Tag: balancing act
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New Year New You
I kind of hate this saying – and the whole idea of setting up resolutions and goals is annoying. At the beginning, I tried to embrace it – making new resolutions, trying to stick to with them and getting the family involved. Don’t get me wrong – we still have goals, and things we want…
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Risking it All
Making a risky decision is hard – putting yourself out there for the world to see is even harder. As a young child, teen and young woman, I lived a life of very little risk. I only applied for one university my senior year of high school – I was afraid of rejection. I was…
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Days where you just want to say “Screw It!”
Balancing between work, school, the kids and everything else that accompanies those responsibilities- it can be really hard to find time to just RELAX! With my planner, I try to block time out for myself like scheduling time for meditation and breathing exercises. In today’s world of there is an app for everything, I have…
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Opposites Attract
I am not a morning person – never have been and never will be. Sure I can wake up early, be present, and probably even make some coherent sounding decisions – but there is a good chance I will remember none of it, or blather on about nonsense. I thrive in the evenings – honestly…
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Geo-baching
About three years ago, we made a decision that resulted in my husband geo-baching. My husband got assigned to a base on the east coast of Virgina. We kept an eye out for jobs for myself, but I was part of a civilian career program that unfortunately limited my options at the smaller bases. I…
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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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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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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…
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