4 Ways To Look After Your Health And Wellbeing

 The tendency to get engaged in a cycle of work, sleep, and then more work is highly common among people. After a while, both you and your body will begin to complain and demand that you take better care of yourself. With only a few minutes of your time per day, you can find simple ways to take care of yourself that will not take up too much of your schedule.

Here, we look at some of the things that you can do to look after your health and wellbeing.

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EXERCISE

Exercise has been shown to put your mind in a positive state. When it comes to things like stress, a little movement may certainly make a difference. An early morning walk might help you feel more motivated and energized for the day ahead by simply including it in your routine. Set your alarm a few minutes earlier than you typically would and take a little walk around the block before getting ready for the day. If you prepare for your day the night before, you will have more time in the morning to get things done.

MEDITATION IN THE MORNING

Allowing yourself five or ten minutes of meditation each morning will assist you in balancing and relaxing your brain in preparation for the day ahead of you. Taking a few minutes to relax before you begin getting ready for your day can help you to remain calmer and less likely to feel anxious during the day. Make a point of providing yourself with positive reinforcement.

MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF

When we organize our days, we do not frequently include any time for ourselves in the schedule. However, it is crucial to remember to include yourself in your plans as well. Self-care is vital for us to live peaceful and positive lives. Without it, we will suffer. Some people prefer to pamper themselves, read a book, go for a stroll and take some cbd oil.  So, when you are planning your calendar, make sure to include some time for yourself, even if it is simply a night in where you take a long bath and apply a face mask.

LIMIT YOUR SCREEN TIME

The majority of individuals now have a smartphone, and they check it multiple times a day on average. Although it is easy to have a device like this and it has opened up so many chances for individuals, there are some drawbacks to having one. It is common for people to get into the habit of looking at their phones when they first wake up in the morning. They check emails, social media, and text messages and before they realize it, their day has already begun, and they have not had enough time to prepare for work or other daily tasks. Try to take some time away from your devices, especially while getting ready for the day and when in the evening before bed to avoid being distracted.

What are your top tips for ensuring that you look after your health and wellbeing?

How Purchasing A Car Can Be An Investment

 Most people will have two significant types of investments in their lifetime. Purchasing property is one, and purchasing a vehicle is the other. Purchasing a car can be an investment rather than an expense. Here are some of the signs that purchasing your dream car could lead to added benefits in the long run.

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Possible Benefits:

1. Your car should last for at least five years (after which it will need replacement parts), especially if you treat it well and follow all maintenance precautions, e.g., changing oil every so often.

2. There is also resale value attached to cars, meaning even when your model gets older, you still have a chance of reselling it for something less than what you bought it for originally. According to Edmunds, there's usually between $1,500 and $2,000 loss in value over three years old used vehicles, but that doesn't mean your car automatically becomes scrap at three years.

3. If you have owned a car for a long time, your parts will be worn down and need replacement. Since cars require regular maintenance during their lifetime, the car owner is expected to spend money on everything ranging from oil changes to spark plugs and more. This means that over the course of 5 or 10 years of owning a car, you should expect to purchase all new parts and pay mechanic fees. As these costs add up over time, it's important to note that they can definitely become investments as opposed to expenses.

Expensive Vehicles

Other factors such as gas prices do come into play when purchasing an expensive vehicle. Of course, there are plenty of free benefits such as convenience and better driving experience, which might not necessarily count as "investments," but they definitely contribute to the positive outcome of owning an expensive car.

Affordable Vehicles

As for small or used cars, there are still benefits that shouldn't be ignored when purchasing them. It's true that most owners of older models need to spend money on repairs and parts replacements more often than owners of newer models, but it doesn't mean they should never buy a used car. Some people prefer buying cheaper models in order to save up or pay whatever is due right away; some might want smaller vehicles because bigger ones aren't practical in big cities; others don't care for bells and whistles as long as the engine runs smoothly - all these reasons point out that when you purchase your dream vehicle (used or not), it will bring you satisfaction and financial benefits at some point or another.

All in all, purchasing an expensive car is a decision that should be made carefully and after thorough consideration of what it means to own both the vehicle itself and its different parts over time. There are advantages to buying cars with high resale value, but there are also disadvantages such as higher monthly payments. 

Make An Informed Decision

When you weigh every factor before actually hitting the market for a good used car, you'll have enough information to decide whether spending money on your dream ride will help you achieve your goals!

Can Your Business Bounce Back From A Social Media Blunder?

 Social media is an excellent marketing tool for businesses but it can be risky. If you say the wrong thing on social media and people are upset about it, mob rule quickly takes over. One small blunder could lead to a lot of bad publicity when it goes viral and everybody piles on. These situations are very difficult for businesses and it's vital that you learn how to manage them properly so you don't make it worse. So, what should you do if your business makes a social media blunder? 

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Assess The Damage

The first thing you need to do is assess the damage and work out how bad it really is. Is this a rant from a single disgruntled customer or a major PR disaster? The first thing you need to do is look at who made the mistake. Was it a junior social media manager who didn't think things through before they posted it on Twitter, or an executive head of marketing responsible for all messages going out from the company's social media accounts? See whether you've been blocked on Instagram or if people are calling for a boycott of your company. Remember, the news cycle moves quickly, so small blunders will be forgotten in a matter of hours. It's important to know how bad it really is so you can respond appropriately.

Acknowledge The Mistake

Once you've worked out the damage, it's time to apologize. This is one of the most important steps in managing a social media crisis. You have to show that you are contrite about what happened and that you're willing to take steps to fix things. People who do this properly will gain respect from their customers for taking responsibility, even though they may still be upset about the issue. There's no point just deleting social media content and trying to pretend it never happened, this will only enrage people even further. Don't try to cover up your mistake with silence either - you're opening yourself up to more bad publicity by not saying anything at all.

