I decided that if I could just manufacture more time, then that would solve a lot of problems in my life. I recently noted that I'm really busy, and usually my life comes down to this simple decision: Do I want to do "this," or do I want sleep? Usually, sleep trumps everything, even if it's something I know I have to get...

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This week has been crazy. I have only had time to sleep, eat, and work-- and to top it off, I was fighting off a stomach bug all week. It lasted for 4 days, but I'm in the clear now. Fortunately, it wasn't super-severe, but it did make me reach exhaustion much quicker and every meal consisted of chicken noodle soup and oyster...

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For the first time in... probably ever, I have all my Christmas shopping done before the 15th. I am very much so a deadline-driven individual, but this year, the "organized" bug bit me and I planned ahead. I wouldn't count on it being a pattern, but it is kind of nice for it to be done and out of the way. I may...

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I have been staging a comeback for quite some time. I recently heard that the best way to organize your house was to take everything through the "joy" test. For example, if you need to get rid of a bunch of things, you hold them up and say, "Is this practical? Do I use it?" If not-- "Does it bring me joy?" If...

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