Author: Brandi
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GMDL Day 6: Holding Back
{photo by: Emily Elisabeth Photography} I might have mentioned once that I work for a site called Psych Central. It’s a wonderful company to be a part of and I am proud to be an Associate Editor. One of the joys I get from working there is getting paid to read the wealth of articles…
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Day 5 GMDL Challenge: An Eye Opener
{photo by: doug88888} This post is late! What’s my excuse? I’m doing less. And it’s working. Last night I decided to skip the blog post, the late night work, the essay that still needs editing and my husband took me out for some much needed Pinkberry instead. Did I lose my job? Did my world…
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GMDL Challenge Day 4: Get Real
I bet some of you are wondering how the heck you are supposed to do less when you can barely get by doing the stuff you are doing now. I can already hear you saying to me, “Get real! I have a life. I have things I NEED to do. There is no way I…
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Here’s My Secret…
{photo by: thefost} I’ve been debating whether to divulge my secret. But holding in secrets is not good for your health and I hope that sharing what I’m going through may help others as well. Especially, since this is Thyroid Awareness Month. A few months ago, I was diagnosed with thyroid disease. Surprisingly, that little…
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GMDL Challenge Day 2
It’s Friday. And when you’re on a mission to G.et M.ore B.y D.oing L.ess, Friday is THE time to do less. It’s the end of the week, it’s time to unwind. So drop what you’re doing. Forget about the shopping list. Take 5 and embrace the moment. Then, read these articles I have been collecting…
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The Challenge to Be Better By Doing Less: Day 1
It’s the first day of the challenge and I have to say I already failed the first rule, which is this: 1. Establish a set time for work and commit to it. {photo by wonderfully complex} Whether it’s 9 or 10 pm, setting a routine schedule that gives you a few hours to unwind from the…
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Getting More by Doing Less in 2011
I’ve been dreaming about this post for awhile. It’s been beckoning me before I go to sleep. Haunting me while on bike rides. It’s been dropping me hints throughout these last few months in 2010. And then the day I decided to write about it, the ever famous Zen Habits blogger Leo Babauta beat me…