Three Healthy Valentine’s Day Breakfast Ideas
Traditionally, Valentine’s Day breakfast ideas are loaded with sugar and very indulgent. If you are on a special diet plan, watching your weight, or if you are getting ready for an upcoming fitness event then these breakfasts can be a no-go option. If you want to celebrate Valentine’s day with your significant other, there are options that you can create for breakfast that are healthier and not loaded with sugar. Here are a few ideas. Strawberry-Topped Banana Pancakes Banana pancakes are very easy to make. All you need are eggs and bananas. Mix the two ingredients together until you get a pancake-like consistency. Cook in the same way you would…
Take Control of Your Goals With Your Journal
Among the different ways to use a journal, creating and sticking to your goals is one of the best options. When you don’t write your goals down and only keep them in your mind, it’s hard to see progress and keep up your motivation. But when you use your journal to write them out, you have more clarity of the tasks you need to get done, and the deadlines will keep you motivated. It lets you take control of your goals. Choose Your Biggest Goals A common mistake people make is that they have too many goals on their mind, which takes the focus away to the most important tasks.…
8 Amazing Benefits of Gratitude
Beth was a negative nelly who struggled to find anything good about her life. As a result, she was chronically unhappy. She didn’t make as much money as her co-workers because her boss had it in for her. Her marriage wasn’t fulfilling because her husband wasn’t romantic enough. Her book wasn’t published because her agent wasn’t working hard enough. Finally, after hearing yet another rant about everything that was wrong in her life, Beth’s friend suggested the common denominator. “Perhaps the problem isn’t everyone else. Perhaps the problem is you. Do you even realize how often you complain?” her friend asked. Deeply offended, Beth began logging how often she complained.…
Taking Care of You
Each of us was given a single physical vessel to use for our entire lifetime. Apart from general health and wellness, such as eating a healthy diet, routine exercise, and getting enough quality sleep, we should also establish and maintain a self-care regimen. There has been so much information floating around about self-care. But even with this wealth of information, many haven’t quite grasped the concept of self-care. They get stuck in the mindset that it’s self-indulgent and that there simply isn’t enough time in the day. Self-care is basically you taking care of you. We spend a great deal of time catering to the needs of others, yet who…
Why Your Journaling Needs a WHY
It’s early but… Are you struggling to keep up with journaling? Do you find it difficult to be inspired? The problem is likely not about journaling itself or not benefiting from it, but not really understanding your own purpose and WHY you want to write in a journal in the first place. Why: Identify Your Focus The first reason you need to understand why you are journaling is so you have a specific focus. Journaling encompasses so many different things, that if you aren’t quite sure what direction to go, you can lose steam pretty fast. When you know your purpose for journaling, it guides you in the right direction…
Buying a New Journal? What to Look For…
When it comes time to buy a new journal, don’t rush the process. You might be using it for months before getting another one, so it should be something that checks off all your required boxes, from the size to how it looks. Here are some features to consider when looking for a new journal. Size Size matters when it comes to your journal. It can change the weight, determine whether or not you can bring it with you in your purse, and it changes how long your pages are. If you journal at home and always have it sitting on your desk, then a larger journal might be good…
More Journal Topics to Start the Year
There are a few times of the year when people tend to start journaling for the first time or to get back into the process after a break – when they are dealing with something difficult, near the beginning of a quarter, and at the beginning of the year. If you are planning to start journaling as part of your new start this January, I have provided a few additional things you can write about. Your New Years’ Annual Goals Naturally, the first step to journaling at the beginning of the year is to write about your goals for the year. They don’t all have to be huge goals —…
Dry Skin: 10 Ways to Banish It This Winter
Dry skin can be a pesky problem. This is one problem that I have lived with my entire life — I feel your pain. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether a certain lotion will help to get rid of dry and flaky skin. This can lead to a lot of expensive trial and error! Fortunately, there are some great natural remedies that can help you. Here are ten of the best. 1. Olive Oil Olive oil is great for moisturizing your skin. Dab a small amount of olive oil onto wherever the driest areas of your skin are. Massage it in well so that your skin can benefit from the…
National Glaucoma Awareness Month: What Is Glaucoma and Eye Care Tips
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. As an ophthalmologist by training, I thought it would be important to publish some general information about this disease which can silently steal sight. Glaucoma is an eye disease that develops when the optic nerve becomes damaged. It damages vision and can lead to full blindness over time if left untreated. It is very often symptomless in the early stages which means many people don’t even realize they have it. In this post, I’ll be providing you with the latest glaucoma statistics, discussing the main forms of this eye disease, and listing ways to lower your risk. Glaucoma Statistics Currently, more than 3 million…
Ideas for Journaling During the First Quarter
Happy New Year! I hope everyone is settling into 2020 well so far. If you have read either of my blogs (The Rebooted Mom MD or Life: The Reboot) for a while, you know that I write about journaling — a lot. I plan to do the same this year. I also will continue to create different journals and planners this year as well — most will still be published on KDP. However, I may also put some fillable PDF versions of some journals in my store at Life: The Reboot. If you like journaling, there will be a lot to like here! Let’s get started! New Year, New Plans…What…
