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Being a Control Freak Affects Your Work-Life Balance
If you are struggling with finding a work-life balance then you might just be a control freak. Don’t worry though, you aren’t alone and it’s natural for you to want control. The downside is that being a control freak affects your work-life balance. In this article, you’ll discover if you are a control freak, how being one affects your work-life balance, and how to be less of one towards others. I’m going, to be honest with you. I am a control freak and have been for many years. I am also a control freak that is constantly learning to be less controlling of others so I can create a life…
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3 Ways You are Sabotaging Your Happiness
You aren’t happy with your life but don’t know why? Are your days spent with frustration, emotional outbursts, boredom, or overwhelm? Do you want to be happier but just can’t get through a single day without something destroying it. I get it. I’ve been there. I’ve been sucked into that seemingly endless negative cycle. Life isn’t easy but here is the hard truth, you are sabotaging your happiness. Your happiness has a lot to do with not having life goals, not having the right life goals, or maybe how you are managing the progress for your life goals. (that’s a lot to take in, so I’ll explain further down) Life goals…
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5 Ways Hygge Uses Intentional Living
After researching creating an Intentional life and what is Hygge life, I’ve discovered why the Danes are so great at balancing personal and professional life. They use intentional living to enhance their Hygge lifestyle. Here are 5 ways Hygge uses Intentional living. How is this helpful? Well if you are struggling with gaining a semblance of balance in your life between striving to meet your career goals, Hygge might be something to intentionally add to your life. Do you need to go all drastic and be all Hygge, all the time? No. I personally didn’t know about Hygge when I started my simple life journey, but have since discovered that…
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Defining Freedom for Life Goals | Mindsets and Barriers
Many of us have types of freedoms listed on our life goals: financial freedom, time freedom, and lifestyle freedom are just a few common freedoms listed on life goals. I’m guilty of this too. The problem starts with how you are defining freedom for life goals. Is your definition of freedom holding you back? Is your definition of what freedom means to you creating a barrier for you to overcome? In order to achieve your life goals, you will have barriers challenging your success. You may even find yourself in a rut and need to figure out how to overcome those mental barriers. If you find yourself wandering in life…
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Can You Hygge The Office | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
Can you Hygge the office? It is Day 30 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and I was tasked to add Hygge to the office. This took me a few days to think through because I don’t have a desk office at my day job. So how could I add Hygge to work when I don’t have a typical desk? To work through this task I started thinking about what is Hygge life. The root of Hygge is building relationships and taking care of yourself by balancing professional and personal life. The Danes have mastered how to bring this balance through Hygge life. I came up with a few…
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Group BBQs are Hygge | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
BBQs are a staple activity for many Canadian homes. When you look at what is Hygge life gathering with friends is Hygge, and eating outdoors is Hygge. The result? Group BBQs are Hygge. It’s Day 29 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and we were tasked to have a bonfire with friends. Instead, we had a group BBQ, where we surprised my Mother-in-law. All of the kids and most of the grandchildren traveled from around the country for this surprise family gathering. We could have complicated the weekend with food lists and endless planning. Instead, we simplified it and focused on being able to spend time together. Letting the…
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Crafting together is Hygge | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
It’s day 28 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and we were to do a craft together. I don’t do crafts often, mostly because I have to see a use for them after their done. They have to be a functional part of my decor or a useful planning or organization tool. I’ve come to learn through this Hygge journey that crafting together is Hygge, so how could I make this task happen? It was the night before my daughter’s last exam of the school year and she was finishing up her final studies. Disrupting her was not an option, so I opted to delay this task. The next…
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Make the Most Out of Afternoon Breaks | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
Do you work through the afternoon, pushing through to the end of the day? Why not add Hygge to your workday and make the most out of afternoon breaks? If you are anything like me, you don’t often take a break during the workday. Work is all-consuming and the next thing you know the day is over. Is this a healthy habit? Not really. It can also be unproductive to push through on a project, especially when you are struggling to figure something out or when there are many things that are demanding your attention at once. Your mind will start wandering and the time to complete a task takes…
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You Are Never Too Old for a Pillow Fort | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
You are never too old for a pillow fort. I know what you’re thinking. “Yep, I am.” I thought this too, but I did it anyway and this happened. It’s day 26 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and I was tasked to build a pillow fort. I felt silly even thinking about doing it. After all, I’m a grown adult with adult children and my youngest is a teenager. There is absolutely no reason to make a pillow fort. As I pondered skipping this task, I decided that I couldn’t take the easy way out. So I knocked on my daughter’s door and asked her if she wanted…
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What is a Hygge Swap Party | 30 Days of Hygge Challenge
It was day 25 of my 30 days of Hygge challenge and I was tasked to host a Hygge swap party. What is a Hygge swap party? How do I pull this off with no planning and a very small circle of friends in this new city? I’m being completely transparent with you on this challenge. Did I host a Hygge swap party last night? No, I didn’t but I want to do one very soon because I LOVE the concept. There are just a few do’s and don’ts that I want to consider before hosting one. I’ll talk about that further down after answering the obvious question, what is…
