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Recently at work we purchased a good quality document scanner for archiving documents that were taking up a lot of space.  Though we rarely look at these old documents, it is necessary to have a record of them.  Bank statements, merchant statements, important faxes, etc.  The scanner we purchased works like a champ, with its [...]

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Life Tip #12: Creating Memories

Though some days may seem long, life overall is short.  The older I get the more I realize the weeks, months, and eventually years fly by.  Like a race, once the momentum gets going, things seem to go by faster with every moment.  Use your time to create as many memorable experiences as possible.
Whether you [...]

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Life Tip #11: Accepting Compliments

We all crave positive attention, it is just in our nature.  Some need it more than others, but deep down we like it when someone appreciates us.  So why is it that so many of us have a hard time accepting a compliment when it is received?
Remember the days in middle school (and later for [...]

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Life Tip #10: Take the Scenic Route

How much of a routine oriented person are you. Admittedly I fall into this category. I like to call myself an efficiency oriented person, but once I find what I think to be the most efficient routine, that is the one I will always follow.
Because I recognize my tendency to fall into routines, [...]

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Life Tip #9: Take the Stairs

This photo has been making its way around the ‘net on funny emails and blog posts galore. I love it. I think this epitomizes a big problem with our society; we’re in the habit of being lazy.
How many times have you taken the elevator to the second floor of a building simply because [...]

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Life Tip #8: Hire a Local Kid

Yesterday we had some landscaping rock delivered to our house. After moving in to our new home we built a couple of years ago, we have slowly been working on different parts of our yard. To the side of our home we have some raised garden boxes and paver stone paths that we [...]

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There are many things you can do in life to say I love you to special people in your life. One of my favorite is to make my wife breakfast in bed. I am not sure what part of this simple act makes it so special, but there are several. Perhaps it [...]

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Making a change in your life can be difficult. By nature, many of us are creatures of habit, and therefore we resist change. The “natural man” is one that falls into habits that are the easiest to do each day. We all have huge potential to do more than we are doing each day; yet, [...]

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Procrastination is such an easy thing to do, because you’re really not doing anything at all. By putting something off, you are usually just delaying the inevitable, and adding a nice coating of stress to go along with it. We all do it to some degree, some of us are just a lot [...]

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Life Tip #4: Focus on the Positive

If there ever was a life tip I am writing for myself, this would be it. I am a critical person, both of myself and of things around me. I try very hard not to voice my criticisms of others, but sometimes they slip out. Why is it that as a society [...]

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