Hannah Elizabeth

Today, I have a collaboration with The Prevention Coalition , on ways to improve your mental health. As you all know, I've been going through my own mental health journey and I will be sharing a current update soon, but today we wanted to share 8 techniques to self-improve mental wellbeing.   Mental health is an essential aspect of our well-being. While everyday healthy habits related to exercise, sleep, diet, and social support can be incredibly effective, there are also many outside-the-box strategies you can use to improve your mental health. Here, we explore unique approaches to mental health improvement you may not have thought to try before. Clean and Declutter Your Home Keeping a clean, organized, and clutter-free home can foster a sense of calm, allowing you to relax and recharge at the end of a long day. Address any clutter or organizational issues now so you can create a positive, healthy atmosphere in your house. For example, this might mean doing some deep cleaning, op

My mum came down for a little 24 hour visit which was lovely. We had a great time together and then I had a busy day of electrics and sleeping!  Click here to watch the vlog or see below.  After three of the most beautiful night shifts, welcoming three beautiful babies into the world, my mum came for a visit. I think this was the first visit this year, bar the short stay prior to heading to the airport in March for Jamaica. I woke up at 2pm to get ready for the afternoon and then we headed to The Botanist for a three course Sunday lunch.  By the time we got back, it was gone 7pm so we chatted, got ready for bed and watched a film. I accidentally fell asleep in front of the television less than 10 minutes in.  The next morning, I had a lovely lie in and woke up to mum already doing some gardening. She was excited to help the previous day and I was surprised she had already made a start. She'd weeded the majority of the back garden and it left just the front to do. However, I surpris

The garden became a little neglected over the first 8 months of living in my house, as I prioritised completing the renovations and decorations inside. As the sun started shining and the weather got hotter and hotter, I really wanted to enjoy the outdoor space. I kept waiting for my dad to come and help, but in the end, my mum and I did the majority of the hard work in 1 day.  We started by deweeding all the borders and astroturf, trimming the bushes and then I bought some plants to fill in the gaps. They are so lovely and add the perfect pop of colour. I hope they get bigger and bigger over the summer and hopefully will come back next year too. My too favourite were the Fushia bush which was so pretty and I also found a plant called Nemesia Rhubarb and Custard, which seemed incredibly fitting given my family history. The former looks like fairies to me and latter was a beautiful purple and yellow.  The fence isn't too shabby, but I do want to freshen it up, so I plan to paint the

I'm back with another Stackers  product review this week. For years I've kept all my cables, chargers and batteries in a basket in my bedside table. Every time I needed something, I had to empty the entire box to try and find the right cable. I have wanted this little cable tidy for a while and I think it's such a good product. This is perfect for organising tech whilst travelling or at home. It features multiple internal compartments designed for cables, memory cards, chargers and more.  At first, I was a little disappointed at the small size of the case, but it ended up being ample storage. I was pleasantly surprised at how spacious it was. On one side it flexible stretchy straps for cables, memory cards and batteries. I ended up putting two cables in each compartment and then two memory cards in each also. On the other side there were 3 larger straps, which I have used for plugs. There is also a small pocket. I didn't know what I would put in this originally, but the

It’s been a while since I wrote about my mental health and gave an update. In reality, the majority of my previous posts are from the start of the year, so this is almost a 6 month update now.  I’m still on sertraline 50mg, every day, but I no longer really feel like they’re helping. They don’t seem to be doing anything but then again, maybe I would be so much worse if I wasn’t on them.  My free counselling sessions through the university have sadly ended and I’ve yet to hear back from the self-referral so I assume I’m still on the waiting list through the GP and for cognitive behavioural therapy. By the time I get the referral approved, my sister will be a qualified practitioner by the looks of it so maybe I just get her. Never but it’s an option.  In all honesty, after the first 4 sessions of counselling, I felt like I was repeating myself and she kept asking questions I couldn’t answer because I didn’t know the answers. I felt like talking about him constantly kept me thinking about

I had a little bit of a regression in regards to my heartbreak, finished some utility room projects and attended a conference! Click here to watch the vlog or see below.  Honestly, I feel like this last week has been a huge backwards step in life. I had a wonderful time in Liverpool but being alone again was a little bit of a shock to the system and it took it's toll on me. I cried the entire way home, even having to stop on the way back. I'm in a much better place now so I'm trying not to focus on it too much right now.  Later in the week, I had a day of university, as well as attended a midwifery conference. The conference was really good in parts but this year defintely did focus more on a student perspective and Leicester Hospital midwives which was unusual. There's defintely some things I want to look into more following the discussions.  I also spent a couple of days finishing the utility room. Whilst it's not perfect, it is as good as it's getting and I r

The room that once was a wrecked and dismantled space, has been split into a functional under stair storage cupboard, utility room space and downstairs toilet cloakroom.  Starting with the utility room itself, the fitted units really make the space super functional. The tower unit can house a stackable washer and dryer and it has a large unit above. Then two units at the side that are narrow but have become surprisingly useful. I currently have a single washer-dryer combination, so instead I have a tension rod above, with a hanger for socks and pants. Sat on the washing machine I have a laundry basket that collapses and then behind I have my ironing board.  The theme for the room is peach and mint. I was going to paint a feature wall but decided because of the smaller space to keep it open and light with my favourite, Torrington White from Crown Paints.  On the counter I have a peach glass dispenser for hand sanitiser, alongside a mint candle, although I may switch this to hand cream a