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"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-21KuHQmSI2E/VISSuAVcMZI/AAAAAAAAIRQ/VT6jV-Q9VFM/s1600/DSC_0414.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-21KuHQmSI2E/VISSuAVcMZI/AAAAAAAAIRQ/VT6jV-Q9VFM/s1600/DSC_0414.JPG\" height\u003d\"424\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7i3m-_kyaDU/VISR_-8I_cI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/ppQVEmAr5g4/s1600/DSC_0407.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7i3m-_kyaDU/VISR_-8I_cI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/ppQVEmAr5g4/s1600/DSC_0407.JPG\" height\u003d\"424\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ePklU4I6HiA/VISR_kUMRuI/AAAAAAAAIQw/m1_iwkWlypA/s1600/DSC_0408%2B1.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ePklU4I6HiA/VISR_kUMRuI/AAAAAAAAIQw/m1_iwkWlypA/s1600/DSC_0408%2B1.JPG\" height\u003d\"424\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MwUIByTNUiE/VISS48dE4yI/AAAAAAAAIRY/ScqenMaGgpo/s1600/Balancing%2Blife%2B2.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MwUIByTNUiE/VISS48dE4yI/AAAAAAAAIRY/ScqenMaGgpo/s1600/Balancing%2Blife%2B2.JPG\" height\u003d\"424\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KYsIecOhBto/VISTN0S-xjI/AAAAAAAAIRo/LjQ56d3MC9g/s1600/Balancing%2Blife%2B4.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KYsIecOhBto/VISTN0S-xjI/AAAAAAAAIRo/LjQ56d3MC9g/s1600/Balancing%2Blife%2B4.JPG\" height\u003d\"424\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003eFinding that life, work, social, blogging balance is one of the toughest things. I used to laugh at the phrase \"there's not enough hours in the day\" when I heard it, 24 hours is loads right? Yes it is - unless you have various things, hobbies, commitments. Making the time for everything and everyone is tough - and can sometimes drain you. I'm not an expert but have managed to find a couple of ways to help discover that balance.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlan ahead, write it down and stick to it.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003eI am great at planning, great at writing however when it comes to sticking to it - I kind of suck. However when I follow through my life is so much easier. I find myself having time to shop, work, blog, see friends and whatever else I have to do. The simple task of planning and sticking to it means I have the time to do what I want.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtilise\u0026nbsp;your weekday evenings.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003eI have learned to do this\u0026nbsp;religiously. At first, I was absolutely awful at it. I came home from work just wanting to eat, bathe and bed. However once I began to use my evenings I found that blogging was once more an option, that I didn't have to leave seeing my friends or boyfriend until the weekend and that the 5/6 hours between finishing work and going to sleep add up to over 30 in just one week!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't stress out.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/b\u003eStressing out is so counterproductive. The amount of times I have sat there working myself into a mess because of the amount of things I have had to do - it resulted in me getting absolutely nothing done. Keeping calm means I end up getting everything I need to get done completed!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: Georgia, \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c/b\u003eThe run up to Christmas isn't going to be easy - it never is. But learning to manage and actually enjoy your busy life is something of an art - or so I like to tell myself. 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