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9 Easy Ways to Enjoy a Stress Free Holiday Season

The holidays bring the usual seasonal delights: twinkling lights, heaps of shiny wrapped presents, and cheesy Christmas songs played in every shop. Oh, and one more thing . . . tons of STRESS!!! As the air gets colder, our personalities get frostier too. It’s hard to stay jolly when you’re dealing with annoying in-laws and…

Printable Face Your Fear Week Action Plan!

Happy Halloween! This week marks my 5th annual Face Your Fear Week where we confront the things that scare us so we can become fearless Life Editors. Can I tell you a secret? One of my biggest fears is being imperfect. I absolutely hate it when things don’t go according to my painstakingly organized plans.…

How to Do Less at Work Without Getting Fired

Recently, one of my clients was stressing out about the amount of work that was piling up at her day job. She wanted to do less at work but was worried it might look like she was slacking off. “I can’t take it!” she said. “I have to earn my paycheck and listen to my…

7 Ways to Ease a Jam-Packed Schedule

I get a little nutty whenever one of my clients lets me see her schedule. Usually there’s not a shred of white space left in the day. Every minute is allotted for, and there’s barely time to go to the bathroom! That’s when we roll up our sleeves and delete unnecessary appointments and time wasters.…

3 Essential Boundaries You Need in Your Life

I once had a life coach who liked to use funny metaphors to illustrate her points. One of her favorite nuggets of wisdom was to say that “your life is like a dog park.” If you let your dog run loose in the neighborhood, then she could get lost or hit by a car. A…

FYFW: How to Create Boundaries With Toxic People

We all have toxic people in our lives who do everything they can to corrode our happiness. They say nasty things, double cross us, push our buttons, and lie to our faces. They’re the energy vampires, the Debbie Downers, the back stabbers, and other losers who infect your life with their nastiness. Of course, my go-to…

Outer Order Creates Inner Calm

“I can’t live in this mess anymore!” One of my clients gets a little dramatic when she’s talking about the clutter in her home. In fact, navigating piles of clutter and junk is common for many Life Editors. We get caught up in all the busy-ness of our lives that we tend to neglect our…