Tag: motivation

Staying motivated – how do you do it?

I think everyone has times where life feels like it’s headed uphill. And sometimes, the momentum is gone and it’s time to find it again. How do you do it? Well’ I’ve been there several times this year, but I keep pulling back and getting things done (most of the time, anyway!) Here are my …

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21 Days: Avoiding Negativity

“Do or do not. There is no try!” Yes, the wisdom of Master Yoda is the first thing that popped into my head when I read today’s info page. Now I’m not a real Star Wars fan, but even I know that quote. And today, the book says: “Try” may not seem like a negative …

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21 days: Realistic goals (and my no-fail meals list)

Welcome back to day 4 of the 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life challenge. (See what the big deal is here, and buy the book to follow along here.) Today, we’re looking at goals. You know the old but effective SMART formula? It means making sure your goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Rewarding, and Timely. My big goal …

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21 Day Challenge: Life Hack

This post is part of the 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life Challenge (here’s my introduction to the challenge). I’d love for you to join in! Day 3: Shabbat (means a small amount of time for a project!) Assignment 1:Keep up with yesterday’s “small thing” My small thing was clearing off my desk. Hey, my desk wasn’t used …

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21 Days to a More Disciplined Life: The Challenge

It’s not quite 8 AM here. I’m dressed and made up. I’ve already washed, dried, and folded several loads of laundry, set up our science experiment, cooked a hot breakfast for all, photocopied our middot / character study unit… OK, that’s not true. It’s really midnight and I’m mostly set up for tomorrow, but here …

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21 Days to a More Disciplined Life (and my first giveaway!)

A while ago, I had a post titled, “Where’s Amital?” Remember that old series “Where’s Waldo?” I feel a kind of kinship with the red-and-white striped guy lately, or at least my usual productivity does. I wrote about the calm after the storm (moving), but find myself in another spot of calm after the holidays of …

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Where’s Amital?

Remember that old series “Where’s Waldo?” I’ve been pretty quiet these last few weeks here on OJH. It’s been kind of like the calm after the storm – after we moved to a new continent and got most of the way settled in, I’ve just been in kind of a slump. There has been so …

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What’s your housekeeping barometer?

Flylady has her kitchen sink. A slob comes clean has her bed. And I have my entryway. Well, HAD, since we’re leaving this house for a (temporary) work move. I don’t know what will be in whatever new house we will live in yet. But every person has her tipping point, her barometer. A barometer …

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