Welcome to the Life Balance edition of the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival! I enjoy reading all the submissions I receive every month, but this time I personally gained something from every single post, and I’m truly thankful to be connected to so many insightful organizers. Grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and find out what they have to say about this key subject.
I’m delighted to begin by introducing two new participants this month:
Rivka Caroline – Life-Balance. What Fruity Sugar Stars taught me
Hazel Thornton – Life is Like a Bicycle
And welcome back to our returning bloggers:
Lisa Montanaro – Passion Management: A New Way of Getting Things Done
Barbara Tako – Life Balance: It isn’t all about the clutter either
Lauren Giammarco – Finding Your Balance and Why Rainy Days Never Get Me Down
Natalie Conrad – Staying Organized is a Balancing Act
Elaine Shannon – Organization is the Foundation of all Growth
Ramona Creel – A Lesson From Erma Bombeck
Audrey Cupo – The Balancing Act
Jane Veldhoven – What Does Your Balanced Life Look Like?
Angela Esnouf – One grey elephant balancing
Tracy Hoth – Life Balance – It Is All About Playground Equipment
Deb Lee – Put “Me” Time on Your Calendar
Jeri Dansky – Meditations for Parents Who Do Too Much
Stephanie LH Calahan – Do You Want a Balanced Life? He Was Not So Sure… What do you think?
Linda Samuels – Words of Our Lives
Ellen Delap – Work Life Balance
Nancy Borg – 2 Power Tools You Need to Help Manage the Stress of a Busy Day
Clare Kumar – Choices, choices, choices – Blessing or burden?
Michelle Panzlaff – To do or not to do, that is the question
As you visit the various blogs, don’t forget to grow your professional network by leaving comments and/or following the other bloggers on Twitter.
We are now accepting submissions for next month’s Professional Organizers Blog Carnival, when our topic will be Organizing Home Libraries. The submission deadline is Monday, September 13.
In the meantime, please tell us YOUR definition of Life Balance in the Comments section below.
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Thanks Janet for sharing this great compilation of lessons for living a balanced life.
Elaine
Elaine, when I set out to do this two years ago, I had no idea that it would become so popular! Nor did I realize how much I would gain from reading all this great information…
I feel a great way to find out where focus and attention are needed in the various areas of life and work, is to use a tool called the ‘Life Wheel’
I include this in my ezine sign up give away, but sending you to sign up to my ‘Tidy Times’ news is not why I write this, you can Google the concept for yourself if you want to explore this option for goal setting and planning.
Instead, for this brief posted comment, to keep in theme of ‘Life Balance’ I will give you one of my favorite quotes/sayings, and that is; ‘Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff’
Great advice, Michelle! So often the reason we try to do too much is because we’re worried about unimportant details!
Read Janet Barclay’s post: 6 Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life
I love this blog topic. It is always the desire to find a balance that works for the individual. Balance means different things to different people. There’s lots here to help everyone find their own definition of balance! Thanks for doing this monthly Blog Carnival, I really enjoy it.
I thought I knew a lot about the subject, but found that I learned something new from each post I read! I’m glad you enjoy the Carnival, and that you are using it to share your own expertise.
Read Janet Barclay’s post: iPhone Apps to Keep You Healthy
Hmmmm, such big topic, so many different ideas. How do you sort through them all and find out what works for you? I tend to skim and only hone in on what speaks to me AT THAT MOMENT. What does everyone else do to avoid being overwhelmed with information?
Read Evelyn Cucchiara’s post: Summer & School & Closets – Oh My!
My approach is similar to yours, Evelyn. As I scan each post, I keep an eye open for ideas I might want to try, and depending on the situation, I either implement it right away (if it’s simple and practical to do that) or bookmark it to review when I’m ready to really focus on that particular area of my life or my business.