It has been a long time a did not write on the blog because of the busy life of parenthood, art coach and freelance photographer. In the meanwhile I was also house hunting and that alone takes up a great deal of your daily time. But, I love my life and I love what I do.

Thought it would be great to recap on the last blog to see how everyone whose following my healthy living plan did with their own Transformers (daily essentials in the way you look and feel), Beautifiers (grooming is important to feel beautiful and appreciate your body) and Boosters (mind and body pick me ups, like breathing, life skills, grooming of hands and face).

I must admit, just to stick to these daily plans also takes good time management skills. Since a few months back, I started a Vegetarian diet to detox and just to see how my body reacts to the meat free diet. Some of my friends are Vegetarians for all their lives and some became Vegetarians only a few years back. I got some pretty good advice and support from them and I’m also listening to a lot of podcasts on Vegetarian diets. So far so good, my body feels much lighter and I have less bloated tummy days. My energy levels picked up and I do not yawn all day long any more (only when I feel bored in a conversation..no joke).

As for Beautifiers I am still working on doing more exercises. I love morning walks but lately all my time went for house hunting and product shoot. I know that exercise give you a feel good boost (endorphins), so I guess I just need to make a better time management daily plan to get that half an hour walk/jog before starting my day.

Boosters were an easy one for me, I started using a facial cream on my recent holiday and found it absolutely amazing. It’s made of grape extracts and I can honestly see the difference in my skin appearance and feel.

In my next blog I will share the names of the products and the blogs I am following. Please share your stories on the daily Transformers, Beautifiers and Boosters, I would love to know.

Zelda’s Blog

@transformers @beautifiers @boosters @healthyliving

Accept yourself

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Midlife crisis is an issue for many women as well as divorce, loneliness and the list goes on.

The next few weeks you can use the plan to make life more enjoyable by starting a healthy lifestyle like fitness, eating habits, grooming or hobbies.

Investing in yourself will just make you feel better about yourself. Negative feelings and will be something of the past while you become a more calmer person.

Listen to your body and what it tells you, if you stress a lot you will have a long list of health related problems like, depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease and the list goes on.

In 2015 I had a health scare, and since then I’ve changed my ways and still sometimes go back to the old ways, but then I’m reminding myself of my goals and what I want to achieve with my health and my family’s health.

Decide not to neglect yourself any longer, create your own schedule/daily list with the following topics in mind:

Transformers (daily essentials in the way you look and feel),

Beautifiers (grooming is important to feel beautiful and appreciate your body),

Boosters (mind and body pick me ups, like breathing, life skills, grooming of hands and face).

The last time we talked about a list on strengths and weaknesses. I will name a few of my own which is personal but I would like to share with you also.

My strengths are: I’m always willing to try new challenges in my freelance business, I am a positive thinker, I am a good communicator, I have a ‘can do’ attitude, I am a hard working Mum and freelancer, and my list goes on.

My weaknesses are: things hold me back like housework, etc., I can be over sensitive sometimes to what people say and think of my work, I sometimes let people use my feelings without speaking up for myself, I sometimes feel insecure about freelance projects instead of just trying, I tend to feel I can do more for my family although I know most of my time goes into the household, and the list also goes on.

If I look at my lists, there’s some things that needs attention and I know that it’s needs work.

Did you create your list on strengths and weaknesses?

Next time I write my blog, I will share my schedule with you on my personal transformers, beautifiers and boosters.

Enjoy making and creating your lists, until next time X

Zelda’s blog

#transformers #beautifiers #boosters #planning #healthyliving #dailygoals #schedules #personalstrengths #personalweaknesses #womeninspirewomen #dubaiwomen #ladiesenrichmentclub #womenindubai #womenworldwide

This is the start of a New You for 2020, I hope you are excited!

You need to decide to enjoy your life and making the most of your body.

The list: What would you like to improve? And your goals?

It all starts with positive thinking. Do you dismiss yourself as not good enough? You can change anything if you want to.

You would need to keep track of your progress, get yourself a lovely notebook. Write down all your strengths and weaknesses, aim for what you want to gain and not what you want to lose.

You would need to follow the blog in order to work from the start to the end.

Happy writing, and please share my blog with friends and family.

