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April 4, 2019 By Alison Hector 4 Comments

How to prioritize what’s most important to you

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Photo by STIL on Unsplash If your experience is anything like mine, you probably come to the end of a day wishing that you had another 24 hours in order to get through your to-do list. Why do we stuff our schedules like that? Believe me when I say that I know that feeling of spinning your wheels, […]

January 12, 2018 By Alison Hector 8 Comments

Indoor Workouts for Colder Weather

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During the warm summer months, nothing is as enjoyable as outdoor workouts like a walk or run in the sunshine, taking a dip in the local pool or the ocean, or rolling out your yoga mat in your favorite local park. But when autumn breezes turn into winter blasts (Exhibit A:  the last few days) […]

November 29, 2017 By Alison Hector 6 Comments

Accountability: the missing link in achieving your health goals?

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So, you had the very best intentions/resolutions with regard to your health and wellness goals earlier in the year.  You may have bought DVDs to practice yoga at home; invested in mason jars for your salads and overnight breakfasts; and cleaned out your pantry to make room for new, healthy food.  You became a new […]

August 24, 2017 By Alison Hector 6 Comments

Meal prep tips for busy times

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Planning healthy meals and preparing them are foundational tools of the healthy and happy lifestyle.  Alas, many of us haven’t always been able to stay on top of our intention to provide nutritious meals for ourselves and our families.   Here are some typical concerns I encounter when talking to people about meal prep: You […]

June 29, 2017 By Alison Hector 10 Comments

How to create margin and boost your health and happiness

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Can you recognize a lack of margin in your life?  Is it your inability to arrive on time for appointments?  Eating your entire meal in five minutes and not recalling how the food tasted?   A home that’s more obstacle course than soothing retreat? A margin intervention might be just the course correction you need. What a margin deficit […]

September 20, 2013 By Alison Hector 30 Comments

10 Helpful Hints for Organizing

In my next incarnation, I’m going to be a professional organizer.  I’m already preparing to segue into that profession after I retire!  I’ve always loved putting things in their right place, creating order out of chaos, and helping friends and family pull their ish together. So when with Ms. Joi at Rx Fitness Lady included a “10 […]

May 16, 2013 By Alison Hector 48 Comments

You DO have time!

Yes, you do have time … for what truly matters to you. I’ve spent a few months playing a real-life version of the game “Beat The Clock”  in which there never seemed to be enough time in the day.  Or night.  I’d come to the end of a weekend and wish there was room somewhere […]

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