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The other day I tried something new in my post Reduce Stress by Setting Sacrifices (thanks to all of you who could relate, by the way. I'm always so glad I'm not the only one!) Anyway, in that post, near the bottom, you may have noticed this: The moral of the story? Setting sacrifices on purpose is significantly {Continue reading…}

Is Blogging Burdensome?

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In 2000, when my daughter was less than a week old, we landed in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit because she was lethargic and wouldn't wake up. (To appreciate the terror I felt, it might be helpful to know that my earliest memory is the day my 8-month-old brother died of SIDS. I was 3 {Continue reading…}

Tool for Screenshots: Awesome Screenshot

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If you want to take a screenshot, there are a lot of tools you can use. I wrote about two in How to Take a Screenshot. I've been experimenting with a Google Chrome Extension that is really working out quite nicely for quick and simple screenshots. It's called Awesome Screenshot and if you're using Chrome, {Continue reading…}

Reduce Stress by Setting Sacrifices

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We are now firmly established in 2012. How ya doin' on those goals you set last month? Me? Not so good. I'm stressed. As Seth Godin says in this interview with Michael Hyatt, stress is simply "what happens when you want to do two things at the same time." (Sidenote: So what's it called when {Continue reading…}

How to Create a Mini-Profile in Google+

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On Tuesday, Kim from Today's Creative Blog and I initiated a hangout on Google+. Many of you were gracious to pioneer with us (totally impromptu) and figure out how it works. It was fun to "meet" several of you, chat some and learn together. I'd love to have more of you hop in next time! {Continue reading…}

Blogging Productivity Tip: Find Images in Bulk

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If you're like me and don't take a lot of photos of your own to include in your posts, don't waste time by finding images for each individual post you write. Instead, find images in bulk. Photo by alancleaver. (This is a great tip Amy Porterfield offered in her post, How to Strategically Dominate the Facebook {Continue reading…}