Tomorrow we’ll talk about self acceptance and how to care for yourself.

Zelda’s blog

#newstart #enjoylife #goals #positive #strenghts #weaknesses #gaining #ladiesenrichmentclub

Often it takes a giant hurdle in life before we take a step back and assess how we look and whether we are getting the best out of life.

Over the next few weeks we will look at small enhancements we can do instead of radical make overs. The best part is that it is achievable!

The most important thing you can do is to make a goal for your life and stick to it, to renew your passion for living.

I am reading a few articles to help me to write this blog, and I will give some credit to those books/articles at the end of each blog.

The next couple of blogs will be about the New you plan, Better eating habits, A fitter and healthier body, Radiant skin, Body confidence, Great make-up, Glossy hair, Relaxed living and then focus on the new you.

Follow my blog to get information and inspirations every day to prepare you for an amazing journey.

I will help you to make the most of your natural assets to become even more positive and confident.

Let’s start in the next blog creating the New you, without spending thousands.

Looking forward to share valuable information with you.

Zelda’s blog

#newyou #ladiesenrichment #ladiesgoals #goalsetting #newyou #confidence #dailyinspiration #healthyliving #2020goals #radiantskin #bodyconfidence #eathealthy #relaxedliving #greatmakeup #ladiesenrichmentclub #ladieswithzest #ladiesofdubai #dubailadies #ladiesprom #ladieslaw #ladieswholeadpodcast #ladies #ladiesworldwide

(photo taken by myself)

Another decade is gone, and mine was filled with so many good and not so good memories. From the joyous birth of my daughter in 2010 to a health scare in 2015. In between I shared so many travel memories with my family, we were privileged to travel to so many countries in these 10 years.

I also had so many goals that I wanted to achieve, but it seems like I need to approach my goals in a different way. So this is how I will start 2020, making a list of the most important goal and start working on it.

Apart from my work goals I mostly want my faith to become stronger than ever before, inspire others more with the good deeds I do and show the love of Jesus to everyone around me.

Let us inspire and motivate each other and support all the ladies entrepreneurs all over the world.

May your 2020 be filled with health and blessings.

Zelda

#ladiesenrichmentclub #womenentrepeneurs #supportwomenbusinesses #goals2020 #atozphotsarttravel #motivation #dubaiwomen #dubaiwomeninbusiness

Who or what do you fear?

Should we always be in this constant race of fear where we cannot simply enjoy life and what it has to offer? Some fears are good, they keep us safe, for example fear of being hit by a car. But some fears are harmful, they can take over our lives.

I pray everyday that Jesus will give me the knowledge to accept the things I cannot change and trust Him to handle my fears. I overcome my fear by focusing on the promises of the Scripture and the power of God.

Kids and adults in our fast paced, competitive, modern world, struggle with fears and most try to sort it out by themselves. Our children’s lives these days are not as easy, some struggles more with peer pressure and they feel the need to be the best in academy, sports, friendships, etc.

If you have a sensitive personality like me, you might tend to fear much more. You need to stay strong and handle your situations by focusing on dealing with your fear factor.

How can you handle fear? Try to focus on the matter and the reason why you have the feeling of fear. Make a list of your fears and next to your fears you make a list of solutions that you feel will be the best way for you to deal with them.

A Positive brain can help you to cope with fear, follow the following exercises:

Gratitude,

Stay centered,

Stay active,

Eat and drink well,

Sleep well,

Help others,

Subconscious re-training and inner healing work,

Follow your passion.

I truly hope that you have read something from my blog so far that you can use in a positive way.

Stay true, stay positive

Zelda

#pray #positivelife #gratitude #livewell #followyourpassion #ladiesenrichmentclub #women #ladies #encourage

Recently I have read an article of Myrna Ayad on ‘The future is female’, published in Harper’s Bazaar Arabia Spring 2018. Harpersbazaararabia.com/art

Such articles inspires me as a Freelance artist and photographer, it gives me positive energy to work towards my goals and inspire those around me.

The article covers mainly the Art Dubai exhibition, Myrna Ayad talks about her journey as Art Dubai Director. She speaks out about how Art Dubai scene features more women artist than men.

I hope you get some inspiration today and work towards your goal.

Zelda

#inspiration #harpersbazaararabia #artdubai