Life of E's

My guess is that nearly everyone reading this has an egg carton in the refrigerator (unless you are a full-on vegan). Even if you currently don't have any eggs in the fridge, you have: held an egg cracked an egg looked at an egg, and maybe even pondered eggs – and their shells. Today, I [...]

Tags: clutter, distractions, energy, focus, just whelmed, positive, Productivity, stress, success

Do you have some 'stuff' in your life that is bugging you? Then it's probably time to start getting rid of it. And you can do that one step at a time.   The following list is in no particular order, so there are easy ones and difficult ones throughout. Take steps to eliminate any [...]

Tags: clutter, energy, focus, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, tips

What Do You Need to Protect Yourself From?   I know this question is not the best syntax…but it sounds better than the more formal (and more correct) "From what do you need to protect yourself?" Either way, let's think about this question…and determining an answer.   If you feel comfortable doing so, jot down [...]

Tags: just whelmed, negativity, overwhelmed, protect yourself, stress management, work

Do you need to have someone come in to haul everything out of your house to reduce some of the stress? Is it necessarily to dedicate hours and hours for weeks and weeks to de-clutter? Nope. You can take care of some small items – and see what a difference it makes. For example, imagine [...]

Tags: clutter, distractions, energy, focus, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, tips

It is not just the big things that need to be eliminated in order to reduce stress. You may need to get rid of those extra Cool Whip tubs that fall out of your cabinet every time you open the drawer. You will be surprised by what is on this list. How about starting to [...]

Tags: clutter, distractions, focus, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, tips

Are you an “I-can-do-it-all-myself” person? Do you have some tasks, responsibilities, or projects that you have been procrastinating? I will assume that since you are still reading that the answer is yes to both. If you have a mental list of items that you are procrastinating, I first recommend that you get them out of [...]

Tags: communication, energy, just whelmed, Productivity, stress, success, tips

You may have noticed something that I’ve noticed:  Some of the people we are around who are the most negative appear not to be thankful for one single thing. And I have to believe that there is not a person alive who is unable to find something for which to be thankful. What always strikes [...]

Tags: focus, just whelmed, positive, success, tips

In The Organizing Sourcebook: 9 Strategies for Simplifying Your Life, Kathy Waddill shares the concept of looking at someone’s home ‘through through the eyes of a stranger,’ in order to learn about (and then better be able to assist) the person who wanted to be more organized.  Let us take this concept and apply it toward [...]

Tags: calendar, just whelmed, Kathy Waddill, overwhelm, schedule

There are three terms, the first with which you are probably most familiar, that deserve a definition.  Those three terms are:  Overwhelmed Underwhelmed, and Just Whelmed Be very clear on the fact that you are the only person who can distinguish between and among these three for yourself. Each person has a different tolerance overall…and [...]

Tags: just whelmed, overwhelm, overwhelmed, underwhelm, underwhelmed

Remember in the Brady Bunch shows (which I watched as a teenager – yes, I’m 53, almost 54 at this point), there was a split screen.  Recently, I was talking with my coach, Dr. Joelle Jay, and she made reference to the split screen and so I’ve been thinking about it ever since.  Get the picture in [...]

Tags: Brady Bunch, Joelle Jay, just whelmed, split screen