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Confessions of a Single Mum

The ups, the downs and sideways views of life as a single parent

Fighting Distractions When Working from Home

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Once you’ve made the decision to work from home, you may feel that your dream has come true. In many ways, it has. On the other hand, there are different issues you now face that may not have surfaced when you were working in an office. One of these is the problem of various distractions that are now present when you’re trying to get some work done. One of these considerations is your children. While one of the top reasons for starting a work at home career is typically being able to spend more ... VIEW POST

Self Motivation and Success

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Self Motivation and Success The biggest issue about self-motivation is that it can be overcome by other emotions. If you are not strong enough, you can easily lose your stance and falter. If you are not strong enough, you can lose what you have initially established. What is most important, therefore, is that you are able to keep whatever it is that keeps you going. You need to know how to hold on to that one thing that motivates you, so that no one and nothing can prevent you from moving ... VIEW POST

4 Distractions That Drain Your Focus on Your Goals

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There are plenty of distractions in the modern world. They take away your focus and your energy and can stop you from having the life you want. If you’re not hitting your goals, maybe it’s time to look at your main distractions and do something about them. Here are the most common distractions that are likely stopping you from living your best life. Social media It won’t surprise you to hear that the biggest distraction for most people is social media and the hours it eats out of the day. ... VIEW POST

Decluttering Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Saying Goodbye to Sentimental Stuff

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We all have those items we would hate to lose, whether it’s an old collection of love letters or a cuddly stuffed animal you slept with as a child. The problem is, even those items become clutter when there’s too much of it. How do you tidy up without losing those memories? Make Use of the Scanner When going through old papers and essential documents, start by deciding which items are worth keeping. Scan and upload those documents to a service that will hold a backup you can’t possibly lose. ... VIEW POST

5 Hacks for Staying Decluttered

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Decluttering your home is the easy part of the equation. Keeping it decluttered can be another matter entirely. How do you manage the mess before it happens so you can keep your home feeling the way it does after tidying up? It starts with building some good habits geared toward staying decluttered. Here are the hacks to get you started: Put Decluttering on Your Calendar Scheduling time to declutter your home every day makes it part of your routine—you’ll get in the habit of tidying as you go. ... VIEW POST

Kick Clutter to the Curb Once and for All

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Decluttering can feel like an eternal problem. No matter how many times you set out to do it, it seems clutter tends to overtake you again. If this is your problem, it’s time to reconsider first how you see clutter. It’s time to kick the clutter habit to the curb once and for all! Read on to see how you can be clutter free. Change your Point of View If you live in a disaster zone, like an area that experiences floods or wildfires, chances are you already have a plan in place of what you would ... VIEW POST