Hours of Entertainment

School holidays are here again and with winter well and truly upon us, I thought I would come up with some activities you can do indoors to keep your children entertained, without breaking the bank.

Put some colour in your day

What better way to get the school holidays underway than a colouring competition! It's a great way to keep the kids entertained for an hour or two…

The importance of regular breaks

When I first started in the insurance industry some 15 years ago, something I noticed early on was most of the more successful brokers or advisers took regular breaks or holidays. I thought, well, if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me…and what a wise decision that was. Here is why:

Stop Slaving

You have worked hard all day, fought the traffic to get home and now you have to slave over the stove for an hour to make dinner, right?

Why you need a Power of Attorney

Bob and Jane had been together for ten years. They each had grown up children from previous marriages and also had assets from those relationships which they had agreed would be their own separate property. They had seen their own lawyers and signed a relationship property agreement (or pre-nuptial agreement). They lived in a house which Bob owned 40% of and Jane owned 60% of and they both owned shares in a business that they had started together five years ago.

Within 100kms of the Bridge

We are into the long stretch of weekends between Queens Birthday and Labour Day. Yep, no long weekends for nearly half of the year (around 21 weeks). To save your sanity, here are a few suggestions for weekends away within 100kms of Auckland Harbour Bridge. Take off on a Friday afternoon, and come back Sunday, refreshed and ready to face the next week!

Stress Busters - At Home

Many people do not act positively to reduce the stress in their lives until physical symptoms force them to consider how their lifestyle is affecting their wellbeing… some are not even aware that they are suffering from any form of stress until they start to get physically sick. It is important not to ignore the symptoms.

Let go of the tension

It's a fast-paced world we live in, and as such, it is really important that you look after both your physical and mental health. There is a lot of workplace pressure (we don't like to call it stress) that we are exposed to on a daily basis. It is quite amazing to know the physiological changes you undergo the minute you sit in front of your PC: your breathing rate increases by up to 30%, your blinking rate nearly halves, and you tend to tighten the muscles in your arms and shoulders without even thinking about it.

Balance

It has just dawned on me that winter has hit (and boy, did it hit last night!), and that we are now looking at the long stretch until our next three day weekend in October. What better time to focus on the benefits of rest and relaxation, and the importance of planning your next little break.

Check Yourself Out

Despite the fact that New Zealand has one of the highest bowel cancer rates in the world, we do not currently have a government-funded nationwide bowel screening program in place.

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