Have you ever thought about what clutter might sound like? I imagine it to be a loud hum, kind of like a machine that won’t turn off. Always there, in the background, irritating you to the point where you just want to scream. Or run out of the house. You can think of clutter as visual noise; as distracting as having a vacuum cleaner running for hours on end. You can’t think when you hear that noise, just as you can’t think when you’re looking at all of that visual noise; clutter. It’s exhausting listening to noise all the time. As humans, we crave silence, if for no other reason than to give ourselves time to think and enjoy the peace. I’ve had clients tell me that after we’ve cleared a space, they just feel so much more at peace, calm, relaxed. It’s as if the noise was turned off in that space.

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Clutter can stifle your creativity, lead to depression and anxiety and cause discord in relationships with your loved ones, whether they live with the clutter or not. I’ve heard from significant others that when their homes were cleared of the clutter, their relationship with my client improved almost immediately. They were both relieved to have the stuff out so they could focus on what was truly important in their lives; each other, or family.

How would your life change if you didn’t hear the visual noise in your home? Would you be able to do the things you wanted, when you wanted, where you wanted? What would that feel like? 

We need to remember that mosquito bites can be more than just a nuisance:

CA's "1st" death of the summer from West Nile just occurred in San Louis Obispo county. As of Friday (7/9/21), state public health officials said the virus has been found in 45 dead birds from six counties and in 177 mosquito samples from 13 counties in CA.

West Nile virus is California’s most common and serious vector-borne disease. More than 7,000 cases have been reported since 2003 and more than 300 people have died.

Mosquitos and West Nile are not limited to California.

I do keep several bottles of Natural Insect Repellent at hand- feels like wearing a seat belt!  

So non-toxic, I spray it liberally all over all my exposed skin, including face.  Also safe for childrens' skin and pets.  

Protect. Naturally.

www.MyBlissfulWellness.com

Just before the holiday weekend Kaseya, a tech company that licenses remote management software to managed service providers (MSPs), was hacked. This hack affected approximately 60 MSPs and 1,500 businesses which has led many people to wonder what they can do to protect themselves against an attack of this type.

This post discusses what you need to know about last week's remote computer software hack, how remote connect software should work and what you can do if you think someone is accessing your computer remotely. 

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Absentmindedly, you reach for your phone. You open your favorite app. Nothing has changed since you last did this 10 minutes ago, but you kind of forgot that you'd just done this. So, you open a different app… but you were just there, too. Does this sound familiar?

Sometimes, we convince ourselves we're being super productive by staying up to date with the latest news and happenings on social media and responding to emails immediately. The reality of the matter, though, is you are distracting yourself from bigger things.

When you're at work your focus should be on work. When you're at home your focus should be on your home life. It’s time to take back control.

· No More Notifications

Open your phone settings right now and go in and turn off notifications. You don't need an update about who sent what Tweet yesterday but it's time for you to see it now. You don't need a constant stream of distressing news updates breaking your focus. Check your social media at set times, do the same for email, and ignore it the rest of the time.

· A Healthy Routine

You can improve your focus by establishing a healthy daily routine. When you set your routine and you get used to it you don't have to waste time thinking about what comes next. It's why people like Steve Jobs did and Mark Zuckerberg does wear the same outfit.

· Prioritize

What does your day look like? What is on your to-do list? The best way to avoid distractions is to rank your tasks in order of priority. It can be overwhelming when you think about all of the things you need to do, by putting them in order you remove the stress and overwhelm.

· Say No To Multitasking

Are you a multitasker? If yes, are you good at it? If yes, you're wrong. Sorry. Your attempt at multi-tasking is slowing you down, reducing your productivity, and you're not doing each task as well as you could be. By multitasking, you contribute to distractions.

· Renew

When your schedule is going haywire, when the world is throwing distractions in your face it's difficult to take a moment for yourself. However, renewal is vital. As your energy dips, memory is fading, and you can feel the stress creeping in, it is important that you withdraw from that and take time to regenerate.

Can A Clean Home Be Unhealthy?

Cleaning your home as little as once weekly with national brand cleaners has been proven to be as harmful to your lungs as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for twenty years.  This conclusion was reported after a lengthy independent study of thousands of adult participants.  If adult lungs are susceptible to damage after breathing dangerous cleaning products, what about our children, grandchildren and pets?

Of course, as we have suspected, toxic chemicals are harmful to developing lungs.  Some points to know:

-Children are especially prone to the damaging health effects due to their smaller body weight

-Children’s organs have not fully developed and are less able to detoxify

Imagine the degree of damage being done to our children’s lungs considering the damage national brand cleaning products cause within adult respiratory systems.  Children breathe the same are we do in our homes, walk on the same floors, touch the same surfaces.  Asthma has been on the rise since the ’50s and airborne toxins are suspect.

