Do you find yourself engulfed in stress and don't know what to do, where to go or even how to dust your shoulders off and shake it off? Do not worry, I've got you and I am sharing a few tried and tested tips to help you deal with stress the healthy way.
When juggling, home, work and family life, there obviously times when stresses arise, but it is how you deal with it that counts. After a tough few weeks myself with family, home and everything else in the mix, I had to make a decision a HARD decision, but you know what, it is the best decision in the long run for me and my family and happiness. There are certain sacrifices that we have to make, but as hard as they are in life you have to let toxic stress go, in order for you to have a happy and prosperous life.
With all that doom and gloom stress brings, look at it in a positive way, turn a negative into a positive and let that stress push you into a happy, creative, fun loving place. Sometimes the hardest things in life are the easiest to allow you to achieve your goal.
Realisation
Once you realised how stressed you are and knowing that you need to do something about it, is the first step in realising that there is something not quite right. The first step is always the hardest, but it is the perfect step for you to become healthier and happier.
Take control
Eat Healthy
When stressed o one of the first things that can go out the window is your diet! I mean am I right, we literally go for the naughty stuff instantaneously, that naughty chocolate bar or some tasty honey roasted cashew nuts and that can of fizzy, we know it is bad for us, but it is our comfort, but step away from the cheeseburgers guys and those super tasty salty chips and go for an alternative, your gut, and your skin will thank you for it.
Exercise
Nothing burns off negativity and stress quicker than working out, find something that works for you and your lifestyle and most importantly stick to it.
Confide
Now this can be a tricky one, whilst it is great to get your worries off your chest, by confiding and talking to someone, make sure it is the right someone, as so-called friends who you thought were friends, but not really your friend, will find no problem in throwing it right back at you. Surround yourself with positive and trustworthy people that you can rely on.
Take control
Take the bull by the horns and take control when things are going topsy-turvy, the moment you are able to grasp onto your future, the easier and relaxed you will be.
I would love to hear how you handle stress and overcome it, in the comments below, or over on my Twitter page.
London Mumma xx
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There is something satisfying, about biting down into a packed filo pastry finger fillers with spinach and splendour of warm feta cheese.
Be it you are looking for a warm treat to start the day, a little snack throughout the day or a new addition to your meat free Monday dish, these spinach and feta fingers well truly keep you satisfied.
Not one for wanting to slave over cooking for hours on end, I mean no one wants too, these delights take no time at all to make.
Ingredients
2tbsp olive oil
1 onion slices finely
1 clove of garlic cut finely
2 tsp of dried oregano
350 grams of spinach, washed
100 grams of feta, crumbled
1 egg whisked
1 pack of filo pastry sheets
Sesame seeds for garnish
Directions
1. Heat up your frying pan over a medium heat and add your oil. Turn on the oven to 180c, gas mark 4. Chop your onions and garlic finely along with two pinches of your oregano add all to pan and cook until onion and garlic becomes soft.
2. Whack in your spinach into the pan and cook until wilted, pop to one side to cool.
3. Cut your filo pastry in to triangles (you will need two sheets per filo finger). brush the pastry with the whisked egg and add to each a table or two of your spinach and feta filling and roll and repeat. Once done brush the top of the rolls with the remaining egg wash and then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
4. Pop your Spinach and Feta Rolls in the oven for 20 mins until golden and crispy placed in the middle shelf.
London Mumma xx
Since I accidentally broke my last blender, thankfully grandad who doesn't live far away was able to loan me his in return of some of my health boosting natural juice.
With so many colds flying around and Leanora and I both been unwell we needed something that was natural, full of flavour and packed a punch to help fight any nasties and not one for medication unless we really have to I like to combat and fight off illness the natural way, by flushing it out with a tasty juice.
I whipped up this great booster juice, packed with orange, carrots a little bit of ginger and turmeric.
Turmeric is something I never thought to put in drinks, I normally add a dash into a curry, but as I am on a health kick and trying to get my Mumma Tum down and fight off this early spring cold, my grandad said it's perfect to drink in a juice to help battle.m a cold! With that information, I decided to investigate further, not that I don't trust him!
I was astounded by what benefits Turmeric has, so imagine my delight whilst investigating I was sent a pack of Crazy Jack Organic Turmeric and just in time too.
The benefits of Turmeric it that it increases antioxidants in our body as well as being a natural anti-inflammatory compound and is a natural liver detoxifier (great after a weekend)! Mix that with ginger, and you are off to fighting that cold, the natural way! Add a bit of Vitamin C from some large juicy oranges and carrots and bingo you've got your own homemade pray to get quick drink all at your fingers tips, well your juicer that you've borrowed from your grandad at least.
For those who are parents or have young siblings, this is a great way to get your kids to consume more vegetables and fruit. Leanora has been struggling a little with vegetables especially carrots she loves her some broccoli and cauliflower, but carrots, it's a real struggle, she tells her dad and I that it's for bunny rabbits not for Leanora, Mummy, Daddy or Milo! So what better way to trick her! I know bad parenting, I shouldn't be doing this, but a Mumma's got to do what a Mumma's got to do folks!
Ingredients (serves 4-6)
4 large oranges, peeled
1 bag of carrots, peeled
1 thumb sized, peeled and chopped ginger
3tbsp of turmeric
3 cups of water
Directions
1. Peel oranges, carrots (chop or grater) and ginger and place in the blender with remainder of the ingredients and pulse until happy all is blended together and give it a whizz for 10 seconds.
2. Pour Juice into a large glass and enjoy, for Leanora I trainer over large bowl and pour in blended ingredients. Use spatula or back of a large spoon to push the "flesh" down and get all those scrumptious juices out and into the bowl and poured the pressed juice in to her cup.
Do you guys have a great tasting juice, to help you? If so leave your tasty recipes below.
London Mumma xx
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