Top Tips that will Seriously Boost your Mental Health

Sometimes you may feel as though your life is so busy that you just don’t have time to focus on the things that really matter. One of those things is your mental health, and this happens way more often than you’d like to think.

Start Your Day with Coffee

It helps to start off your day with a cup of coffee. Coffee is actually linked to much lower levels of depression, but if you can’t drink coffee because of the caffeine then try and drink green tea instead. This is packed full of antioxidants and it can really help you to get the energy you need to make progress. If you suffer from depression then at times, you may find that your low energy levels make it really hard to get things done, but a quick cup of coffee can really help you out there. If you want to try other methods, Next Day CBD are a great option.

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Have a Getaway

You need to have one place that you can visit, where you can truly be yourself. This place could be a vacation home or it could be somewhere you can go camping with your family. You can easily boost your happiness by planning something like this and it can help to get you through the toughest of times. You would be surprised at how easy it is for you to book a vacation on a budget as well, so do keep that in mind.

Focus on your Strengths

It’s super important that you work your strengths. Try and do something that you are good at, whether it is cooking, gardening or even art. This will give you an instant boost and it can really help you to feel happier in your day to day life as well. When you take the time to really focus on yourself and the feelings you have, you can then start to really understand the way that you are and this can help you to deal with situations better.

Think of How You Can Improve

When you are feeling down in the dumps, it helps to focus on yourself so that you can stop these feelings from coming back time and time again. If you want to try and get the help you need then one thing that you can do is try and find something that you can focus on within yourself, before trying to improve it. For example, if you are not happy with how you are performing at work then think how you can turn this around, and then take the right steps to getting that done. This is very easy for you to do and it can make you feel way better about yourself as a result.

Get Creative

We all know the positive benefits of being creative in terms of our mental health. But the great thing about being creative is that it's not a one-size-fits-all approach. Being creative can be about feeding your brain in the most obtuse of waves. If you are a big fan of art or you want to get into the mindset of contemporary or classic art you can delve into the history of it and find interesting outcomes. From the history of art to the common lawsuits in the art world, there is a lot to find out there. Creativity can be about that little spark that sets you off in a whole new direction. And being creative is one of the fantastic ways to make you feel alive and imbue yourself with a sense of purpose.

So there are plenty of things that you can do to try and boost your mental health, and when you take the right steps, you can be sure to really turn your whole life around. Why don’t you try the above steps today to see if you could feel better about yourself tomorrow?


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The Anything but Books Tag

Time for another tag! This one is a series of questions that are not about books.

1.       Name a cartoon that you love
I haven’t really been watching cartoons but I do watch Spongebob Squarepants sometimes. I feel that as an adult there are more things that I pick up and I still find it funny.

2.       What is your favourite song right now?
I heard Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus the other day and it has been in my head ever since.

3.       What could you do for hours that isn’t reading?
Watching drama boxsets.

The Try a Chapter Tag #1

The online book community often do ‘tags’ which are usually a series of questions around a particular bookish topic. The try a chapter tag is when you read a chapter of a few different books before deciding which one to read.

I recently reorganised my bookshelf and ordered books in terms of those that I have read and those that I have yet to read and the order that I might read them in. I had some books left and I wasn’t sure whether I was going to read them or not so I decided to try a chapter of each book to decide whether I want to read them.

Going Back on Wattpad and Getting Back to Writing my Novel

Hello! So for a while I have been going through a creative writing slump. I have been writing blog posts and working on social media and brand relations for my blog but I just haven’t felt the motivation or inspiration to write my book. Earlier this year I started posting my current work in progress on Wattpad. This is a novel that I have been working on, on and off for two years. I have almost half of the novel written and I was editing those chapters and uploading them regularly on Wattpad. However, I got to a point where I seemed to have lost my writing muse. It was as if the writer in me had hibernated.

Avoiding The Sale Of A False Hope

The very first time a product comes off the manufacturing line is a cause for celebration. So many companies that have made it and become worldwide recognised names have had a small party when they had this moment. Little did they know they would reach the stars and have such massive acclaim with consumers from all over the world. It's only right that you expect yourself to one day, be just like them so have yourself a small huzzah. They got to where they are now because the made sure to tread carefully. Although they believed in their product, the knew that they couldn’t oversell it and give customers any false hope. The marketing campaigns could be hugely expensive and make the product and brand look like the saviour of the customers’ dreams. Yet when every person bought the product they were left in no doubt about what it could and could not do. Avoiding selling a product that promises more than it delivers could cast no doubt over your reputation as a trustworthy business and a lawsuit.

