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About to Snap Like a Christmas Kracker?

December 1, 2014

About to Snap like A Christmas Kracker?

The Burnout Queen’s 12 Days of Holiday Stress Relief will help you through.

T’was the month before Christmas and we were thinking and thinking about a gift to send to all of our readers. What to do, what to do? First, make a list of good ideas (always a starter)…

Good news, that list already exists! Such a perfect place to start…

A Partridge in a Pear Tree…Well there are enough chic chic butchers in London to definitely find a partridge, but how to stuff it in the mailing box?!

2 Turtle Doves…Definitely cute, but would prefer chocolate turtles!

3 French Hens…What’s with all the poultry?

4 Calling Birds…These days it should probably be 4 Birds a tweeting!

5 Golden Rings…Now we’re talking! Jewellery! Definitely Burnout Queen Style.

6 Geese a Laying…Ok , this bird fetish thing is just getting weird!

7 Swans a Swimming…Out of the question, the Queen owns all the swans!

8 Maids a Milking… Can do the Maids, but the cows pose another issue!

9 Ladies Dancing…Out in Soho still looking…(see 10 below!)

10 Lords a Leaping…Far too many men in tights!

11 Pipers Piping…Bagpipes hmmm, definitely an acquired taste.

12 Drummers Drumming…In the right setting, this could work!

So we made the list and checked it twice, but (sigh) no perfect gift was found. We will just have to do what we do best and offer you 12 Days of Holiday Stress Relief!

Watch for Day 1 tomorrow!

Love from Dr Toby & Dr Bev xx

The Burnout Queens

World Aids Day, December 1st

December 1, 2014

On this day, as every year, we encourage you to be conscious in your life and about yourself. xx

Make a decision—change your mind—make another decision

November 27, 2014

The Burnout Pups Weekend Wisdom

November 21, 2014

Bless these 2 little scoundrels! They are training for the Season and obviously the 5 year old thinks he’s got it wrapped up for this year! They are celebrating Christmas in the Village this weekend and wish you a fun weekend yourselves. The Burnout Pups and Queens xx

Putting pessimism in it’s place-Part 2

November 21, 2014

Welcome back to our optimistic blog focus this week.

Yesterday we shared the first 5 ways you can become more optimistic and thus as a Burnout Queen, decree a happier life and lifestyle. An optimistic thought to get us going!

Here is the second group of 5 to just cement this in your way of being…it just keeps getting more and more optimistic doesn’t it ladies!

6. Stop dwelling on negative experiences, all you are doing is reprogramming your psyche over and over to expect the worse. (yuck you don’t need encouragement like this). Bad experiences in the past do not predict bad experiences in the future.

7.Avoid procrastination: Its hard to picture a successful future with a lot of unfinished projects hanging around to remind you what a “failure” you are. Stop making yourself miserable and start doing. You heard that right…get off that comfy sofa and get at it! (you did read the getting stuck on the comfy sofa blog didn’t you?)

8.Don’t run away from problems. There is no upside in putting your head in the sand. Some problems require standing your ground, facing them squarely in the face, and beginning to solve them. Check out your life for existing or potential road blocks and begin to remove them. Imagine yourself taking life-enhancing risks instead of creating obstacles.

9.Claim your successes. The downfall of most women don’t you think? Ask a lot of yourself and when you attain it (as we optimistically believe you will) Blow your own horn. You never know whom you will inspire!

10.Adopt generosity. Devoting time to other people’s problems is healthy for us. It’s called social interest and it gets you outside of your head and life. Involving yourself in charity or giving, can take our self-focus down a few notches and this can go miles to helping us see the bigger picture and our lives with more clarity. Another way to say it is, count your blessings.

So there you have it. 10 beautifully simple ways to keep yourself alert to your pessimism while helping you seamlessly create a shift in your perspective. Shifts ripple into every aspect of your life and that my dear ladies is a massive gift to give yourselves.

Grab Life by the Crown (we say optimistically)

The Burnout Queens xx