Manage your stress levels
Use this little mindfulness and grounding exercise as often as you can to trigger a relaxation response in your body.
Sit on a chair , close your eyes, feel your feet on the ground, ( feel the surface of the ground you make contact with feel your toes ( really check in with the sensations of your feet. Then feel the chair push up against you. Holding you. Then notice your hands and where they are resting against your body. Notice the pressure or warmth or something else. Notice your breath just the way it is. In and out. Then begin to extend the length of the in and exhales. Notice everything about your breath, be curious like you never noticed you are breathing before. The movement in your nostril your chest your abdomen, the sound, the sensations in your body as you breath. Notice right now you are fine just sitting on a chair and breathing, you are fine right now. 💓
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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5.1% Second half of November
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44.3% 1st December
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16.9% A week before Christmas
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32.3% Whenever you wish
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
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What gets wet while drying?
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What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
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