I’m going through a rough patch in my personal life right now, dealing with a family crisis. Life has it’s ups and downs and while I’m fortunate to have more ups than downs these days, I still have to get through the downs. With healthy habits, a sense of self-worth, and a good support network I know I’ll get through … Read More
The most important thing you do today
When I’m off-balance, there’s one thing I do to get centered. When I feel angry, frustrated, anxious, or burned out, there’s one thing I do to feel better. When I feel happy and life is going well, there’s one thing I do to enjoy the moment and create more of the same. That one thing is self care. What is … Read More
The Dos and Don’ts of Work Life Balance
When I tell people I write about work-life balance the response I get most often is, “I need some of that!” Don’t we all? The problem is we tend to think of work-life balance as a destination we hope to arrive at one day but like most of the things we want in life (happiness, love, success) work-life balance is … Read More
Taking a Leap of Faith
Jump and the net will appear. A comforting platitude, no doubt, but is it really true- will your net appear? What if the net did not appear? What if you fell flat on your face? Yeah, sometimes that happens. There are no guarantees in life. There are no absolutes. There are no sure things. There is only you, so the … Read More
7 Ways To Work-Life Balance
Every word my co-worker speaks rubs me the wrong way. On my way to lunch the car in front of me is driving frustratingly slow- so is the car in the lane next to me. The line at the restaurant is almost out-the-door and when I’m almost to the counter the customer in front of me is asking a million … Read More
18 Ways to Have Fun at Work (And Life!)
We think of work as, well, work. No doubt you hear the weekly Monday lament, but work doesn’t have to be all bad, in fact it doesn’t need to be bad at all! Having fun at work has many benefits, including minimizing boredom and fatigue, relieving tension and stress, improving morale, inspiring innovation and creativity, reducing conflict, and improving mental … Read More
Living a Balanced Life
I live a full life. I work full-time, I volunteer, I’m a member in more than one professional organization, I’m a blogger, a wife and furkid parent. When I tell people I blog about work-life balance this often sparks a stream of questions about how I do it all. The truth is I don’t do it all, I just live … Read More
How To Stop Overreacting To Life
I admit it! I’m an Over-reactor. Sometimes I take things personally. Sometimes I let my feelings determine my state of mind. I allow myself to believe that whatever just happened is erroneous, incorrect, offensive, or otherwise REALLY BIG DEAL! Sometimes I experience positive overreaction. I make people, places, and things outside myself bigger and better than myself. I think this … Read More
Simplify Your Digital Life
The key to time management isn’t really managing your time, it’s managing your efforts. We are bombarded with so much digital data, it’s easy to get overwhelmed keeping up with email, social media, videos and more. You can make the most of your efforts by focusing your time and energy on information that truly matters to you. The internet is … Read More
Know when to quit
I admit it, I’m a quitaphobe- the opposite of a commitaphobe! I am enthusiastic and excited when new opportunities present themselves and I can usually be convinced to take on new commitments. Often, I’ll even volunteer. Many of you probably relate to this phenomenon, in a desire to be the best, the brightest, the perfectionist and not to let anyone … Read More