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Three Notebooks for Writing & Staying Organized

By Mary | by Mary

I have written about notebooks before on my blog, specifically my calendar journals here and here. I’m surprised, however, that I’ve never discussed my three notebook system for writing and staying organized. At any given time, I always have three notebooks going. One is the aforementioned calendar journal, which contains enough space for me to jot the important happenings of each day of the year. I’ve been keeping a calendar journal for decades now, so…

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The Right Water Glass

By Mary | by Mary

I grew up with the advice to drink 8 eight-ounce cups of water per day. It’s a feat I’ve rarely managed to achieve. I thought I was doing well when I managed to drink 4 eight-ounce cups a day … half the recommended amount. I have since learned that this one-size-fits-all recommendation isn’t the last word on any particular individual’s daily water intake. The Mayo Clinic says several factors determine how much water you need,…

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Ikigai – You Don’t Have to Have Only One True Purpose

By Mary | by Mary

I picked up a book from the library recently called “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles.   The copyright date is 2016, which makes it almost a decade old. However, I wish it had been published much earlier, like the late 1980s or early 1990s. You see, it was during that period that I read all kinds of self-help books trying to divine my purpose…

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