Category: Balance
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Hobbies – what are those?
When you become a parent, no matter how hard you try, eventually your life starts to revolve around them. All of sudden, you have more dentist apts, more visits to the doctor, school events, teacher meetings and eventually their sports, clubs, play dates and whatever else they have going on. Something’s gotta give and usually…
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Plan A…. nope Scratch that – On to Plan M
One thing about the military life that is predictable- that right when you think you have a plan together, something will happen to knock you over, and upside down. Unpredictability – the military has that in spades. Planning anything while in the military is like playing the lottery. Most of the time you end up…
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THE Planner
A planner is all about how you use it. You will only get out of it what you put in. Balance is about looking at your planner – electronic or paper – and getting everything into the planner you deem necessary. When I say everything – I mean everything! Meals, work hours, meetings, appointments, habits…
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My Lifeline
Balancing my life starts with one thing: my planner. I am old school and still use a paper planner. As I’ve mentioned – I get satisfaction in checking things off. It feels…. More complete that way. If I don’t mark it off, it doesn’t actually feel complete. I also enjoy using colored pens, stickers, doodling,…
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Teenagers
Teens are gross – 13 year old boys are grosser. 11 year old girls are grossest. No matter how you try to teach them, what techniques, guidance or punishment you give them – they are gross! I am a super-organized, neat freak, and ultra conscious about hygiene. My husband …. Is not. I thought between…
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Why Balance?
Balancing life and everything that goes with it can be challenging. Especially in today’s world with so many choices on how to organize your life – millions of apps to choose from, planners around every corner, computers, tablets, smart phones all with their own promises of making life easier. But then its one more thing…
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Balancing Act
Have you ever tried to walk on the curb without falling? Or you remember trying to stay on the balance beam in gym class- trying not to fall, so you don’t get hurt, or worse, laughed at? As long as I was low to the ground, I could make it through. As soon as that…
Balance 