What is your best top tip?

[whomoon]

Mine: to stop hiccups, have a teaspoon of vinegar. Everyone has always been surprised how effective it is! so much so, I was in a pub once and couldn’t stop hiccuping, so I had a sachet of vinegar and everyone stared in amazement at 1) how gross it was (I love vinegar so didn’t care) and 2) that it instantly stopped hiccups!

Hopefully this tip helps someone else!

What’s yours?

Always keep a carrier bag for charity shop stuff 'on the go'. i.e. put the bag in the bottom of the wardrobe. Over the weeks or months, put stuff in the bag as soon as you find yourself holding something you don't really want to keep. So if you try a jumper on yourself or a child and it is too small - into the charity bag straight away, not back into the drawer (or if it is a bit grotty, put it in the bin - shops don't want rubbish).
When the bag is full, take it out to the car or put in the hallway ready to go to charity shop, and start another bag.
This means you don't have to have 'a big clear out' that keeps getting put off because you have no time for it.

Only regret what you did do, not what you didn't.

Don't waste time regrettng anything. Trust that you did the best you could at the time given what you had to work with (knowledge, money, etc) and move on.

That’s so good to hear! Hope you can continue to notice. I can only speak for myself but it’s proving to be a life’s work. When I find myself unhappy I usually notice I’ve slipped back into old patterns and accepting everything I’m thinking as being absolutely true.

When feeling overwhelmed with life, write a to do list but always include stuff that you have already done or can be done with minimal effort. That way you have started your list without adding extra stress which will end up adding to the feeling of overwhelm.

Also if feeling stressed or anxious, write everything down. Then you have it out of your head and can look at what is real and what isn't. You can also give this to another person if you aren't able to analyse it yourself. This has the double whammy of letting them know what's going on in your brain and being able to help you without adding extra pressure for you to explain things.

A MN oldie but "no is a full sentence"

I don't take this literally but the sentiment, to me, means: I don't have to do things I don't want to and I don't have to explain myself to anyone.