I often struggle with maintaining an optimal level of organization throughout my work days. I’m easily distracted — particularly by new e-mail messages — and can lose hours of precious work time reading incoming e-mails and the assortment of accompanying attachments and Web links. Other times, I log into my e-mail network to send a [...]
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You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail!
Posted in Organization, self care, tagged balance, e-mail, Organization, personal parameters, self care on October 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wake Up (Happily), You Sleepy Head
Posted in self care, tagged balance, conscious choices, personal parameters, self care, Sleep on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
During a recent day of traveling, I found myself exhausted on the morning flight. It didn’t make any sense though — I awoke at the same time I always do and I wasn’t rushed to get ready, yet I couldn’t wait to close the plane’s window shade, shut my eyes, and nap for the duration [...]
Balance and Technology — Can They Be Harmonious?
Posted in Self improvement, self care, tagged balance, conscious choices, personal parameters, self care, Self improvement on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s official: I have become one of those people. Or at least that’s what my husband repeatedly tells me, with obvious disdain in his voice. The annoying thing is that he’s right. I am constantly checking my smart phone for missed calls and e-mails. When I’m bored for longer than three minutes (know how we [...]
Avoid the Hungry Horrors Each Week Night
Posted in Recipes, self care, tagged balance, conscious choices, Recipes, self care on June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ever come home from a long day of work feeling tired and hungry, scan your cookbooks for something – anything – you can serve to your family for dinner, finally settle on a recipe, only to realize that you don’t have the needed ingredients in your house? Finding yourself back at square one, you reluctantly [...]
Give Your Eyes a Break
Posted in Alternative medicine, Natural remedies, self care, tagged balance, eye ache, eyestrain, natural health, Natural remedies, self care, Traditional Chinese Medicine on April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Intense eye aches used to invade my workday. I took breaks, but by that time, my eyes were so strained and fatigued that I couldn’t focus on anything. All I wanted to do was close my eyes and shut out the world. Nothing short of the complete darkness and comfort of a cold compress over [...]
Quitting … to Succeed
Posted in self care, tagged balance, personal parameters, self care, Self improvement on February 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Two weeks into a new job, I realized I had bit off more than I could chew. I was working late every night, I was stressing about meeting deadlines, and I was generally feeling stressed and unhappy. What was I to do? My gut and intuition were telling me to quit, particularly before I became [...]
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