balance | Messy Desk

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How to be Consistent When Consistency is Vital

Consistency sucks, but relationships rely on us to be reliable and predictable. Follow these steps to be consistent when it's important.

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What Happened Today? Balance Bad & Good

The glass is half-full AND it's half-empty. You come home from work and your partner asks, "How was your day?" The next day, not so much.

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Household Division of Labor: What's Fair?

We can blame the Victorians for women's sense of shame about the messiness of their homes.

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Beyond all-or-nothing: A different perspective

I am a star at starting a new routine or habit. I follow my self-imposed rules perfectly for, like, a week.

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The Strengths of Being Messy

It turns out that there are advantages to being a little bit messy--we aren't talking all-out hoarding or seriously unhygienic.

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Deep Breathing: Why it works

I have been advocating mindfulness activities and saying "just breathe" to friends and clients for years. But how does it really work?

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A Tour of Mindfulness Apps

Guest blogger Z. Morrow reviews Headspace, Calm, Let’s Meditate, and Insight Timer in a tour of Mindfulness Manor.

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Ten Ideas for Self-Care in the Dark of Winter

The holidays are long over. The days are short. Our vitamin D levels are plummeting and along with it, our energy. But maybe that's just me