• Productivity

    The Magic Bullet

    I am a self-help junkie.  It’s always been my favorite section at any bookstore.  I could spend the majority of my life learning and trying to become a better person and I’d be happy.  If only I didn’t need to make a living, I would make self-improvement my full time profession. In my quest to find work-life balance, I needed to first find a way to be more efficient.  Efficiency would mean accomplishing more in less time, and therefore, freeing up more time for friends, family, and myself.  Sounded simple enough, but why was it that the days always seemed to run me, instead of the other way around? My…

  • Done is better than perfect.

    Fun,  Productivity,  Work-Life Balance

    Start a Blog! DONE!

    For years I’ve been saying I want to start a blog. I’m not sure why. I guess I want to connect with people.  I want to share my pain.  I know I’m not the only one struggling with work-life balance.  I figure this can be a platform and a community that shares and helps each other. We’re all in this together and we can all use all the help we can get! So how did I finally get around to doing it, you ask? (Because I can think of several things that I’ve always wanted to do but I never get around to doing…) To answer that, I must first…