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Andrew J. Mellen author of “Unstuff Your Life! Talks #TuesdayToss

#TuesdayToss is all about  lighten your holdings (stuff)  by three items. There are few as qualified as  Andrew J. Mellen, author of the recently released book “Unstuff Your Life!: Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Transform Your Life for Good” to offer up today’s toss tip. Here’s what Andrew suggests for today:

Just for today, identify [...]

Ask the Nag: Unpleasant Tasks

Every Thursday is Ask the Nag, where I answer questions from my inbox.

Question:
Dear Nag,
I have three unpleasant tasks: I need to sever an independent contractor relationship, tell another practitioner I don’t want her to work at my center and a third one that I don’t have the space for her I once did. I don’t [...]

Tuesday Toss:

Today is The Tuesday Toss, or maybe we should just call it Carrie Lee Bouler Day, since she has already cleaned out what sounds like a very scary fridge full of ugly.
So the deal is you toss, recycle or give away 3 items. You might curb 3 things for pickers to snag, toss 3 gum wrappers, [...]

Ask the Nag:

Every Thursday I answer questions from my inbox.

Question:
Dear Nag,
I am “stuck, stressed, overwhelmed, disorganized, . .” I want a system where things don’t pile up –so I can stop working on an “adrenalin basis.”
The thing is, really I have too much time. . . so “later” is often a valid option. Things pile up, [...]

Healthy Wednesday:

Each Wednesday,  over on The Daily Nag the conversation turns to health.
This week I’m talking about rethinking how you approach goals to your health and well being. If you want to make your goals matter enough to really reach them you need to take a little time and ask a few very important questions. [...]

How to Make Your To-do List Work for YOU:

What to do if your to-do list never works for you? – A consult opportunity to work one on one with the Nag! By the end of our conversation you will have a whole new way of approaching your list and better still, personalized tools to actually getting the items done that are on your list. Feel great about your efforts, [...]

6 Simple Ways to Use Your To-do List to Set Yourself Up for Success

1) Create a list of your daily activities.
You have heard it before, write it down and you’re more likely to do something. It’s true. It’s simply true.
2) Break each activity down into it’s smaller parts (write down those parts on your list)
Even with a small project, it’s great to break it down into it’s [...]

Your Morning Ritual:

Snooze, stretch, coffee, walk, swim, shower….
Wake, dress, feed family, drive, eat at desk….
Coffee, coffee, paper, surf, coffee….
What’s your morning ritual?

The 4th of July Addition of the Short Attention Span Round-up

The Capital Steps: For starters, if you have not heard of the political satire group, The Capital Steps, this is a great weekend to familiarise yourself with them. “Vice President Joe Biden recently declared that their Fourth of July Radio Special is “a big @#$%ing deal,” so I think you should go listen on-air or [...]

What does Legally Blind Mean?

I was recently asked the following question on formspring. I thought it might be helpful to share the answer here as well.

Q: You’re legally blind? What does legally blind mean? What can you see?
A: Legal blindness definitions vary but most commonly, if someone is registered legally blind they have visual acuity of 20/200 (6/60) or [...]