2019-11-01 In The Moment

T he average mum has just 1 7 minutes to herself a day, according to a 201 4 survey. Seventeen! ‘Me-time’ is an essential restor ...

time for you CalmMoment.com 5 Manage family time Hell hath no fury like a grown woman cooped up with her parents, in-laws and/or ...

6 CalmMoment.com Calm your calendar If you find the season overwhelming, then a bit of careful planning could give you the Chris ...

1 Sunday 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 17 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 18 Wednesday 5 Thursday 19 Thursday 6 Friday 20 Friday 7 Saturday 21 Saturday ...

My joyful January 2020 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 17 Friday 4 Saturday 18 Saturday 5 Sunday 19 Sunday 6 Monday 20 Monday 7 ...

loneliness It’s billed as the happiest time of year, but what do you do if you can’t – or don’t want to – be with anyone? Will i ...

10 CalmMoment.com Calm Christmas W e are living in lonely times. Nine million people in the UK are now reporting feelings of lon ...

CalmMoment.com 11 loneliness Taking the time to write someone a card shows them that you have them in mind, even if you don't se ...

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CalmMoment.com 13 gifting The art of mindful giving W ith the pressure to create the perfect Christmas weighing heavily from the ...

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CalmMoment.com 15 home & décor Words: Caroline Rowland / Photography: Artemis Russell Celebrating the magic of winter and th ...

The family enjoy celebrating the winter solstice – the concept of cherishing nature and the change of the seasons. This inspires ...

CalmMoment.com 17 Artemis personalises her few shop-bought items with seasonal foliage and decorates her tree with found items a ...

Calm Christmas 18 CalmMoment.com Easy homemade decorations Gingerbread stars Edible decorations are twice as good as the regular ...

festive food CalmMoment.com 19 Festive feasting F estive food. We get so excited about it and often spend weeks, if not months, ...

Pho tog rap hy^ W illia m^ R eav ell 1 In a large saucepan, sauté the leek or onion in the olive oil with a pinch of salt, uncov ...

CalmMoment.com 21 festive food Sweet potato ‘toast’ As an alternative to a bread- heavy starter, why not make a colourful crosti ...

22 CalmMoment.com INGREDIENTS MAKES 4 2 large aubergines (zucchini) olive oil 8 large tomatoes 1 small red onion 1 tsp garlic pu ...

festive food 1 Peel the carrot and chop it into fine matchsticks – a mandolin is ideal for this. Chop the cucumber into matchsti ...