If your cleaning products have hazard warnings and childproof caps, these products have the toxic ingredients that damage your lungs and your children's/grandchildren's lungs.  

Great news is that you can clean and disinfect your entire home with safe, non-toxic, chemical-free products.  The EcoSense product line of plant-based cleaners takes care of your home and all who live there.  This impressively effective and affordable line of products will allow you to deep breath, create a sparkling clean home with peace of mind. 

Flipping your switch can seem like a massive undertaking. One that there are a million different ways to achieve if all the articles on the internet have anything to say about it. However, flipping your switch is a personal undertaking, one that may have similar milestones for everyone, but really can and should be curtailed to a person’s needs in order to be successful. Keep reading for the 7 steps you need to personalize to flip your own switch.

1.     Find an Activity that Challenges You

• The activity that will most help you flip your own switch is the one that challenges you. Not your neighbor or your sibling. But you. This could be as simple as folding an entire basket of laundry in one sitting or the Sunday morning crossword in pen.

2.     Commit to yourself

• Whatever challenge you’re undertaking, you’re doing it for you. Make a promise to yourself that you will try your hardest and not give up when the going gets tough.

3.     Set Realistic Goals

• Make sure your goals are attainable. You aren’t going to fold all the laundry that you do on Sunday by the end of Sunday. But maybe you could at least hang up the stuff that will wrinkle. Or perhaps you will only use a pen on the crossword answers you feel 100% certain about, pencil on the rest.

4.     Turn off the T.V. (or the Internet) In General

• Get rid of the useless distractions. That show is not going to help you concentrate or make time go faster, so just don’t. You can’t flip your switch on one activity if your brain is partially paying attention to another.

5.     Remove Interruptions

• Kids, phones, whatever. Do your best to remove the interruptions that you know will crop up.

6.     Track Your Progress

• Find an easy way (read: not time-consuming, expensive, or labor-intensive) to track your progress. Sometimes this is a calendar to check off days. For others, maybe you need to journal about your feelings, how it went, or your next goal to achieve.

7.     Enjoy Your Experiences

• Enjoy what you’re doing and the experiences you are having. It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.

Learning to flip your switch is a process, not a one-day training online. It will take time and practice to find out exactly what it takes for you to be in the zone.

Marilyn Barker 
Barker Business Services/Marilyn Barker Speaks
www.MarilynBarker.com
Business Consultant/Goal Coach/Speaker

A responsive website is one where the content of each page adjusts automatically to fit the device accessing the page. Ideally, the content is organized in a way that provides the best fit for as many different display types as possible. Some content, like side-by-side columns, can be stacked on smaller devices to make the content easy to read. Other content can take more time and consideration to accommodate multiple device sizes.

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Excel is one of those applications that can do so much that people often wonder where to begin. Like anything else, without a practical use for the application, it can be challenging to find it a worthy investment of your time. I have already written several posts covering various topics about Excel. If you are interested in learning more about Excel in general, please visit our technology blog index and search for "Excel".

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Choose a Social Media Platform to start with (add more later)

Spend a few minutes liking and commenting on posts in your newsfeed

Send targeted friend requests including a personal message to Build Your Audience Daily (5 to 10 per day)

Check your friends Birthdays daily and send a personal message to them to engage them in a conversation

Have new conversations with people each day.  (Set a goal of 3 to 5 a day) Use a follow up system to continue to engage with them and eventually move them from Social Media to your CRM

Review requests from others and determine if you want to accept their request to connect and then send them a personal message to start the conversation 

Join one or two groups that interest you and like and comment on posts there daily.  Answer questions and become a resource there.  Then find people you want to connect with there and send friend requests with a personal message.  

If you already have an email list, have a goal to add 3 to 5 people to it daily

Sherry Campos

SherryCampos516@gmail

https://simpletouse.now.site

415-420-6577

Spring is upon us, this is when many of us start our veggie gardens!  

How wonderful is it to enjoy fresh, organic veggies and fruit?  

Of course, with home-grown produce we naturally like to keep our gardens non-toxic.

Here are a few simple recipes for non-toxic bug-repellent:

1. 1/2 tsp Tough and Tender in a 16oz spray bottle, fill with water.

2.  1/4 cup MelaMagic, 1/4 cup Tough and Tender, 2 capfuls of Sol-U-Mel and 5 drops of T36-C5.

My sister has been using the Tough and Tender recipe on her new vertical veggie garden in TX

for 2 months now and said it is working beautifully!  (see pic of her vertical garden).

Happy Spring Y’all!!