Lyndsey Whiteside

04/02/2024

Self-Care Sunday

I’m on a mission to upgrade my self-care this year. I’ve always been a fan of a spa, the occasional facial, mani-pedi, and massage but you know, I think I can do better!

I’ve started looking at my menstrual cycle and seeing where I can improve my nutrition especially round about now (day 26 of 28 for your info!) when mostly I want to crawl into a cave with an endless supply of red meat and carbs! I’m also looking at easy ways to honour my cycle in doable ways. I haven’t got the time or energy for red tents and cacao ceremonies, though I’d definitely like to try those out! I’m following a programme. I’ve just self-administered a 10 minute reflexology session to ease my irritability - you may approach me now! And there’s meditation and Pilates, all achievable in 10 minute chunks of time. I’m using an app called ‘Moody’. It comes recommended by me for bitesize self-care. I also highly recommend my sparkle sister, Sally Beaton. Follow her on Instagram and definitely get her book ‘Get Your Sparkle Back’ and also Nicki Williams’ book ‘It’s Not You, it’s Your Hormones’ - informative and engaging. I’m totally getting why I have the outlook I do at certain points of the month; I guess things I’d understood naturally anyway but now I try and make the most of those times - being more sociable and active when I’m ovulating and being okay with being more reflective and insular the week before my period. It’s better than ignoring it which I think was the message when we were growing up. Perhaps I shouldn’t have waited until my forties to go with the flow, as it were.

And I’m trying to carve out more time for myself and the things that bring me joy as well as building my dreams, step by step. I’m going easier on myself; forgiving myself, being kinder to myself and loving myself. I’m also celebrating the things that I’ve achieved. I’m nine years alcohol-free this year; I’ve built a buoyant business that I can run around looking after my scrumptious son and I’m realising some of the dreams I’ve had for years. That’s what self-care is too, right?

Would love to hear some tips from some of you self-care Queens!

Lyndsey ❤️⭐️

01/02/2024

“I don’t owe slimness to anyone else but I owe myself good health and body love. It’s time!”.

February’s Substack is up! 🙈🙈🙈

Link in bio!

30/01/2024

I wrote this in my January Substack -

“I’ve been taking stock - looking at my life. What happens now? What do you do when you’re middle aged? Is it even possible to make the second act more fabulous than the first? The first contains career highlights, the firmer body, and exciting travel. I felt a surge of competitive excitement - with my younger self!”

I meant it AND ever since then I KEEP SEEING examples of women in their 50s and 60s (let’s call them my big sisters’) doing incredible things, inspiring me, showing me the way. Isn’t the Universe marvellous like a great big search engine, showing us the things we want to see, giving us what we focus on!?

My February post is up on Thursday (yes January really is coming to a close now) and it’s a vulnerable, very honest, doozy!

You can subscribe here for free via the link in my bio!

Lyndsey ❤️⭐️

21/01/2024

Be who you are meant to be
You look good like that

❤️ Trudi Jane

From: The mind journal

20/01/2024

In an attempt to prove I’m still young and fun (I’m not) - I just went to a roller disco with the brilliant Heather - (who is young and fun) and spent most of the time clinging to the wall in abject terror! I had to ask one of the skate crew to help me. Think I prefer my shoes without wheels! Although I mastered the art of taking selfies in roller skates so pretty proud of that!

15/01/2024

It’s Blue Monday, a day made up by Sky Travel to let us know it’s the most depressing day of the year (and therefore we should book a holiday to the sun). It’s actually a beautifully crisp and bright morning here in the UK; a little frost makes everything sparkle! BUT I do think it’s important to have ‘things to look forward to’ in the diary. Pack your calendar with fun things as much as you can and then squeeze in the not-so-fun things around them if you must! Own your time as much as you possibly can. You decide the price and benefits at which you give your time away. We know we have to give our time away sometimes but be conscious of your needs where you can. I’m going to start measuring exactly how much time I give away versus how much happiness it brings me.

According to ‘The How of Happiness’ by Sonja Lyubomirsky, 50% of our ability to be happy depends on our genes and is hereditary. Wow, that’s hugemongous! 10% are the conditions in to which we are born. The other 40% is down to us - our habits, ways of thinking, perceptions of reality, and actions we take everyday.

So, if that’s right for you. Find the things that make you happy and keep doing those and perhaps discover and delve into new things; new people, new habits which are joyful!

Happy 15th January to us - I’m taking it back!

