Category: Reducing Stress

Managing Stress and Anxiety: Pills or Positive Affirmations?

~ Talia Clay ~ 3 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, my doctor suggested I see a psychiatrist for anxiety.  Why? I had to go to urgent care because I was unable to breathe.  After a chest x-ray, EKG, and a myriad of blood tests I found out that nothing was wrong with me. I was just anxious and having a … Continue reading Managing Stress and Anxiety: Pills or Positive Affirmations?

A Minimalist in Miami: Stay-cations

~ Talia Clay

It's hard to stop spending because we are moving too fast to take inventory of what we have, what we want, and what we truly need. -- TCC Every other weekend or so, I drive 45 minutes down to Miami to see my boyfriend. I usually try to put myself on a schedule to get … Continue reading A Minimalist in Miami: Stay-cations

Mastering the Art of Slow: The Grocery Store

~ Talia Clay

A cute little story about patience in the grocery store: A man observed a woman in the grocery store with a three year old girl in her basket. As they passed the cookie section, the child asked for cookies and her mother told her "no." The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss, and … Continue reading Mastering the Art of Slow: The Grocery Store

Don’t Spread Yourself Too Thin: Set Priorities

~ Talia Clay

Thank you Tim Ferris for revolutionizing the concept of work life balance.  Yet I have some qualms about his book. The 4-hour Work Week simply is unrealistic for for recent college grads with no job, no money and no small business. While it has great ideas I'd love to implement someday, and some of them … Continue reading Don’t Spread Yourself Too Thin: Set Priorities