Don't Censor Negative Comments

If you get negative comments, don't delete them. Instead, respond to them properly and work out what the person is unhappy about so you can resolve it for future customers who visit your social media pages. If you just keep deleting the negative comments, people will get more upset about the situation and it will prolong the issue for much longer. 

Show How You Are Improving

If you're really committed to repairing the damage, show people how you are improving. Have a meeting about the issues in your business and make real, tangible changes to make the business better. You can then show people that you are actually learning from the situation and using it as an opportunity to make changes instead of trying to brush the controversy under the carpet. You can use social media influencers to help spread your new message and improve your image.

Although people are quick to judge businesses that make social media blunders, they are also quick to forget. If you follow these simple steps, your business will come out of the other side unscathed. 

Homeschool Hacks by Lindsay Knerl Book Review

Today I'm sharing a great book with you called "Homeschool Hacks: How to Give Your Kid a Great Education without Losing Your Job or Your Mind" by Linsey Knerl, mother of six and freelance journalist. 

I was sent a copy to read and review, and I was not compensated monetarily other than with a free copy of the book. Opinions are my own.

After you read my review, you can purchase "Homeschool Hacks" here if you wish! It's available for Kindle, in print, and as an audiobook.

I'm going to pop the Table of Contents here so you can see what's included in the book, then we'll talk some more about my thoughts on it. 

Introduction: How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Who Are the Homeschoolers?

Chapter 2: How Do You Start?

Chapter 3: Homeschool Legalities and Requirements

Chapter 4: Tools of the Trade

Chapter 5: Sample Schedules and Proper Planning

Chapter 6: Homeschooling through the Grades

Chapter 7: Paying for Homeschool

Chapter 8: Handling the Childcare Problem

Chapter 9: Homeschooling and the Family Business

Chapter 10: Working outside the Home

Chapter 11: Military Homeschoolers

Chapter 12: Temporary Homeschool

Chapter 13: Getting Kids College Ready

Chapter 14: Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

Appendix A: Resources

Appendix B: Sample Junior High and High School Course Outline

Some thoughts:

The Tools of the Trade chapter contains quite a bit of common sense, like writing utensils and other school supplies, including a printer and a computer, so probably the book could've done without this chapter entirely. 

The Sample Schedules and Proper Planning chapter was pretty useful, even for a homeschool veteran like myself. This chapter also includes information about setting homeschool milestones, for example, we need to be done with lesson 80 of math before Christmas break. This way, your child can work ahead or know how much they need to do to get caught up before the break. This is helpful when you have those days (or weeks!) where everything explodes and nothing gets done.

This book is pretty much like other books on homeschooling and anything you can find on the Internet, except it's in a smallish package that you can easily carry around and digest a bit at a time. I do think it's a great resource to have around if you are just getting started, but maybe not so much for a seasoned homeschooler.

The Homeschooling and the Family Business and Working outside the Home chapters were a nice update to a lot of other homeschooling books, many of which do not take these unique situations into consideration. I don't have a family business and I don't work outside the home, but I have worked INSIDE the home and while traveling with the family pretty much ever since my first child was born 20 years ago.

There's a lot of great information in this book, and I recommend you grab it if you have small children or are just getting started. It's one to purchase for your home library in that case. For those who have been in the homeschool game longer, definitely grab it at the library first, and then you can decide if it's one you'd like to purchase.

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How To Smoothly Transition To A New Doctor

 Whether you’re moving, or are ditching a bad doctor, you want to make the transition to a new doctor as smooth as you can, to make sure you don’t experience a break in your care. Here’s how to do it. 

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To make the transition from your old doctor to your new one go a smoothly as you can, you want to carry out a few steps. 

Find A New Doctor First

If you’re choosing to find a new doctor, then make sure you can get in with the new one before you leave your existing surgery. You might not always be able to because:

• They may not be accepting new patients

• They don’t accept Medicaid patients

• Specialists are all booked up

When you find a new doctor, set up an introductory appointment before you leave your old one. 

Have A Final Visit

Book in one last appointment with the doctor that you are leaving. In this appointment, you can:

• Ask for a status report on current or recurring health conditions. Take notes, if you can. 

• Discuss your reasons for leaving, if you wish to. Try not to burn any bridges as the medical community is a small one. Making your old doctor angry could make it harder to find a new one. 

• Get copies of your medical records for the past several years, especially ones that relate to current or chronic problems, so your new doctor will have access to your notes, test results, and other information that will be useful to them. Ask your new doctor if they will take care of this step, as many do. 

Get Your Medical Records

You have a right to your medical records under HIPAA. However, each state does have it own laws about how you have to make a formal request to get them, so check first. You will probably need to:

• Make the request in writing

• Pay for copies

• Give them time to comply

If your old doctor uses an electronic medical record-keeping system and your old one doesn’t, or has a system that is very different, this might change the process. 

Do I Have To Say Why I’m Leaving

No. if you’re leaving because you’re unhappy, you don’t have to share. 

If you’re leaving because you don’t have a choice, such as because you are moving away or your insurance has changed, it can be nice to let your doctor know, so they know there wasn’t a problem with their care. 

If you’re leaving due to problems with the doctor, and you think this information would be valuable to them, you can tell them, although it’s best to stay away if you’re seeking advice from a medical malpractice attorney. This conversation will be awkward, but if you can manage it, it might help other patients. 

You could choose to write them a letter or an email, if you’re angry and upset and would rather not face them. Explaining your reasons might feel cathartic, and could help your doctor o change their habits to better care for their other patients.