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		<title>Progressive Christmas Decorating: Getting your Home Decorated While Preserving Your Energy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Progressive Christmas decorating is all about prolonging the enjoyment of making the home festive, and also preserving your energy. It has been my secret for decorating the home for Christmas for years (even before breast cancer). </p>
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		<title>When Mastery Creates Margin: Rebuilding Routines and Rethinking Productivity After Breast Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Productivity after breast cancer involves rebuilding our routines and embracing margin when we have time to rest.  Do we add one more thing to our list, or do we choose to relax with the extra time we have?</p>
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		<title>The Sunday Reset That Changed My Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I used to reset my week on Mondays—until I discovered the peace of a slower Sunday reset. Here’s how one small shift helped me start the week peacefully.</p>
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		<title>New Year, New Word: Focus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I’m not a New Year’s Resolution type of person. I don’t resonate with beginning-of-the-year goal setting. But, I have developed a practice over the last few years of choosing a word of intention to guide me as I enter the new year. In 2025, I’ve chosen focus. In 2024, I didn’t choose a word of intention. This was pretty fitting, especially as I reflect on a year full of many unforeseen challenges. As I find ways to reestablish rhythms and routines, I am inspired to choose a new word for this year. I’ve chosen “Focus” as my word for the year. Finding Focus after a Year of Unexpected Challenges 2024 was full of unexpected challenges. We took some amazing vacations, which were the highlights of the year. But life in between the vacations didn’t look anything like we had expected.  The circumstances and challenges were overwhelming, confusing, and, at times, devastating.  2024 was a hard year, and I’m glad it is over. As I look ahead to a year that will bring its own challenges, I long for focus in my actions. Whether I’m sitting down to write a post, work on a project, share some thoughts on social media, or care for the things around the home, I want to fully focus on what I’m doing at the moment. In many ways, last year&#8217;s circumstances highlighted how important focus is. There were quite a few times when my family needed my full attention. I needed to cancel all my other obligations and be completely present. I’m grateful for the family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and community who supported me when those times came. This year, I hope to harness the power of focus I learned during challenging times and apply it to my everyday life. Distraction is easy, especially digital distraction. Our phones are constantly with us, allowing us to easily divert our focus from the people and situations we are in. In 2025, I’m looking to find more focus in my everyday life. Setting the Stage for Successful Focus It is one thing to want to find focus in my life, but how do I set the stage for success? How do I ensure that I have the best opportunity to focus on each of the situations I’m in? It starts with understanding what I need in each of the situations I’m in. If I’m doing a routine task, like emptying the dishwasher or folding clothes, I can do that while holding a conversation, listening to a podcast, or watching a show. But, if I’m doing anything creative, such as writing, content creation, design, breast cancer support, or client work, I need to be engaged and focused at a much higher level. I lose my focus very quickly when there is any noise around me. In order to set the stage for successful focus, I need to understand what I need before I start the task.  Do I need to turn off my notifications? Do I need to go somewhere and put in my headphones so I&#8217;m not distracted?  Do I need to let my family know that I will be busy and unavailable for a certain period of time? Do I need to be intentional about when I am choosing to focus on a particular task? For me, when I choose to do a task can be critical to its success. I don&#8217;t write and create well after lunch. It is not my most creative time. And so if I put creative time after lunch, like writing, I will struggle. I can do other things like designing, house chores, meal planning, and meetings. But, if I want to create something out of nothing, I need to be intentional about when I do that. And so, for me, that&#8217;s before lunch.  To set the stage for successful focus, I need to understand what will help me be the most effective with the time and energy I have. Circumstances Can Change Our Focus In 2024, circumstances changed my focus in unexpected ways. I began the year with a desire to write a second book. I even drafted a paragraph outline and started working on some chapters. But then, things drastically changed in February. My family required my full attention. The writing stopped, and my circumstances were no longer conducive to writing the book I thought I would write. I was frustrated with the challenges and my inability to keep up with the plan I had set in motion. I could not focus on my writing because I had more urgent matters to attend to. I was forced to focus on different things. And it was absolutely necessary. This fall, Dave was diagnosed with skin cancer after experiencing months of a missed diagnosis. Not only were we frustrated and angry at the circumstances that led to the situation, but he was now facing a much more involved treatment because it had progressed the entire year. Cancer changed our circumstances and our focus. Instead of having hours to write at my desk, I was navigating new doctors, travel time, radiation side effects, and processing my emotions about Dave’s treatment. I could look back at 2024 as the year I didn’t finish that book I wanted to write and shame myself for a “lack of productivity or drive.” But that wasn’t what happened. 