Starting the Walking/Exercise Routine Again

About 10 days ago I shared the story of my girlie dog getting spayed with all of you. Well, due to the fact that she had stitches I did not want her to strain herself and wanted her stitches to heal properly so we did not go walking each morning. Today, she had her stitches taken out so early in the morning we are going for our 1-2 mile walks. It is amazing how a little exercise can improve your physical senses and allow you to be refreshed for work. I am glad to have my exercise coach back.

Ever Feel Like This????

Today I realized I had not heard from my mom in a while...she usually calls and leaves messages for me to call her back...she hasn't even done that in a while. Yesterday, I had a phone call from one of my sister's friends needing her phone number....I didn't even have that handy. That's when I realized,geez... I have been disconnected from the world that really is supposed to matter to me the most. How can you not talk to your loved one,like your mom or your sister, your best friend in over a month? How does that happen and does that make you a selfish person? Life, business, everyday mediocre chores that have to be done can get you to feel like a rubberband that cannot extend any further without popping. That is the answer to that question. Then I asked myself, how can I improve? Do I break down to get a personal assistant,maid service, cut down, ignore some of my mediocre duties or just live life and take the who care's attitude?

Well after searching around for answers. It is ultimately called not taking on so much and prioritizing, scheduling, skipping on the non-essentials in life. It is essential to make time for what is most important to someone and make it a part of my weekly schedule. Therefore, I have come up with a list of musts and live withouts. There are none in the middle because obviously those cannot be that important. The list is made up of either a must or a live without. This really does narrow your list when you get a clear picture of how to juggle life/work balance.

For the meantime, I have developed a game plan that will help me prioritize my life with a virtual assistant to remind me of my musts, who, when, what and where and the goal is to stick to it.

Happy Balancing to all!!!

My Pup is all Grown Up according to the VET

I am having a difficult time dealing with the fact that I will take my girlie dog to the Vet tomorrow, Tuesday to go under the knife...she will get spayed. Why didn't I have this emotional issue with getting my cats taken care of...Are dogs really that different from cats where they suck your emotions up..like this????

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How Bad do you Want to Reach Your Goals?

It doesn't matter if the economy is bad or good. Imagine if everyone sat in despair about this...could we reach our goals. The answer is NO!!! Let's think for a second here...if you have the drive you should just GO FOR IT! But how you ask? Picture what your goal is and write it down...then you have to have a plan at how you are going to get there. You will have to go through some wins and fails..but, if you keep your eye on the end goal you will supersede your fails and re-strategize. Both Candidates, McCain and Obama had goals and came up with a plan to get there...not all are winners but, the result is there.

This can be accomplished by anyone at any age depending on what your goal is. It can be big or small. An example that was sweet to me to learn about is of one of my young art fans and her recent goal to become president of her student council. Alexis told her mom that she wanted to be the president of her 3rd grade student council and that is where her goal began. Her mom, Liza and supporter (everyone needs cheerleaders--so look around and see who can become your supporters) helped her come up with a marketing plan...posters, t-shirt and give aways (Halloween pencils and erasers with notes on them) to help spread the word of her election goal. Then here came the speech that Alexis had to practice to share with her 3rd grade class so that she could earn her votes by persuasion (great sales tool). Her Dad, Ruben helped her with that...another supporter.

Then came the votes after her speech and it was a BIG DEAL for a 3rd grader. Alexis did not win the president slot,...but, she did get voted in as the vice president..which everyone was very proud of her work towards that goal. Now she is busy leading in her role and seeing how her and her co-workers can improve the 3rd grade experience as a whole. What a neat story from one of my biggest...littliest fan...very inspiring if you ask me. Congratulations Alexis...and I wish you luck with your newest endeavor.