Tag: being yourself
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19 Things I’ve Learned So Far in 2022
Sunday May 15 Here is a list have compiled of all the things I have learned so far this year, from mental health to fitness. This year I’ve been working on myself for myself and along this journey I have learned the following vital lessons: Stop comparing yourself to others: we often compare ourselves to […]
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Comparison: the thief of joy
Saturday 30 April Comparison is not a new word for any of us. Daily we all fall to our knees to the king of making our lives and all that we do feel utterly useless and, shortly put, rubbish. It’s like no matter what we do, we always fall short of being good enough. This […]
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Things to let go of right now
Thursday 7 April – As part of the human condition, we seem to want to cling onto negatives in our life. We seek the desire to complain about little things and mishaps that arise. And a lot of the time, we don’t want to accept that something good can happen and instead look for the […]
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What have you learned during the pandemic?
Tuesday 29 March 2022. I am sure we have all had enough of the COVID Pandemic, I know I have. Over two years ago it all started and I do not think that any of us would have assumed the longevity of the virus and its consequences. The pandemic has taken its toll on all […]
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The Difficult Subject: Eating Disorders
This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week, established by BEAT, the leading charity and organisation for eating disorder awareness globally. For me, this is a very important week as I can voice my thoughts on the topic more and share my own story. It is also very scary. Right now, BEAT estimates around 1.25 million […]
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Being Alone is OK
Hi, welcome back to Pepetoe. How are you liking the new design? I am in the process of making slight amendments to the colourings and layout of the posts and home pages, so bear with me as I mess around with it! Today’s topic: what it means to actually be alone. I wanted to come […]
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REST DAYS💕
Whether it’s a literal day off from exercise or a mental rest day (usually these two go hand-in-hand), rest days are so important for our wellbeing. For some people, it helps to schedule a ‘rest day’ into the week – for a lot this may be a Sunday. I agree with this method, as you […]
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Why being social 24/7 isn’t worth it.
Every day we do not have to be social. Every day we do not need to force ourselves to be social because it is tiring. Each day, with different people we put on different pretences, pretending to be someone different. And it’s draining. We all do it and it’s normal — unfortunately it is a […]
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If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you
From a young age, we create habits. We do things that we like and are comfortable doing. We get used to this and find it hard to stretch out of our comfort zone. Before we know it, we’re stuck in the vicious circle of monotony, as we stick to what we know and nothing more. […]
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University post #3
Three weeks of life at University and I’ll tell you, there’s been many ups and downs! Time has flown by, and already I am deep into work. It seems like the pile of assignments keeps on growing and there is no end! I am writing this post on a Wednesday morning with a freshly made […]