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Eat some doughnuts – and help raise money to help desperately ill children through the Children’s Trust. That is the aim of National Doughnut Week, and this year you will find about 600 participating bakeries, cafes and shops, all over the country. There you can choose from all sorts of doughnuts with various toppings and...
National Doughnut Week 12th – 19th May
Editorial, Looking at You, May 2018, doughnut
Decluttering a small space is on a par with spring cleaning. A more significant, grand-scale declutter is about completely changing the way you live. As I write this I am facing the prospect of moving to a new house. What shall I pack? How much will fit into the new house? It is brand new...
HOME FREED: the theology of de-cluttering – Part 4: How Much is Enough?
Editorial, Looking at You, April 2018, clutter, home
How do you get a normal nine-year-old to sit perfectly still for 7.25 hours a day? Put him or her in front of a television. And, over time, watch his or her health deteriorate. Such is the message from a recent study on children and obesity. A group of European child-health experts have found a...
Beware too much technology too young
Editorial, Looking at You, April 2018, children, television
Mind this: doing mindfulness on your own could make you more selfish. That is the recent warning given by an expert at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Alison Gray. As chair of the spirituality special interest group at the college, she advises psychiatrists on how to deal with spiritual issues. She says: ‘Inasmuch as...
Mind the me-factor
Editorial, Looking at You, April 2018, mindfulness
Do you wonder if you are working too hard? There is a simple way to find out: how cold is your nose? Scientists have recently discovered that when people focus hard on demanding mental tasks, their nervous system diverts blood flow into the brain, and extremities like the nose suffer first. In tests using thermal...
Working too hard? An odd way to find out
Editorial, Looking at You, April 2018, cold nose, stress
Looking at You HOME FREED: the theology of de-cluttering – Part 4: How Much is Enough? Beware too much technology too young What is the worst kind of boss to have? Beware video game addiction Birthday work-outs Big change at meal-times Mind the me-factor When do you grow up? Working too hard? An odd way...
Looking at You (all articles) for April 2018
Editorial, Looking at You, April 2018, birthday work-out, meal-times, working too hard, grown up, baby pictures, complain, cigarette, tweet, text neck, mindfulness, depression, de-cluttering, technology, boss, video game addiction
Looking at You Making sure your mother is cared for HOME FREED: the theology of decluttering – Part 3: Clutter and Happiness Beware tough laws on phones in cars Prosecco caution How to make your host happy How men and women spend their leisure time Who falls for scams these days? Don’t eat so fast...
Looking at You (all articles) for March 2018
Editorial, Looking at You, March 2018, phones, decluttering, prosecco, host, leisure, scams, creative, tea, Mother, dogs, loneliness, asthma, eat
Looking at You Getting married? Just say “I do” HOME FREED: the theology of decluttering Part 2: Decluttering Old Testament Style! How to improve your memory Cut your calories to 1800 a day Good to volunteer Bread, glorious bread Less is more, when it comes to toys Love your children this month Fresh air? ...
Looking at You (all articles) for February 2018
Editorial, Looking at You, February 2018, fresh air, Marriage, memory, volunteer, toys, selfies, Bread, children, Love, declutter, calories, Valentine
Looking at You HOME FREED: the theology of decluttering Some modern tips for the Wise Men’s journey Keeping Account Sad decline of our invisible friends Put on the kettle Single – and happy about it Choose between chocolate and cheese An excellent New Year’s Resolution for everybody ** Editor: One popular New Year’s...
Looking at You (all articles) for January 2018
Editorial, Looking at You, January 2018, single, chocolate, declutter, Wise men, new year, kettle, invisible friends
Looking at You No room at the inn! THE WAY I SEE IT: The Love that in a Family Dwells Are you dreading the Facebragging this year? Algorithms and romance don’t work The sound of music Eating with children – without going mad A good way to fight depression The millennials and alcohol You...
Looking at You (all articles) for December 2017
Editorial, Looking at You, December 2017, depression, names, alcohol, The inn, facebragging, algorithms, grandchild, supersize me, tortoise, music, children, Love, Family, mental health, millennials
Looking at You Getting the builders in Thanks to grandparents Are grandparents and parents a kind of social super-glue? Grants to help an older person Nordic Walking Adolescent obesity – a deadly habit The impact of transitions on children ** Editor: David Pickup, a solicitor, considers the sensible way to go about adding something...
Looking at You (all articles) for November 2017
Editorial, Looking at You, November 2017, adolescent, children, older, obesity, grandparents, Builders, Nordic
Legal advice to the prodigal son’s parent How to carve the perfect pumpkin The prescription you can’t get at the chemist… Routines bring contentment Not too much, not too young Wash those hands The reason why you have a peculiar walk Make stress work for you Preserve it with a photo The Sleep Diet? The...
Looking at You (all articles) for October 2017
Editorial, Looking at You, October 2017, Prodigal, pumpkin, routine, beautiful, hands, Photo, stress, diet, sleep, walk