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Accepting Help
Maintaining a living space should not be a one person job if more than one person lives there. But for many of us working moms, we have fallen into the habit of not asking for help. Asking for help is difficult, and accepting it is difficult too. Here are some ground rules to get you [...]
Why You Should Take Your Lunch Break
I have gotten in a nasty habit of eating lunch at my desk. I spend the time eating, reading blogs, or catching up on email. What I have found is that when I eat in front of the computer, I eat more, and I am hungry about an hour later. It got me thinking [...]
Getting Started: Why Try For Inner Peace?
What Is Inner Peace?
Inner peace goes by many different names: serenity, calmness, centeredness, peace. It can be likened to a feeling of calm in the storms of life (A more complete definition can be found “What Is Inner Peace?”)
Is Inner Peace Possible In Today’s World?
Our modern lives do not lend themselves to calmness. As [...]
Napping and Pzizz
Babies do it. Dogs do it. Cats spend most of their days doing it.
Napping. An almost forgotten art.
The funny thing is that many countries outside the U.S. take napping and resting seriously. I was lamenting to an Indian co-worker last week that Americans have forgotten how to relax in our push to get more [...]
Saving Time: Waxing the Shower
One of my least favorite tasks is cleaning showers and tubs. The amount of effort it takes to get even a few days of soap scum off seems disproportionate to the removed material. Even with my secret tool (Gadgets We Love: Mr. Clean Erasers), I still want to minimize this time-consuming task.
My choice? I [...]
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