Commitments
Our May Make Time For Yourself Challenge and The Case for Taking a Break blog has helped me realize that I want to make a commitment to taking a break at least once during the workday. Even if it's for 5-10 minutes. There is such a thing as being too focused at work. I have a tendancy to go through a day without taking a moment to pause. We need to ...
Sometimes I feel like screens have taken over my life. I probably spend all day looking at some kind of screen, and then what do I do when it's time to turn my brain off, relax, and get a good night's rest? I take another one into bed with me! I am going to commit to leave my phone charging in a different room and opt for doing something else. Maybe journal or ...
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Most Recent Comments
@Catherine D. Great variety! Take care of yourself!
@Gillian Mascorro I too have made a goal to read a in book a month for myself! Good luck and enjoy!!
You've got this!
@Maci C I love this as a commitment!!!
@Teletran1 what are you going to change to help you sleep more?