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Take Control of Your Time – Set Some Boundaries
Poor time management can cause stress you don’t need in your life. If people at work or within your family and friends are taking advantage of you by requesting or demanding precious time – it’s time to set boundaries for yourself. Is It You? Part of the problem with letting people steal your time from you could be you. If you allow people to interrupt you at work, let friends call when you’re trying to interact with your family or if a person in a relationship disrespects you by taking advantage of your good nature, you may need to rethink the boundaries you already have in place and create boundaries…
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Life Reset: Meditation and Mindfulness
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. A common theme surrounding improving your life and especially your mental and emotional health is doing meditation or practicing mindfulness. I am a big fan of doing both. Each of these practices benefits you in similar ways but uses slightly different techniques. In the end, they blend beautifully into one life-changing practice. Meditation and Mindfulness These are similar practices, but done in slightly different ways. With meditation,…
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Life Reset: Work on Better Sleep
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Sleep is one of the best things you can do for yourself but is often overlooked. Too many people lose out on sleep or at least have a poor quality of sleep, assuming it is just something you do, and not at all important. But your sleep quality can affect nearly every facet of your life, including your physical health, mental health, and so much more. How…
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Some Self-Care for Seasonal Anxiety
Self-care has been a hot topic for many years now. More people are learning how to put themselves first and take care of their own health and wellbeing. This is a great idea for everyone, but self-care is not always about bubble baths and massages. There are many forms of self-care, including daily changes to your routine, to helping improve a specific burden in your life. For example, if you are struggling with seasonal anxiety this fall, self-care might be just what you need. Here are a few ideas. Go Somewhere You Find Relaxing Think of all the times when you felt your best, most relaxed, and fulfilled self. Were…
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Life Reset: It’s Important to Slow Down
Starting a life reset gives you the opportunity to think about slowing down, looking at your lifestyle and routine from a subjective perspective, and see if you need a break. It’s not about quitting things or giving up, but understanding that rest and down time is essential to growing and living a happy, balanced life. Why Should You Slow Down? Let’s start with the reasons why you might want to slow down in the first place. Slowing down is not about stopping something entirely, but just taking it easy. You might find that you constantly have to be busy and neglect your own health or self-care, since you barely have…
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National Pasta Day: Roasted Shrimp & Broccoli with Penne Pasta
I hope everyone is having a good month. Or should I say as good as you can. It is amazing that this year of 2020 is grinding to a close. It’s been a tough one — but we can always do what we can to make our days better. One way to enjoy yourself is yummy food. Today is National Pasta Day and October is both National Seafood Month and National Pasta Month. That leaves lots of ways to celebrate this day and month. Today’s recipe covers all three! It’s Roasted Shrimp & Broccoli with Penne Pasta. Lemony roasted shrimp and vegetables brighten up this easy pasta dish. A pinch…
