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Analysis: How to Pick Areas of Your Life to Reset
Life Reset. Previous posts have looked at the Reasons for a health goal reset and 4 signs you need a life reset. But where should you start? Are you interested in looking at your life subjectively? The goal is to figure out what needs to be tweaked and what area of your life you need to on. That is often one of the first big questions. Here are some different areas of your life to consider working on. Daily Habits and Routines The first area of your life to focus on with a life reset is with your daily habits and routines. These are the things you do every day,…
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4 Reasons that Journaling is Good for Teens
Last week, I posted about Journaling for Kids. This week, we will look at journaling for teens. There are many ways journaling can help someone, from finding clarity to expressing your emotions, but there are some unique advantages for pre-teens and teenagers. Here are some of the top benefits for teens who start using a journal on a daily basis. It Improves Their Self-Esteem and Confidence If there is one thing that most teens universally struggle with, it is their self-esteem. This sometimes start when they are younger, but typically starts around ages 12 or 13. Through journaling, they discover so much about themselves, including what might be causing the…
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10 Reasons to Embrace Your No
Michelle had just turned thirty when she became engaged. At the same time, she was planning her wedding, she also took on two key projects at work and began volunteering at a new organization that started in her area as well as helping her sister pack for a cross-country move. Rather than say “no” to any of these commitments, Michelle kept saying, “yes”. As her wedding date came closer, she felt overwhelmed, stressed, and scared. She could barely manage her life now. She couldn’t imagine adding another person to it. A friend gently pointed out to Michelle that she had “overspent her yeses”. She explained, “Your ‘yes’ is how you…
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How to Use Lists in Your Journal
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. If you are getting stuck on what to write in your journal, why not embrace lists? These can be as short and brief or as detailed as you want. You make lists of virtually anything you can think of, whether you just want to get different ideas out of your head and into paper, or you want to keep track of something on your mind. Take a…
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30 Ways to Reclaim Your Messy Desk and Office Space
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. Since many of us are now working from home, I thought this post would be helpful. I have posted about how to create a workspace but for those of us who may have been doing this for a while, clutter may have taken over your desk and workspace! This can improve our productivity as well as our moods! Depending on your personality and your work habits, clutter…
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Emotional Eating: Learn the Hunger Scale
Do you have trouble finding out if you’re hungry or just trying to fill some kind of need? Eating and the psychology behind it are notoriously complex things even though it’s a common part of life for living things. If you want to be more in control, then it would be a great idea to gain some of the tools that you can use to get a handle on your eating habits. If you continue to read on, you will learn the hunger scale to know if you’re actually hungry. It’s Important to Eat Slow One of the important things about making a hunger scale is that you must eat…