P.S. Did you know that you can just make up a day; as long as you can get enough media traction to support it?

P.P.S. Happy Lyndsey Whiteside Day. Let’s make it a thing!

12/01/2024

The Times Newspaper asked me to comment on good social media strategy. Now, I haven’t got a strategy - nothing of mine is scheduled or bought or you know, strategised! So, I could talk about how I feel as a one-woman business - that it’s a conversation; that it’s okay to be vulnerable as well as to share your best bits and to show the person behind the posts.

I always buy from people because I like them - I don’t even pick suppliers based on what qualifications or experience they have (though they’re good to have!). It’s more the feeling I get about that person.

So, I try and get across who I am because if you get to know the real me first then it’s more likely we’ll work well together.

And I like to express myself and I’m so interested in other people that I like it when you do too. And I like to shout out for other people too and highlight them and celebrate their successes.

That’s it really!

Lyndsey ❤️⭐️

09/01/2024

Hopefully, this will be the last time I feel inclined to post that post-birth image of me filled with fluid, unwashed after a day and night of labour and emergency surgery in my M&S nightie!

But I’ve written my first Substack post. Come and take a look. There will be one a month.

I’m LyndseyInspiredWrites over there.

The link is https://open.substack.com/pub/lyndseyinspiredwrites/p/my-year-to-live?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Whhhyyy is Instagram so unfriendly to links?

Anyway, hope you like it!

Lyndsey ❤️⭐️

07/01/2024

Trying to settle in to the way I keep healthy this year and I just posted this in my ‘Year of Me’ group.

What do you think?

There’s a trend that’s come over from LA, according to The Telegraph, called ‘Dirty Wellness’. You have a takeaway but you order the high protein/ low carb option, you eat something healthy just before you accept a piece of the office cake (not a euphemism) or you do just 15 minutes exercise a day instead of an hour?

What do you think? I like it! Perfectly, imperfect!

I also think if you don’t cutting everything ‘bad’ out but you flood your life with all things ‘good’ then that works too!

Be very, very good and a little bit naughty? Perfect!

❤️⭐️

05/01/2024

Got my medal and certificate for my Channel swim. I am a champion! 🏅

03/01/2024

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02/01/2024

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Here Energy Mindset Mentor and fabulous woman, Haulwen Nicholas, , magicalmojocoach.com, talks about boosting and protecting your energy. Who wants MORE ENERGY this year!?! 🙋‍♀️. And did you know that your personality type affects your energy? Read Haulwen’s internationally successful book ‘The Book of Personality Tests’ to get the lowdown on your personality type!

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Lyndsey ❤️⭐️

02/01/2024

LOOK!!!! 👀 LOOK!!!! 👀 Look at this fantastic FOUR page feature we did in Feel Good You from Woman & Home magazine (circulation in excess of 200,000 readers). It’s in the February issue, just out. What a way to start the year!! 🥳🥳🥳

Here Energy Mindset Mentor and fabulous woman, Haulwen Nicholas, magicalmojocoach.com, talks about boosting and protecting your energy. Who wants MORE ENERGY this year!?! 🙋‍♀️. And did you know that your personality type affects your energy - read Haulwen’s internationally successful book ‘The Book of Personality Tests’ to get the lowdown on your personality type!

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Lyndsey ❤️⭐️

15/12/2023

Signed up to do a 100 mile virtual walk challenge, starting today. It’s along the Jurassic Coast so hoping to do a bit of it along the actual Jurassic Coast! I’m not looking for any sponsorship but I’ll probably be posting a bit about it. And for every 20% I complete, they will plant a tree 🌳- how cool is that? Also, I will do anything for a medal.

14/12/2023

These are oldies but goodies - not Sarupa Shah and Joanne Reeves-Baker - but their brilliant advice on money and energy! Both are connected I think and Father Christmas, I’d love lots more of both please! ❤️🎅⭐️

01/12/2023

29/11/2023

I’ve finished my channel swim - whoop! 22 miles, 1416 lengths, Dover to Calais, and £130 raised for people paralysed with spinal cord injury. Thank you to the people who sponsored me and cheered me on. Those who didn’t; don’t worry, I’m coming for your hard earned cash next challenge! Now, how do I get back from France? 🤔

25/11/2023

Absolutely beautiful day at the gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous for its Christmas Fair. Got to have some time with Santa so he knows what I want for Christmas now - phew! 🎅🤩