Thursday, December 1, 2011

Quote of the week: “I basically think it’s the person, and everyone – whether they’re male or female – they have to earn their stripes and earn respect.” Peta Searle, the first female assistant football coach in the VFL.

Hello friends,

Firstly, I would like to congratulate Melbourne mum, Peta Searle on her appointment as assistant coach to Gary Ayres at VFL club Port Melbourne. I believe this is a courageous step in the right direction from Gary Ayres who approached Peta to apply for the position. I commend Gary and congratulate Peta, this is an exceptional breakthrough for women in sport! I wish you all the very best Peta…go girl! 🙂

Pre-Christmas Survival Guide 2011

With just 24 days until Christmas Day I thought it might be a good idea to provide you with a few tips I believe will help you enjoy and get the most out of the last month of 2011.

Here are my 25 Christmas survival tips:

1. Exercise every day for 40 minutes
2. Be accepting and empathise with others
3. Eat a balanced and nutrient dense diet – quality carbohydrates, lean protein, fresh fruit & vegetables, dairy products and good fats
4. Be patient with yourself and others
5. Set a Christams spending budget and stick to it
6. Be less selfish and more giving
7. Limit or avoid alcohol
8. Spend 20 minutes of ‘quiet’ time alone every day to clear your mind
9. Focus on sharing not spending
10. Think before you speak
11. Do some volunteer work
12. Learn to say ‘no’ (thank you)
13. Be grateful for all you have
14. Don’t compare yourself with others
15. Avoid quick-fix ‘celebrity’ diets
16. Perform a random act of kindness everyday
17. Spend some time with the elderly
18. Laugh and play like a big kid
19. Make the most of every opportunity
20. Get enough sleep
21. Drink at least 2 litres of water daily
22. Listen more and talk less
23. Tell the people you cherish in your life that you love and appreciate them
24. Choose to be happy and keep smiling despite the obstacles
25. Finally, when you are challenged, need to take action or make a decision ask yourself, “if today was the last day on this earth what really matters, what would I do and is this really important’?

 I hope you find some of this useful, enjoy the next 24 days until Christmas!

 Keep smiling

Cherie 🙂