2024 was a year our family showed up and met extreme challenges together. We came together, shifted focus, made difficult choices, and supported one another through it all. We focused on the circumstances as fully as we could. Tools for Focusing As I reached the end of 2024, I was exhausted from planning. I didn’t have the energy to write anything down. It was as if my “planning brain” was offline. The routines I’d established for work and home had been shelved during Dave’s radiation treatment. He was on medical leave and going to appointments every day. It felt hopeless to plan anything because I wasn’t sure it would happen. Trying to think and be strategic exhausted me. I had no energy to focus on anything other than getting through Dave’s treatment and Christmas. In fact, I didn’t buy a single gift until mid-December. Now that Dave has healed from the radiation and is headed back to work, I can feel my planning brain coming back online. I’m ready to reach for my tools again to help me focus. This morning, I sat down, took out a paper planner, and wrote down some goals for the next few months. Many years, I will use GoodNotes and set up a digital bullet journal. As I reflected on what would help me be intentional and focused, I kept feeling drawn to an analog tool. All too often, I get digitally distracted and end up scrolling posts on Instagram instead of focusing on my intentions for the day. A paper planner doesn’t send me notifications. And for me, right now, that is the kind of tool I need to help me focus. The tools and methods I use are less important than the consistency. Focus &#38; Routines As I set the stage for focus in the new year, I have a strong desire to reorganize my weekly routines. I have often found that my weeks are really bunched up towards the end of the week. A lot of the work ends up landing on Fridays. I get to the end of the day on Friday much more exhausted than I’d like to be. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I can reorganize my weekly structure to have a more open schedule on Fridays. My routines should help support me, not imprison me. I don’t know exactly how I will reorganize my routines, but I know I’d like them to support me as I focus on creating and writing. The more I focus, the more I experience joy and purpose. Focus also lowers my anxiety. When I’m scattered and unfocused, I worry about what might happen. But when I take the time to focus on whatever is in front of me, I feel more empowered. I’m curious to know what you&#8217;re focusing on this year. Do you have a word of intention for the year? Do you prefer to set annual goals or resolutions? Perhaps you are where I was just a few months ago, and the idea of being intentional is exhausting. That is okay, too! Sometimes, success means getting through the next few minutes or hours. However you are approaching this year, I hope you feel encouraged and supported in your journey.</p>
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		<title>Productivity Problems? Make It Easy- For You!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Will a new method solve your productivity problems? Not if it isn't easy-- for you. You need a tool that works how you work!</p>
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		<title>New Year, New Words of Intention: Embracing Evolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>New year, new words of intention. While my nature is to avoid change, I know this year will be full of transformation and growth. As a year of change begins, I choose to embrace evolution joyfully and purposefully. </p>
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		<title>Falling back into Productivity with GoodNotes and Bullet Journaling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>After a summer of medical in-betweens, I’m ready to fall back into productivity. I'm going back to bullet journaling with GoodNotes!</p>
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		<title>How to Create a Sticker in GoodNotes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever found yourself writing a list over and over again? Maybe it’s a weekly routine you do at home or work. Or perhaps it’s a procedure you do every once in a while, but you don’t want to miss a step. Wouldn’t it be great if you could shortcut the time it took to write the list down? Stickers in GoodNotes are a great way to do just that!  </p>
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		<title>Escape From Routine Prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Routines are great until they become a prison that we’ve trapped ourselves in. When routines get bloated, rigid, or oppressive, it is time to break free from routine prison. So how do we recognize we are in routine prison, plan our escape, and avoid putting ourselves back into routine prison?</p>
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		<title>18 Personal Development Books for Our 18 Year Old</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 00:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When our eldest son turned 18 last year, my husband and I gifted him with a collection of 18 inspirational books. Instead of a gift that he would outgrow or need to charge, we thought this would be a great way to begin his nonfiction personal development library.</p>
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		<title>Encouraging Reads: At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Recently, I read At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof. It has had a significant impact on how I think about my time and energy.  I’m excited to share this book as the first in my Encouraging Reads series.</p>
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		<title>Poise: Gracefully Prepared- My Third Word of Focus and Intention</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>My third word of intention and focus for the year is poise. Poise means that I strive to be gracefully prepared for what comes my way.</p>
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		<title>My Second Word of Intention and Focus for the Year: Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>My second word of intention and focus for the year is presence.  Presence will guide me to more intentional choices with my attention.</p>
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		<title>Words of Focus and Intention for the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Instead of making a list of resolutions that won’t last through the end of January, consider the practice of choosing words of intention and focus to guide you through the new year.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/words-for-the-new-year/">Words of Focus and Intention for the New Year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>How I Used GoodNotes and my Bullet Journal During Breast Cancer Treatment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I used the GoodNotes app to keep track of a lot of information during my breast cancer treatment. I  used it as my bullet journal and my information hub.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/goodnotes-and-breast-cancer/">How I Used GoodNotes and my Bullet Journal During Breast Cancer Treatment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>3 Compelling Reasons to Create a Weekly Plan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Beginning the week with a plan enables us to get an overview of our appointments, review our objectives, and allows us to adjust our schedules if needed.  </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/create-a-weekly-plan/">3 Compelling Reasons to Create a Weekly Plan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Specialized Bullet Journal Pages in GoodNotes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Most of the time, my standard daily, weekly, and monthly pages are suitable for my bullet journal in Goodnotes. Sometimes I need to expand my template collection to include more specialized pages. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/specialized-bullet-journal-pages-in-goodnotes/">Specialized Bullet Journal Pages in GoodNotes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Monday Morning Meal Planning- Keeping the House Stocked and Ready</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Every Monday morning, I sit down with my iPhone and plan the meals for the week. This meal planning routine helps me keep the house stocked and ready with food, which is essential since we haven’t been eating out for the last year. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/monday-morning-meal-planning/">Monday Morning Meal Planning- Keeping the House Stocked and Ready</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mixing up the Morning Routine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the last few weeks, I have been mixing up my morning routine. Changing the order of my tasks has helped me increase my productivity and focus on what is essential. I’m still doing many of the same things, but the order is a little different.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/mixing-up-the-morning-routine/">Mixing up the Morning Routine</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Re-Entry Strategies: Back to School and Work after Vacation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Re-entry back into school and work after a vacation can be challenging. Here are some strategies which will help make re-entry smoother.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/re-entry-strategies-after-vacation/">Re-Entry Strategies: Back to School and Work after Vacation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Year, New Digital Bullet Journal Notebook</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I like to begin each new year with a brand new notebook in my digital bullet journal. It is a great way to start fresh. I’m going to walk you through my process of building a new notebook in GoodNotes.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/new-year-new-digital-bullet-journal-notebook/">New Year, New Digital Bullet Journal Notebook</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Design a Peaceful Evening Routine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A peaceful evening routine will allow us to prepare effectively for the day ahead. How do we design an evening routine that will work well for ourselves?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/design-a-peaceful-evening-routine/">Design a Peaceful Evening Routine</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>How I Digital Bullet Journal With GoodNotes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Digital Bullet Journaling with GoodNotes has been my productivity system of choice for several years.  Here is how I do it each day!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/how-i-digital-bullet-journal-with-goodnotes/">How I Digital Bullet Journal With GoodNotes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to Establish a Weekly Cleaning Routine</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A sustainable weekly cleaning routine can keep our homes looking clean almost all the time! That will help us be more relaxed and enjoy our homes even more. This is so important especially as we are all spending so much time at home!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/how-to-establish-a-weekly-cleaning-routine/">How to Establish a Weekly Cleaning Routine</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Have Fun Today!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Having fun is  an important part of our well being.  I want to encourage you to do something fun today! Here is how to build fun into your day.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/have-fun-today/">Have Fun Today!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Digital Bullet Journal: Flexible, Customizable, Searchable</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>My Digital Bullet Journal has really helped me be more productive. It is flexible, customizable, and searchable.  Learn how I use my iPad to Bullet Journal.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/digital-bullet-journal/">Digital Bullet Journal: Flexible, Customizable, Searchable</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Productivity is Personal: 4 Important Principles</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The most effective productivity systems are personal and customized to our lives.  Today, I'm going to talk about 4 important principles that will help you develop the best productivity system for you, right now!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/productivity-is-personal/">Productivity is Personal: 4 Important Principles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>4 Components of Summer Mode</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When school ends in your home, how do you switch into summer mode?  I'm going to share 4 components of summer mode in our home to give you some ideas!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/4-components-of-summer-mode/">4 Components of Summer Mode</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>3 Reasons to Schedule a Midday Break</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Do you end your day feeling spent and overwhelmed?  Is getting to dinner and bedtime like running a marathon?  I get it!  I have been there!  And some days, it is still a huge challenge to remain positive and encouraging all throughout the day.  We all need a mid-day break!</p>
<p>Today, we are going to talk about 3 reasons you need to schedule a break in your day.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/mid-day-break/">3 Reasons to Schedule a Midday Break</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sleep is Essential</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Douglas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 07:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sleep is essential and critical to our well being.  Without sleep, our bodies break down and we risk getting sick and stressed out.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com/sleep-is-essential/">Sleep is Essential</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jenniferadouglas.com">Jennifer A Douglas</a>.</p>
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