Life Balance
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Emotional clutter: 6 signs it’s time to come clean
by Sarah on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | 5 comments
Are you guilty of falling short of a true spring clean? The tendency this time of year is to focus on physical clutter, but the kind you can’t see – emotional clutter – is just as important to tackle. By emotional clutter we simply mean all those repressed, suppressed and unexpressed emotions and old beliefs ... [read more] -
Me time: extravagance or essential?
by Sarah on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | 4 comments
“Me” time. Just the name of it sounds selfish, doesn’t it? Perhaps that’s why so many people feel so guilty taking it. But while it may sound like an extravagance, it is actually absolutely essential to our well being. Life Is Hectic Our lives today are filled with stressors, from bad ones, like busy schedules and micromanaging ... [read more] -
Six Steps for Remembering People on Their Special Days
by Sarah on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 | 3 comments
Don’t you just love opening your mailbox right around your birthday and finding thoughtful greeting cards wishing you a happy day? I know I do; it’s such a nice change from the usual bills and junk mail that stuff the box. In this day of instant e-everything, getting a physical greeting card on a special ... [read more] -
Get happier: commit 5 acts of random organizational kindness
by Sarah on Monday, February 6th, 2012 | 8 comments
As the dark, somewhat dreary days of winter drag on, it’s easy to fall into a funk. Get up, slog through the daily grind, eat, sleep, repeat. Fortunately that funk is both easy to avoid and, should you have already fallen prey to it, easy to shake. How? The answer is simple: help someone else ... [read more] -
9 immutable laws of time management
by Sarah on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 | 11 comments
1. In anything, 20% of tasks are critical, 80% are trivial. Of all the things most people do, most really aren’t that important. Sure, being busy may feel like progress, but it’s important not to confuse activity with progress. Time management masters take the time to identify which tasks on their list are truly ... [read more] -
Join in the February #GetButtonedUp Challenge!
by Sarah on Friday, January 27th, 2012 | 33 comments
It's time to get your love buttoned up! February is all about the heart. Not only does Valentine's Day fall smack, dab in the middle of the month, but it's also "American Heart Month" and therefore time to take care of that all important organ. With this theme in mind, we've put together another great monthly ... [read more] -
4 Ways to break productivity-torpedoing digital habits
by Sarah on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | 6 comments
A few years ago, Disney Pixar released the movie Up. It’s a sweet little film about a rather crotchety old widower and a young scout who accidentally end up on an adventure together. Not long after they touch down in a far-off land they are greeted by a dog named Dug. He’s a loveable golden ... [read more]











