| The art of balancing work and play is
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| | needs her beauty sleep! I try to cut
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| difficult in today's society. If you are
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| | myself some slack on the weekends.Or this
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| like me - a woman who has dreams,
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| | => I can also get sidetracked while
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| passions and a creative side stifled
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| | cleaning by going through the magazine
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| during the day to earn a paycheck, you
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| | rack where I find pages from the
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| have to be extremely organized and use
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| | newspaper that I'm saving to write
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| time management, priorization, and lists
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| | about.On this topic I'll conclude with
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| and planning to balance work, home and
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| | "do as I say, not as I do" since I'm
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| time for yourself.Time Management and
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| | still working on mastering it.WeekendsOn
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| MultitaskingThree nights a week, there
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| | weekends I am often up until 2 AM
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| are TV shows that I can't miss. I use
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| | writing, reading or blogging. I usually
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| this time to iron, fold laundry, check my
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| | nap on the weekends, giving myself
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| emails. If I really need to get to use my
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| | permission to rejuvenate my body, mind
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| creativity, I use the time to make beaded
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| | and spirit. Frequently, in private or
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| jewelry, paint or make greeting
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| | group meditations, I sing or chant,
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| cards.Writing Lists and Making
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| | fulfilling my need to be connected to the
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| PrioritiesAs an avid notetaker from my
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| | Universe and unplugged from normal
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| past school days and as a writer, I
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| | weekday activities.One goal that I have
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| already carry at least one "brillant idea
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| | is to take spiritual time, even if it's
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| notebook" in my purse and in my car. This
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| | 15 minutes to start, during the week
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| enables me to write down (Web) article
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| | also. Spiritual TimeThis can be praying
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| ideas, words or license plates that make
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| | or meditating individually or in a group,
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| me laugh. One example is a hearst bearing
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| | observing nature and the Universe around
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| the license plate "RUNext".Seriously,
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| | me. For me, it's important to belong to a
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| lists serve as a reminder to achieve
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| | community of like-minded people, so I
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| tasks that need to be done on a daily
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| | attend weekly religious services and
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| (short-term) and when I get to it
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| | spiritual meetings.Nutrition and
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| (long-term) basis. At times my lists are
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| | ExerciseYoga and Pilates reduce my stress
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| too optimistic with several items. I ease
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| | level and doing it with a friend results
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| up by crossing off what I've done and
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| | in laughter at attempting poses that
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| starting two new lists: one for
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| | experts
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| short-term (today) and long-term (this
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| | have been doing for years.Recently,
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| week) projects on separate pieces of
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| | instead of eating ice cream or popcorn
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| paper.Prioritization involves decision
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| | for lunch or dinner, I've been eating
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| making - "do we have clean underwear for
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| | salads, vegetables and trying to eat more
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| tomorrow?" and must-do items that pop up
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| | meat than dairy.So, you might be
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| including "the cat threw up again". These
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| | thinking, "what's the plan for this
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| may not be on the list, and that's OK.
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| | weekend"?
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| The list is a guideline, not set in
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| | Working on our income tax returns and
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| stone.The key question I ask myself is,
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| | Playing with the cats and spending time
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| "how important is it"? I use short- and
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| | with my husband are the priorities. At
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| long-term lists to achieve my daily and
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| | least one nap
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| weekly goals. I've found that writing
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| | I might even do some laundry and
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| down "relax", "play" and "exercise"
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| | cleaning in between.It all depends on
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| remind me to take the time that I need
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| | what my spirit guides me to do.Linda
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| for myself.Work and CommutingThe average
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| | Blatchford is an experienced editor
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| person may spend at least 60 hours per
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| | proofreader an writer and Web
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| week working outside the home and
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| | designerchic at She has a Basic Web
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| commuting. I've begun listening to
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| | Design Certificate and is hungry for new
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| audiobooks during my commute and doing
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| | Web knowledge. She is currently working
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| errands during my lunch hour. This
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| | on three Websites; proofing her recently
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| increases the time I have during the week
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| | completed book, "Cats Are People Too";
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| to do household chores or freelance work
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| | learning to make beaded jewelry and other
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| for clients or updating Web sites.FocusIf
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| | craft projects and increasing her
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| you are not doing a project that involves
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| | knowledge of spirituality.Linda loves
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| multitasking, focus on the task at hand
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| | chocolate, cats, ice cream, laughing,
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| and see it through to completion. For
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| | crafting and shopping.Linda is a member
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| example, while I read incoming
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| | of the Society for Technical
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| newsletters/ ezines, it's very easy for
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| | Communication, the National Association
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| me click on Web links that take me off
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| | of Women Writers and listserves for
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| into the adventures of Web Design and
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| | Chicago Women in Technology, copywriters
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| copywriting and other interests.Don't do
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| | and writers and spiritual ideas.Linda
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| this => I have learned that if I get on
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| | Blatchford
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| the computer after 9 PM, I won't get off
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| | Etailer, Web Designerchic, Writer
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| until after midnight, and this woman
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| | LinorStore.
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