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I Need Some Whitespace in My Life
Too much to do, too little time, too many deadlines, self-imposed or otherwise. When things are so jammed up, it doesn’t take much to send you over the edge. My mother thinks I don’t know this, but I do – it’s just that it’s hard to keep it from happening. I’ll blog more about this later for Take Joy, but for now, here’s a piece I loved from Randy Ingermanson’s newsletter – “stolen” with permission. Whitespace in Your Life Picture this scenario: You go to the refrigerator to get a jug of milk. Should be simple, right? What could go wrong? The refrigerator is packed. The milk is right there in front on the top shelf, wedged in between a pint of cottage cheese and some bottles of apple juice. You’re holding a glass in one hand and you reach up with the other to grab the milk. It’s wedged … Continue reading