I’m going to start out with a confession. I’m lazy. It’s not sexy, it’s not something I’m proud of, but there it is. I’d rather read a book than clean the house. Give me a cup of tea over a jog round the park any day. And why am I confessing to you, dear reader?… Continue reading One Simple, Scientifically Proven Way To Increase Your Happiness
What do tigers, emails and Thomas Jefferson have in common? Read on! We’ve all been there. It’s a hectic day. You haven’t had lunch yet because you just need to finish about three more things. The innocuous pop up appears – “you have a new message” – oh good, maybe that’s the reply you were… Continue reading Tigers, Emails, and Thomas Jefferson
