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What You Can do for Your Fall Anxiety
Autumn anxiety is a form of anxiety you get seasonally, often between the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Learn more here. Preventing it comes down to understanding what it is, and what you believe is the cause for you specifically to get this disorder. Here are some tips to help you prevent autumn anxiety, or at least reduce its effects. Don’t Make Things Harder for Yourself It can be hard to accept at first, but sometimes you are doing things unintentionally to make your anxiety worse. If you have had autumn anxiety before, and you fear it happening again, try to rationalize what these fears are. Do…
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3 Reasons You Should See the Doctor Every Year
Do you see your physician annually for a well-care checkup? You should! Even during this time of pandemic, you should still schedule an appointment! Our health and risk factors consistently change over time. Each year our bodies change, and regular checkups can prevent some diseases entirely. If you haven’t established a relationship with a primary care physician, it is highly recommended. While urgent care facilities are great for injuries and issues like the cold and flu, having a primary care doctor is important. On top of that, building a relationship with that doctor can be a lifesaving decision. Even if you only see your primary care doctor once per year,…
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Tips on How to do a Weekly Reset
A weekly reset is simply a routine you do once a week that helps you get ready for the week. It is most often done on Sunday before your work week starts, but if you work on different days, it would be done the day before your week begins. Catch Up on Tasks You Fell Behind on Before you do anything else, take some time finishing anything you didn’t get done, that you are able to do right now. That way, you aren’t getting even more behind when the new week begins. Try to do this on Saturday if you can, so that Sunday is freed up for the rest…
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8 Techniques for Stress Relief
During a crisis, it’s common for stress levels to dramatically increase. The trouble is excess levels of stress can lead to emotional distress. It can have an impact on every aspect of your life and in extreme cases, cause issues with your physical health. If you’re looking to heal after a crisis, it’s important to find ways to reduce your levels of stress. Here, we’ll look at 5 techniques you can use to relieve stress to achieve better emotional stability. 1. Practice regular meditation Meditation is one of the most effective stress-busting techniques you can use. However, it’s not always easy to get into. You will need to practice meditating…
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Trouble with Clutter? Invest in a Co-working Space
Co-working spaces have been popping up all over in recent years to meet the needs of telecommuters and entrepreneurs. These spaces offer different-sized offices, WIFI connections, common shared office equipment, conference rooms for meetings, and business mailing addresses. These spaces have varying levels of membership costs. The rates are typically associated with how often you’ll use the space and what type of office space you need. Those who need privacy can choose a private office with a door. Others can choose to rent a desk or work in an open space with other renters. While there are a dozen benefits to working in this type of environment, one of the…
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5 Reasons Why a Dedicated Workspace Will Change Your Life
Do you have office space to work in or do you work from the couch? Or the dining table? Or the bedroom? While these options may be fine for first starting out, finding a dedicated workspace to turn into your office will help with your productivity, lessen your distractions, and boost your self-confidence. 1. Manage the clutter. Think of your desk as having just one purpose: Completing money-making tasks that generate income. It’s not your craft table. Not your dining table. It’s not the throw-all table filled with the kids’ school papers and artwork. With this one thought in mind, take away everything that is not related to making money.…
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Journaling Evolves With You
When it comes to journaling, there are many ways to go about it. Some people like specific types of journals like gratitude or daily journals, while others simply like to use their journals when they need to get something off their chest. Regardless of which way you use yours, one important thing to keep in mind is that your journaling process and the benefits you get from it can actually evolve with you, as you get older, and through different phases of your life. Your Topics May Change Remember that what you write about at the beginning of your journaling journey isn’t necessarily what you are going to write about…
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Iced Tea Musings
I am a Southern woman of color. The past two weeks have been incredibly scary and uplifting at the same time. Disturbing and soul-stirring… I have a teenage son who is going off to college in a couple of months (maybe — COVID may have something to say about that!) We have had the talk many times — more now since he is driving. I have always known that his leaving the house would be bittersweet — happy he is moving on towards his dreams but afraid of his being out in the world. We talked about what happened in Minneapolis over 2 weeks ago. He understands . It kind…
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Setting Intentions with Your Journal
When you set intentions, you tell yourself what you are going to do. You are able to narrow your focus to just a few things. It is similar to setting goals or writing down a to-do list. But with intentions, you are making a promise to yourself to get this thing done. Here are some ways to use a journal for setting your intentions. Plan Your Intentions Each Morning In order to reach your goals, you need intentions. These are the actions you take each day in order to reach the final destination. You can use your journal each morning to write out your intentions for the day. It is…
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Good Fruits and Vegetables for Your Immune System
Everyone knows that it’s important for you to eat fruits and vegetables to stay healthy because they provide you with a lot of nutrients that you need. They can help you lose weight by making you feel more full with fewer calories. Most importantly, they can help boost your immune system considerably while still being delicious and good for you. One of the best types of fruits for your immune system hands-down is citrus fruits. Citrus The most common citrus fruits you’ll find are oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits. These were commonly eaten aboard ships hundreds of years ago to stave off scurvy. These days, they give you a great…
