How to eliminate distractions + be productive Being busy, and being productive are two different things. Aren’t they? Being productive means working smarter, not harder. It’s something that I’ve struggled with for the longest time. You could always hear me say “I’m soooo busy” but at the end of the day, I’d do a quick recap and realize that I really didn’t get as much done as I thought. I’d feel exhausted, but in reality, I really haven’t done anything very…
50 Lifestyle Changes for Happy + Healthy Living Very often, it’s those small lifestyle changes that can make a difference and really transform your life. Things like practicing gratitude- that’s something that was definitely life-changing for me. I never thought of myself as an ungrateful person, at the same time though, there used to be so many wonderful things I often took for granted. It’s those small lifestyle changes that really redefined my goals in life. All it really takes is making…
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5 Ways to Boost Your Creativity Ever since I can remember, I thought of creativity as a personality trait. I thought that some people are simply creative, and some aren’t. When I was in elementary school, I loved art lessons but I was always jealous of my friends who could paint and draw very well; I always thought that I just wasn’t as creative or talented as them. I didn’t get it- my mom studied art for a while and she…
I’ve always been very hard on myself. I very rarely pat myself on the back and say “good job, girl, look at you go!” I grew up in a very strict household where if you came home from school with an “A” the first question you’d hear would be “why not an A+ ?” When I was about 11 years old I went to confession, and once I was done, the priest asked “That’s it? What about school? Do you think you’re doing…