about meThis is me and yes, this is my actual bedroom.....mess.....cot...not enough space.....unmade bed. Not quite Hello! magazine. This shot pretty aptly represents my life at the moment.
Hi, I'm Lou. A 30-something corporate career girl living in Sydney. I have a lovely partner, Jones, and together we have two small kids under 3. The last couple of years have been a bit of a blur but one thing is painfully clear......my life is getting busier, the lists longer, demands on my time and energy off the richter. Like most working parents to young kids, much of the me-stuff and us-stuff has been squeezed to a minimum. Remnants of a social life. Regular exercise? Nup. We're both happy but knackered and often a little stressed. |
No longer free to drink or run the stress away, my downtime is often consumed with mindless technology - a default switch-off zone which is the ultimate false economy. Inboxes, messaging, buzzfeeds and quizzes (which pie are you? really?!), endless Googling not to mention time-sucking Facebooking........my mind has never been more switched on and frankly, though I know this is not time well spent, I can't seem to break the circuit.
With a demanding job and two growing kids, the prospect of life at this pace for the next 20 years terrifies me. I don't believe it has to be this way, I just need to put a bit of conscious effort into changing it. So, as someone who loves a challenge - I've set myself the next year to try and break the circuit. I've been inspired by all the cool new science emerging around meditation and found the perfect do-anywhere app-based program - Headspace. Keen to keep my makemeZEN journey punchy and light-hearted, I'm also going to try some less sciencey stuff - give up, go without, try some new things in my 3-6-5 challenges. I discovered a few years ago, having made the transition from excess drinking, smoking & eating that what you put into your body can have a MAJOR impact on your mind, stress & happiness levels so I'll also be including a bit of a food slant in my blog. Any excuse to be honest, I love the kitchen. From the title I hope to convey this is not a solemn & heavy approach to meditation. I don't want to "find myself", see with my third eye or be able to sit in the lotus position and reach enlightenment. I just want to change some stuff in my life and I wonder if this could be the way to kick-start it. Wish me luck! |