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Welcome
to
The
Weekly Ezine For Anyone Struggling to Live a Balanced
Life.
Weekend
Edition
March 28,
2008
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Hi
there!
Can you
believe that it snowed on Spring break? Sigh…
I convinced my
daughter to put off plans she had yesterday because it was snowing. Then,
I had at least a few pages of the new website design all ready to spring
on you today. I tried to do something and blew the whole thing up.
I couldn't very well tell my daughter, sorry - we can't go because
I just blew up the website. Well, I could have - but you've got to have
your life priorities.
So I picked an article from the archives
that seemed to be appropriate. Sometimes you just have to accept that
things won't be perfect. That's life. No one died.
And next week
the new site will be up and ready. The advantage to doing it all over
again, is now I know what I'm doing, and I sure know what you can't do!
Its really pretty and nice, and a lot more functional. I think
you're really going to like it.
Until next week - have a great
weekend!
Carole
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Life Lessons from a
Single Mom Cleaning
There's one person who
brings home the bacon, fries it up in the pan- and manages it all without
the help of a man. She's a baker, a banker, a nurse, a mechanic, a
handyman, and whatever else life calls for - everyday. Here's some tips
from the ultimate time- management professional on how to get through it
all, with your sanity in tact;
Lesson #1 - there are 24 hours in a
day. Use them wisely. Do what you need to do, when you need to do it. The
last thing you need is a list of unfinished things to do to drive you over
the edge.
Lesson #2 - It doesn't have to be perfect - it just has
to be done. In later years, you can return to perfectionism if you choose,
but for now - don't take time away from what's really important to stress
over things that aren't that important.
Lesson #3 - Learn how to
do things efficiently. Learn the tricks to keeping your house clean. Learn
how to cook fast healthy dinners. Plan your trips in a logical sequence.
Use lists. Shop online. Minutes are precious - save as many as you can.
Lesson #4 - swallow your pride and ask for help if you need it. As
much as you may want to prove to the world that you are capable of
everything, we can't do everything all by ourselves. If you're running
late or tied up in traffic and don't think you'll make it in time to get
your kid out of daycare, call a friend or neighbor. Offer to feed them.
You'll have a nice visit and relax a little. Everyone wins.
Lesson
#5 - give help as much as you can, without taking away from your own
family. If a friend or neighbor doesn't have a car, offer to take them to
the store when you go. If they're not feeling well, offer to pick up
something when you go to the store. Make an extra serving of your dinner
to take over. You can do a lot of little things for people with hardly any
effort.
Lesson #6 - Learn to get along with difficult people -
there are many people in your life that you would rather not deal with,
but have to. Ex-spouses usually hold the #1 position on that list. But the
long term benefits of not having to argue all the time, less stress on
your kid, not having to take everything to court to settle, really do
outweigh the discomfort of having to deal with this person and remain
civil. If you are newly divorced, take comfort, it gets better after a
couple of years in most cases. That is until your child turns 13, but
that's a whole nother story!
Other people on your hate to deal
with list may include bosses, family members, and some customers. There
are benefits to being able to deal with these people. Always remember that
point, tough as it is sometimes.
Lesson #7 - Choose your battles.
Only yell, argue, or stress over things that really make a difference. Let
little things slide. That being said, don't be a doormat either. If it's
important, speak up!
Lesson #8 - Make health and fitness a
priority. You need every ounce of energy. Fruits, vegetables, vitamins,
exercise and water need to be on the top of the list for you and your kids
so you all can operate at peak performance and get sick less often.
Nothing throws a wrench in the works like once of you getting sick. And
fresh fruits and vegetables make for really fast dinners and fewer dishes!
Lesson #9 - Get enough sleep. You know how much sleep you need to
function through the next day. Make sure you get it. For most people, 6
hours is the minimum. 7 is optimal for me. How about you?
If you
are practicing the other lessons, such as living efficiently, and getting
enough nutrition and exercise, and getting help when you need it, getting
enough sleep probably won't be difficult.
Lesson #10 - Make time
for fun.
Lesson #11 - You don't have to have a mate to be
complete. I see men and women all the time who are waiting for that
perfect person, (or at least acceptable person) to make their life
complete. I think this is so sad. There is so much to do in life, having
someone else to answer to might actually be a hindrance. Go do things with
your kids. Go out for lunch or dinner, or to a movie or play or museum, or
art show, or concert, with friends. Get together often with friends who
have kids. They don't have to be single. You can enjoy each other's
company even if you don't have a mate. Maybe even more.
Start a
business. Take up a hobby. Create a garden. Decorate a room. Read books.
Rent movies that you want to watch.
Lesson #12 - Live life on your
terms. Your beliefs, dreams, and moral fiber are different from everyone
else's. Do not comprise who you are to make someone else happy. It never
works. And certainly don't compromise yourself to make money. Be rich in
spirit. You'll be a lot happier when you look at your reflection in the
morning.
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Words to live by
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"Have a time and place for everything, and do
everything in its own time and place, and you will not only accomplish
more, but have far more leisure than those who are always hurrying, as if
vainly attempting to overtake time that had been lost."
-Tryon
Edwards
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In my youth, I
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great discovery that
liberty is a product of order.
-Will
Durant
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Why do I
keep the same quotes at the bottom every week?
So
you'll remember them and apply them to your life!
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The
End
See
you next weekend!
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