Wording the label

Almost every product you can think of comes with a label glued onto it somewhere. The label is there to do simply one thing and that’s harbour product information. A pasta sauce bottle will not just list the ingredients and the levels of sugar, fat, carbohydrates and so on. It will also give consumers instructions on how and where to store it. How to cook with it and how long you can leave it alone in the fridge once opened. It will also make any disclaimers such as saying that although the company works hard to make every bottle the exact same, results may vary. All of this is taken for granted by consumers because we’re all just used to it. Maybe we don’t care or we don’t have the time to care, but all businesses cannot take a chance on selling a false hope to anyone. Your product isn’t invisible and nor is it going to always satisfy customers. So clearly state in the label on your products these declarations.

What I Have Been Up To #3

Hi everyone! Today I am going to be talking about what I have been up to lately, let me know what you have been up to in the comments!

1. Education:

I am hoping to do a masters in creative writing! I have been writing for years, I started with poetry and then also began writing short stories and potential novels. I have been thinking about doing a masters for a while and if I can that will be amazing. I would love to develop my writing skills, learn more about writing and get a masters (hopefully I could pass!).

My Favourite Pokemon Games and What Is Currently Missing from the Franchise

I want to talk about my favourite Pokemon games and what I feel is currently wrong with the Pokemon games that have been coming out. Here are my top 3 Pokemon games:

1.       Pokemon LeafGreen 

This was the first Pokemon game that I ever played and it will always be my favourite. If I could only play one Pokemon game it would be this one.

2.       Pokemon White/Black 2

I loved the Pokemon Black and White games and their sequels. It was the first time I felt like I had seen a lot of new Pokemon and the story definitely picked up. Furthermore, there was an amazing feature of seeing how many Pokemon are available to catch on each route which made catching many different Pokemon a lot easier and more fun.

Why I Want to Listen to Audiobooks More

I haven’t listened to many audiobooks in the past. I absolutely loved the Pride and Prejudice audiobook, having wanted to read this book for a long time but I was put off by the writing style as I had read a sample during my studies that I did not like. The audiobook was a great way to go.

I’ve been in a reading slump for a while and I have realised that I am almost always doing something else. If I have spare time I try to work on my blog. I want to start fitting in gaming again and I thought that it would be a great idea to listen to audiobooks whilst I play games (not when there are big dialogue scenes in the game). This would also mean that I am reading more and I can listen to audiobooks whilst doing social media which I spend a lot of time doing.

So Shape: Healthy Meals and Snacks on the Go

So Shape sell shakes that are not only good for you in terms of nutrients but that can also help you to lose weight. There are three different challenges which cover either 5 days, 14 days or 28 days. They offer both snacks/desserts and meals. I opted for the 14 day challenge and 6 different flavours: chocolate, brownie, stracciatella, mint chocolate, vanilla and white chocolate and caramel. So basically all of the chocolate related flavours. In my package I received a shaker, an instruction manual and 30 different powdered flavours. You pour some water into your shake, add the powder and shake. The shake also comes with a diffuser which you can put fruit in and have a fruit flavoured water.

My Goals Going Forward

In my last post, I discussed what I had learnt from having no internet for 48 hours. In this post, I am going to go more in depth on what I learnt about my goals during this time.

1.       I want to keep blogging

This was an obvious one. Of course, I want to keep blogging! I love blogging and I hope to continue to grow this website.

2.       I want to keep making progress in my creative writing

I have been in a writing slump for a while. I kept feeling like I had no inspiration and I wouldn’t really be able to write until I can travel one day and soak up new inspiration. Reading hadn’t been helping me to write and no matter how long I left it, my muse was not returning. However, during my time without internet, I remembered how much I want to share my worlds with, well, the world. I have always wanted to help people with my writing and that has not changed. I want to create the characters and worlds that are roaming around inside me and release them to be enjoyed by others. Although I am still struggling with writing, I have decided to keep working on one project at a time. I am going to keep editing my book, Through the Portal, until I get to where I need to write more and then I will write new chapters. Even if I do this slowly, I still want to be making progress to finish this book and help find out what happens to the characters. It may take me a long time to write a book but I also really want to help people with my blog!