When I don’t get good sleep, I’m short with anyone standing between me and the coffee pot in the morning. I’m not able to problem-solve at work and I feel overwhelmed by challenges or even the normal daily demands. And, I drive home, rubbing my head, counting the hours to bedtime, vowing to get sleep […]
How To Get More Done In An Hour Than You Usually Do All Day
The worst part about not getting everything done is the guilt. Feeling like I should have. Why didn’t I? How will I? Get. It. All. Done. Productivity among office workers in the United States has dropped by 30% in the last decade. Why? Text messages. E-mail alerts. Facebook notifications. Repeat. So, the secret to getting […]
Uncertainty
“Spread love everywhere you go, let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” Mother Teresa The whispers of grey in my curls are a soft reminder of approaching middle age. Being 38 years old I am well aware 40 is around the corner. I do not know quite what to think […]
Practice Happy. Be Happy.
A few weeks ago during family dinner I announced that due to the increasing number of complaints about my cooking, the family could only say what they liked about the meal and keep their dislikes to themselves. I was really hoping this would be a great family lesson in happiness and gratitude. But, then my […]
Just Delete it: The secret to not dreading your email inbox
Rarely do I open my e-mail and think, “Alright! This is going to be good!” Rather, new unread messages at the top of my inbox often evoke an audible groan, or at a minimum, sense of burden and stress. We just get too many e-mails in a day. Requests at work, messages from mom and a […]
Top 4 Tips for a Manageable E-mail Inbox
I distinctly remember when I got my first smartphone in 2008, standing in line at Target and realizing I could check to see if an e-mail I sent before leaving the office had been responded to. As I pulled up my inbox on my phone, I thought, “Oh my goodness, why am I checking my […]