Category: Balance
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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 