5 Ways To Jump Start Your Morning

Written by Kathy Gates


I'm not a morning person. I'm lucky to know my name, much less bounce out ready to face Denise Austin's morning workout. Not this girl. So I decided to stop fighting it, and start working with it. Asrepparttar decorators say, if you can't hide it, paint it red.

So that means that I need to take care of some thingsrepparttar 123723 night before in order to start my day off in a calm, collected way. If you're not much of a morning person either, try these ideas, and see if they help your morning go a little smoother too.

1. Think about Breakfast: Get a jump start on your morning by settingrepparttar 123724 breakfast tablerepparttar 123725 night before. Borrow this idea from restaurants (and especially if you have kids), set out bowls or plates, silverware, and evenrepparttar 123726 cold cereal, protein bars, fruit, anything that you can forrepparttar 123727 first meal. If you're a hot meal breakfast family, a crock-pot set uprepparttar 123728 night before works well. In my house, we even use paper plates and throw-away forks.just makes clean up that much easier.

2. Think about Lunch: If you're making several lunches -or even only one - put each person's preferred lunch food into their own personalized small plastic basket inrepparttar 123729 refrigerator -- things like juice, soda, fruit, chicken nuggets and veggies (already divided into individual baggies), or anything prepackaged. I even stashrepparttar 123730 Peanut Butter and Bread right inrepparttar 123731 same section, so I don't have to hunt for it to make a sandwich. Other things like chips or cookies (again either prepackaged or already divided into individual baggies) are set up onrepparttar 123732 kitchen counter next to each person's lunchbox. Packing it up is a snap.

3. Think about Dinner: If you'rerepparttar 123733 cook, planrepparttar 123734 night before what will be for dinnerrepparttar 123735 next day. Collect all ingredients, place them in one spot onrepparttar 123736 kitchen cabinet, or in a special part ofrepparttar 123737 refrigerator. If you're going out, picking up, or ordering out, make that a Family Decisionrepparttar 123738 night before. No "what's for supper" surprises.

7 Weeks To A Happier Life

Written by Kathy Gates


Life is usually what we make it. Wait a minute -- did I say "make it"? I know, I know,repparttar conventional theory is that "life happens" -- um, yeah, I cleaned that up a bit.

And while there are things that none of us can control -- weather, economy, construction crews, other people -- there are many things that you are in charge of. These arerepparttar 123721 things that help you lead a happier life. Put one into place inrepparttar 123722 SPECIFICS of your life, and atrepparttar 123723 end of 7 weeks you'll have a happier, easier, better life than ever before.

1. Choose Consciously: Make an effort to decide that YOU choose how to spend your time, money, energy, and spirit. As long as you acceptrepparttar 123724 consequences, and makerepparttar 123725 choice with your eyes open, you'll feel more in control. Consciously choosing your TV time, or surfing time, is a lot different than just realizing you spent 4 hours clicking channels. Ask yourself, "I have from 7 pm until bedtime. How do I want to spend that time?"

2. Set Priorities. Ifrepparttar 123726 annoyances of life are living your life for you, you're never going to winrepparttar 123727 foot- race of life. You'll simply run out of time, devoting it to things that you chose inrepparttar 123728 moment, instead of what you really wantedrepparttar 123729 most. Don't put what you want right now above what you really want inrepparttar 123730 long run. Ask yourself, "Self, I have raised my standard to not buy anything else on credit. But I really want this outfit for my meeting next week. What's more important to me?"

3. Nurture It: Protect It: What you focus on in your life will flourish If you focus on problems, and lack, and hatred, and guilt, and self doubt, that's what you'll find growing in your garden of life. Instead plant seeds of change, conviction, courage, and choice. No, it's not just about thinking positive thoughts -- but it's a heck of a good place to start!

4. Be Consistent. Anything that you do consistently, day after day, week after week, adds up. Good results or bad results arerepparttar 123731 product of repeatingrepparttar 123732 same behavior over and over. If you consistently save, you'll have money inrepparttar 123733 bank; if you consistently over-spend, you'll be in debt. Choose what you want, and take one small step, consistently day after day, and see what happens.

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