Biz Chicks Rule
I love the post idea that Becky over at My Organized Biz had on yesterday about “uncluttering your mind.” This is sage advice for those of us who use mental muscles EVERY day to generate business and generate an income. Relaxing is KEY to being productive and having good, creative ideas.
Uncluttering…Yeah, that’s where I am and what I’m doing today. Uncluttering. It’s been long overdue for one of these uncluttering days and I do intend to enjoy it. I have to. The stress has caught up with me. I know, I know, I talked about saving, cost-cutting, etc. …read more

This past week at my women’s health blog, guest writer Jennifer Chait offered some really simple and really excellent aromatherapy recipes. I’m feeling really drained right now and trying to come up with a noncaffeinated way to perk up and get some stuff done before I crash for the night.
One really nice thing about aromatherapy is that it’s super easy to stash a bottle of essential oil in your desk drawer for easy access during the day. Because I work from home, I don’t have any of those crazy safety restrictions like no open flames in the office, so I …read more

Over at my women’s health blog, Lively Women, I just announced a fun and VERY easy contest. The prize is a $50 gift card to Target, and all you have to do is leave a comment on the announcement post with 5 things you could do to improve your health this year.
Now, how is this related to women and business? Well, if you want to be successful in your career, whether you’re self-employed, a business owner, or working for someone else, you have to be healthy. That means getting enough sleep, eating right, exercising regularly, taking steps to avoid getting …read more

As an small business owner, a manager or a work-from-homer, are you familiar with the term “vacation”? I know, I know. I’m sure it’s a foreign word to you too. But, it is very important that we take the time to rejuvenate ourselves. Having been a home-based freelancer for over 10 years, I have had to learn my share of tips and strategies to pull myself away from my desk at a decent hour, shut the computer off (not in snooze or standby mode) and WALK AWAY FROM THE OFFICE. This has to be a conscious and disciplined effort to do. I …read more

For those of us who work from home, cold and flu season is yet another reason to be glad we don’t have to leave the house to do our thing. But if you’re working in an office during the fall and winter months, all is not lost. Here are some easy ways to cut down on your risk of picking up your coworkers’ ickies:

Wash your hands after touching doorknobs, copiers, elevator buttons, and phones. Anything that lots of people are touching is chockablock with other people’s germs. If you can’t wash your hands, use a liquid hand sanitizer such as …read more

How can you achieve success AND stay stress-free? If you can answer that question, you can win one million dollars!! Well, no not really.
However, answering that question does qualify it as the million dollar question because success requires so much from us that it can put us under stress. What I have found out in this journey to success is that being able to prioritize, focus and discipline myself does count. Success does not come easy nor does it come without a price.
There are some of us here at b5media who have some suggestions and viewpoints that we …read more