LIFESTYLE Archives | Live Minimal

by Laura

How to use task batching to create an efficient cleaning schedule

Organising an efficient cleaning schedule can be difficult. One day you’re on top of all your cleaning tasks. Then the next day is spent attending appointments or work, and the chores start to build up, leaving you overwhelmed and not ...

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by Laura

HEALTH LIFESTYLE

Remember this the next time you’re feeling stuck

There are so many things that make chronic illness tough. The pain, the exhaustion, brain fog. They’re just a few of the physical symptoms that make daily tasks challenging. Then there are the mental frustrations that go along with having ...

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by Laura

HEALTH LIFESTYLE

Christmas gift guide for people with chronic illness

How is it that time of year again? I can't believe Christmas is already around the corner! Have you already started the shopping process? I try and start as early as October so that I'm not wading amongst crowds. If ...

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by Laura

HEALTH LIFESTYLE

Why you should consider minimalism if you have chronic illness

If someone had told me four years ago that I would need to part with a few of my belongings to reduce my stress, I would have laughed. There was no way I could part with anything - everything was ...

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by Laura

LIFESTYLE MY AUTOIMMUNE JOURNEY

Tips for managing symptoms of painsomnia

Painsomnia is an inability to sleep (insomnia) due to chronic pain. And when cyclical, can exacerbate symptoms of chronic illness. When dealing with an entire night of pain, I feel exhausted and my heart tends to work harder the next ...

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by Laura

LIFESTYLE

How to start meal prepping with chronic illness

I started meal prepping before I had chronic illness. It helped a lot when I was working full time and didn’t have the energy to cook when I returned home. Since being diagnosed, it’s helped even more. Spending extra time ...

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by Laura

HEALTH LIFESTYLE

Tips for student teachers with chronic illness

The time was fast approaching and I was about to start my 4-week practicum. I was extremely nervous. For the last two years, I had struggled to stand for long periods of time without my heart rate increasing and causing ...

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by Laura

HEALTH LIFESTYLE

When dysautonomia makes you fear going out in public

When I experience these symptoms, I know I’m close to fainting. I suffer from inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), a type of cardiac arrhythmia and a form of dysautonomia. The “inappropriateness” means it can be activated out of nowhere. IST creates ...

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by Laura

FINANCE LIFESTYLE

A gift guide for those with chronic illness

And if you’re suffering from chronic illness, receiving gifts you're unable to use can be just as daunting. You're left feeling terrible. Too terrible to admit to the buyer that you can’t make use of the gift due to allergies ...

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by Laura

HEALTH LIFESTYLE

How to avoid exhaustion when cleaning with chronic illness

Creating a daily routine has allowed me to maintain balance in the cleanliness of my home, all without depleting my energy. Before implementing my cleaning routine, I would often find myself not knowing where to start. I would glance at ...

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by Laura

LIFESTYLE

30 Things to do before you turn 30

Why did I create this list? Basically it was to expose myself to life changing experiences - for myself and to share with my husband. With chronic illness it’s so easy to focus on the pain or the fact that ...

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