Think about how much fun you have with family and friends during special especially when it comes to food. Food—those recipes that are handed down, the new ones that you create, even the time spent in the kitchen as well as the time spent eating—are part and parcel of our memories and our shared traditions. […]
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Feeling overwhelmed by a messy home or office? Don’t know where to start to bring some order to the chaos? Try the Seven Minute Challenge. 1. Go to the area of the office, or room in the house, that is frustrating you the most. Bring an empty bag, box or other type of container with
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Helping people is a good thing. In our daily work, we are usually helping someone. It may be a client, a customer, a patient or a member of a congregation. The reason we work, in addition to making an income, is often to be able to use our gifts to help people. But sometimes, helping
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Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of decisions you have to make? I’m not talking just about major decisions – should I take the job offer? Can I build my own business? Is it time for me to ask for a raise? We have major career and personal decisions to make from time
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Being a generalist is my specialty–people hire me to take care of the little things. As a Virtual Assistant and business owner, I have a myriad of little tasks each week to keep up with, for my clients and myself. Although I help overwhelmed professionals excel, I can feel overwhelmed too. So what’s a busy
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Hello friends and members! Happy November! This is the month where we think a bit more about thankfulness than we might other times of the years. The approach of the holiday season begins to turn our minds toward various types of celebrations, and some anticipated breaks from work. To encourage you in your gratefulness, this
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The Zebra has analyzed the funniest, quirkiest, and most annoying types of rideshare drivers and broken down easy tips on how to handle them. Uber topped the second place AirBnB by over $30 billion last year in valuation, making it the most valuable tech startup. Young professionals and business travelers are increasingly using rideshare apps
Email is part of life. It gets unfairly criticized sometimes, but it is a challenge to many people. You can find tons of tips to help you manage your email, but here is one simple suggestion. Whenever possible, remove yourself from the “CC”–or in other words, internal lists. I’m not talking about email newsletters. For
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On September 28th, we co-sponsored a Sole Hope Shoe Party as our Hope In Action initiative for the third quarter of 2018. The best way to summarize the evening is to share part of the recap letter that went out to participants. I’ve included that below. I had an idea or two for the fourth
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Hi everyone! I have a freebie for you this month! Click here to download your October Tipsheet. It contains 31 tips, one for each day of the month. This is TOTALLY free. I do not require an email address, money, or anything else. Simply enjoy the tip sheet. Hope it helps you, and share the