Getting older presents challenges for us, physically, mentally and emotionally. The changes we experience are more difficult to accept the older we get. We get set in our ways and can’t do all of the things now that we could breeze through when we were younger. A lot of us are also the ones that do everything for ourselves as well as others and are not used to receiving help from anyone else. At some point though, this changes.
In the book, Awaken The Giant Within, Anthony Robbins says that “Everything you and I do, we do either out of our need to avoid pain or our desire to gain pleasure”.
It’s the beginning of a new year, the cycle starts all over again. It’s also time to think about filling our income tax forms for the past year. That April deadline can sneak up on you, so it’s better to get ahead of the game and start working on it now.
Clutter magnets are areas or spaces in your home, car and office that attract clutter. Everyone has them. They’re called magnets for a good reason. Clutter is drawn to these spaces like a magnet.
It’s after the festivities of the holidays and a new year has just begun. There are so many ads for diet products and exercise equipment to support one of the top New Year’s resolutions, to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle. Another one of the top resolutions is to get organized.
The end of the year is busier than any other time of the year. We prepare our yards for winter by raking leaves, trimming bushes and putting down winter fertilizer. We prepare for the holidays by planning menus, buying gifts and decorating. We also tend to think about the things we want to accomplish in the coming year.
Jingle Bells, Silent Night, and Joy to the World are just some of the wonderful carols we sing to celebrate the season. We hear them piped into all the stores earlier and earlier every year. It’s the retailer’s way of getting us in the holiday mood and enticing us to buy gifts from them.
Thanksgiving also marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season and retailers have been advertising Black Friday deals for a while now. It seems that the stores open earlier and earlier every year.
You’ve made the decision to prepare the Thanksgiving dinner this year at your home for family and friends. Now you need to begin planning for this festive occasion. The more time you allow for planning, the less stress you will have to enjoy the day.
The air is crisp and the leaves are becoming colorful and beginning to fall from the trees. Daylight is starting to wane earlier. We are moving closer to the end of Daylight Savings Time.
October is American Magazine month, and magazines are a big part of the challenge when it comes to paper clutter. The numbers of the top 100 American magazine subscriptions is staggering, in the billions!
In a conversation a few days ago with a couple of my good friends, we were discussing no show charges with healthcare providers. One of my friends recently missed a doctor’s appointment and promptly received a bill from her doctor for a significant amount of money because she was a ‘no show’.