Productivity | 9 Simple Solutions to Procrastination

Today I had a mission. It was a reasonably simply one – I intended cleaning up one end of our central living area which has several bags and other items scattered across the floor. I actually set about doing it, too, for ohhhhh – about two seconds. Then I sat down with a total feeling of overwhelm. It’s not that...

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Awesome Community RAK Idea

Found this on Yarsly, so there’s no credit on who originated the poster print or idea. But I’ve been thinking about ways to RAK or bring a little fun to my local village community lately. And this would almost fit the bill. RAK = Random Act of Kindness. PIF = Pay it Forward Several years ago there was a wave of RAK art...

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Appreciate It

Appreciate-It.com is a collaboration from Faust allowing everybody to add just one appreciation – timely for Thanksgiving or for those who don’t have Thanksgiving, then perhaps just as a way-big gratitude. Add your ONE thing you are most appreciative of, and it will appear on the front-page letter. This ‘holiday’ letter...

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Shortburst | The 30DLBL Book

In September I posted about Celestine Chau’s fabulous 30 Day Challenge – 30 Days to Live a Better Life. Each day a new challenge was posted on her blog, and the challenge amassed several thousand participants. The whole challenge plus worksheets has now been put into a new book in PDF eBook format, and will be available...

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Consciousness | Girl Effect

Do you remember when you were twelve? My own twelfth year was a little fraught – that was the year I became a part-time carer for my elderly and poorly mother and became the head of the household, whilst also facing the full consequences of an early puberty and entering adolescence. Millions of twelve year old girls...

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