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Please mention The Dales Directory when responding to advertisers 4 Inside this issue… Get your business off to a flying start Advertise with the Dales Directory. prices start from just £33 per issue Copy deadline for Dec/Jan 2022/23 14th November Distributed to 11,000 homes and businesses every other month: Matlock, Darley Dale, Rowsley, Wirksworth, Cromford, Matlock Bath, Elton & Winster Dales Directories sales Tel: 01629 57638 Mob: 07940 sharon@sharonshirleyconsulting.com837948 Local Business Focus Page Mobilelab - Specialising in repairing mobile phones 3 Self Care For Bubble Bath Haters by Sarah Kallend 10 & 11 Spice Restaurant on Dale Road ( under New Ownership) 5 Sarah Barnes Celebrant 8 Ally Law Celebrant 7 Articles Inside Sustainable Top Tech Firms 11 Pet Pals - The Story of Friendship 16 & 17 Money on My Mind - Martin Lewis 23 Car Passenger Etiquette 30 & 31 Book Reviews Fact or Fiction 26 Garden: Greenfingers by Allan Titchmarsh 32 The Dales Directory is a local independent business bringing local business to local people, we would appreciate it if you could mention the Dales Directory when responding to our advertisers Puzzles Inside Page Kids Page (answers on page 36) 28/29 Pitcherwits (answers on page 36) 27 Word Search (answers on page 36) 34 Puzzle Page (answers on page 36) 18 Spot The Difference (answers on page 36) 28 Puzzle Solutions 36 Editor Higher Education - The Future Pet Pals! Alan Titchmarsh - Greenfingers
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me wrong, if your idea of a good time is a bubble bath, go for it! Here’s to looking after ourselves EVERYDAY.
If you are an Introvert by nature you will naturally be drawn to solitary hobbies like fishing or painting, whist the Extraverts among us will feel refreshed by engaging in activities with others, like Zumba or a walking group. Self-care is being aware of this and letting it influence your decisions. So when faced with an invitation to lunch with a group of friends, the Extravert knows that this is what self-care looks like for them, whilst an Introvert may still go to lunch, but can be aware that they’ll need some time alone afterwards to recharge.
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It’s also about recognising what gives you energy and brings you joy or satisfaction. I’ve often written on this page about Personality Profiling (get yours free at www.16personalities.com) that can confirm whether you get your energy from being alone or being with others. Being an Introvert. or an Extravert has nothing to do with whether you are sociable or not, it’s about what charges your batteries.
If we are genuinely looking after ourselves, in order to be as well as we can be and fit enough to manage the responsibilities of people and tasks in our lives, that’s not a switch to turn off and on. Self-care at a fundamental level looks like listening to our bodies…. eating well and eating well everyday not just when we want to drop some pounds. Recognising if we’ve fallen into destructive habits of misusing alcohol to escape from the day… being proactive about
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Is it just me? Am I the only woman who flinches at the mention of a spa day or a Prosecco fuelled bubble bath? I’m a hugger so it’s not the idea of being touched that bothers me. Although I have to say that being pummelled , wiped, exfoliated and generally messed about with, holds pretty much zero appeal to me. I just get so BORED. Loafing around doing nothing (and being done to) is just not for me.
I get the self-care mantra thing that surrounds us; so many of the clients coming to me for support are burned out and worn down by stresses, responsibilities and caring for others. Non of us are exempt from the need to take care of ourselves, but when did it become the accepted wisdom that we have to halt everyday life and take time out to be engaging in self-care?
Sarah is an Associate Therapist at So Healthy Chiropractors in Matlock, dealing with emotional health and behavioural change. She is based at Ogston Reservoir as well as seeing people in their own homes. Find her at www.sarahkallend.com or on Facebook @theheartspeaker
getting better sleep (if we’re constantly complaining about being tired).
Aside from that, it’s horses for courses in terms of lifestyle: a busy working parent who never gets a minute to themselves will probably love the gift of a massage (unless they’re like me!), whereas someone with a more solitary life might prefer your company over a cup of Don’tcoffee.get
I don’t want to mislead you into imagining that I’m physically constantly on the go, but mentally my happy productive place is to have many ‘tabs’ open, just like my computer. And often that means juggling an open phone, iPad and good old fashioned notebook and pen at the same time. Which is tricky if you’re covered in some mystic oil and balancing remnants from Stonehenge between your shoulder
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To advertise please call 01629 57638 or email sharon@sharonshirleyconsulting.com Michael Arthur Limited I 23 Firs Parade I Matlock I Derbyshire I DE4 3AS Open Monday-Friday 9am till 5pm, Saturday 9am till 4pm, Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays SALE Upto50%offBurlington,Britton&ClearwaterBathrooms (From1stOct) Providing customers in Derbyshire & surrounding area with elegant kitchens,bathrooms and bedrooms to be proud of
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