Dear Nathan,

My biggist problem is clutter. I visit family on weekends, and come back with a backseat full of "crap" that I don't know what to do with. The fact that I have adult ADD doesn't help when unloading my car.

My reply:

What do you end up doing with the stuff?
And why do you allow your car to be filled with more stuff that you clearly dont want or need?

Nathan Shaw
www.OrganizedLivingWorld.com

Further details of this discussion will be revealed to people who have got my special report on what it realy takes to get organized, available FREE at how to organize.

For business project management and customer relationship management I have just opted to use Daylite 3 for the Mac.

Which requires Apple Mail integration so I'm going to start using that.  My webservers now send email by IMAP connections to both Gmail and Apple Mail, so I have all the strorage and flexibility I want.

I've also been using OmniFocus and Things for project task mnagement, favoring Things recently as its simpler, although does lack the awesome functions of OmniFocus.

And for tasks I want to do on a periodic basis, I have once again returned to a simple software called Consistency.

All easily findable through Google.

Click for my system on personal productivity and time management.

I used to take for granted every time that is available to me and I don't use it for other necessary thing. And now I finally realized the real worth of it. And it is really true that  'time is gold.'

After a couple of weeks of trying my best to adjust with my unorganized time,  I finally overcome it. I can now do my other work even if I have a very unpredictable schedule in the hospital. I can even manage to take a rest and take some sleep.

There are actually many ways on managing your time. It really depends on the person and on how he handles his time between work and rest and other stuff.

Most women want to have a slim and sexy body. They try to do everything just to obtain a sexy body.

Every woman has different ways of losing weight. Some eat healthy foods with low fat, low carbohydrates, etc.., some take pills, some would drink slimming tea and some would go to the gym to work out. But there are some women are not patient enough so they undergo liposuction. In just a day, the size of their tummies decreases by inches.

I never tried to go on a diet just to lose weight  (See some weight loss facts).  I just watch my diet and I eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables (it might be that your weight gain has a lot to do with something way too gross to explain here:  check out fat loss secrets)  . I prefer to eat vegetables rather than meat. Eating healthy foods have many advantages; you can maintain your shape, you can avoid diseases such as heart problems.

The best thing to do when you are planning to lose weight is consulting a physician so you can have an idea what's the safest and best way for you on losing weight. You can also consult a nutritionist regarding your diet. The latter can help you decide on your food preferences.

We've also found a recommended resource with tips from top body builders and fitness models for how they lose fat fast.

These things won't work out well without self discipline. Try to follow your doctor's advice; avoid foods that are not good for your body like sweets and fats; avoid smoking and drinking; etc… And you'll be successful with your goal.

If you are a mother, check out Fit Yummy Mummy.

Some of the risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease are:

1. Age, the probability of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s nearly doubles every five years after age 65;
2. Family History, there’s a possibility of getting Alzheimer’s disease for those who have a parent or sibling that has developed Alzheimer’s diseases. If more than one close relative has been affected, the risk increases even more; and
3. Lifestyle Factors, as most people say, it’s best to have a healthy diet and regular exercise, avoid smoking and drinking.

Alzheimer’s disease is irreversible but there are medications that may somehow help with slight memory loss in the early stages.

In a hospital setting, a nurse has to always remind the patient about the time and date. Sometimes a nurse has to put a picture outside the door for the patient to remember his room. Nurses even provide emotional support for the patient to make him feel special and worthy.

This has emotional and physical impact on the part of the family. At the same time, it is tiring and exhausting because it’s not that easy taking care of a person with Alzheimer’s disease. But still, we have to show them how much we really care for them and support them in whatever way we can do.

Read about managing stress and other areas of healthy living.

]]> http://www.organizedlivingworld.com/ar/214/feed/ http://www.organizedlivingworld.com/ar/214/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrganizedLivingWorld/~3/331020776/ http://www.organizedlivingworld.com/ar/213/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:53:27 +0000 Nathan Shaw http://www.organizedlivingworld.com/?p=213 Sleep deprivation is a problem that most people ignore. But the fact is, it can be a big deal to us. Our health might be at risk when we are deprived from sleep. People are busy with their works, students are busy with their studies and others are fond of sleeping late doing some other things. If don’t have enough sleep, we don’t feel rested. In this case, we are abusing our health.

During my college days, I cannot avoid sleeping late even if I try to because of the things that I must accomplish before I go to bed especially during our examination week. What makes it worst is during our examination day. I was having difficulty answering those questions. I get burned out because my brain wasn’t functioning well.

Well, that’s just one of the effects of sleep deprivation. Other typical effects of sleep deprivation include: depression, heart disease, hypertension, irritability, slower reaction times, slurred speech, and tremors.

We have to be aware with our sleep or else we might suffer from those that I’ve mentioned. I think time management is one of the best solutions for this. If we know how to manage our time wisely, then we might have enough time for our sleep. But in some cases, like mine, I sleep almost 3-4 hours a day; I think it’s best to allocate time for our rest and sleep. Like have a rest and good sleep on the weekends. Another thing is, eating healthy foods and vitamins. We should pamper ourselves sometimes too.

Read more at the Sleeping Problems and Insomnia Cures page.

You might also be interested in checking out Natural Sleep Secrets - "In Just A Few Moments, You Will Learn How You Too Can Easily Master The Natural Art of Energizing Sleep"

I certainly do!

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…and that's just the tip off the iceberg!

Running your own business is obviously complex.

Not just the actual business productivity, but laws and taxes too.

I will begin to grow this page with tips and resources for how to run your own business, and it will have a UK bias since that's where I am.

For now though, check out my list of recommended resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs.

• 1st dimension of reality is SKILL
• 2nd dimension of reality is DIRECTION
• 3rd dimension of reality is STRUCTURE
• 4th dimension of reality is ORDER
• 5th dimension of reality is CONTROL
• 6th dimension of reality is SYNERGY

1st dimension is foundational, and very much relates to the skill of organizing, along with the notion of organizing being tied to the human abilities of speaking, acting, and listening - which again are basic fundamental human behaviours, relating to action, thought, and feeling.

202 gives those basic human traits direction, meaning, purpose.

303 gives them structure through the physical, mental, and emotional realms of a well balanced organized life.

4th dimension of organized living (or internal processing) is time, but by considering what time is, it's a human abstraction based on physical movement/proximity, and that relates to the order in which things are structured, and the order in which they occur, i.e. time management.

and the 5th dimension is control as per wallaces expression 'the essence of conscious life is control' where consciousness is the 5th controlling dimension of space-time (as per my 5 stages of organized living video).

and 606 extends beyond the internal processing focussed previous 5 dimensions and into the social sphere of collaboration for leveraged success, i.e. synergy.

And Organized Living World has not really got very far into the nitty gritty details of home organization.  So I'm going to do a little research on it, and create some new main pages under the Lifestyle section of the site starting with this new one on home organization.

If you are interested in tips and techniques to organize specific areas of your home then I recommend you take the 'are you organized' self-assessment and you'll then get free access to my new 'Stop Juggling Get Organized Techniqes' report.  <<< just follow that link.