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Here’s where I share all my balance secrets.

Best of Balance | Blog | Time Management

How Routines Help Us (and Tips for Establishing Them)

BySandy Cooper April 20, 2018January 28, 2023

I love mornings. This, coming from the girl who used to need to set an alarm to get up at…

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Antidepressants | Best of Balance | Blog | Book | Depression | Depression | Emotional Health | Everyday Balance

How I Manage Anxiety Every Day

BySandy Cooper March 8, 2018January 28, 2023

During my long break from EVERYTHING in January, I rediscovered the invaluable practice of radical self-care. Within a few short…

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Best of Balance | Blog | Book | Depression | Emotional Health | Relational Health | Spiritual Health | Time Management

21 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Feeling Off-Balance

BySandy Cooper November 2, 2017January 28, 2023

A few months ago, I bought a new car. My old car served me well through seven years and 140,000…

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Best of Balance | Blog | Relational Health | Spiritual Health

The Real Scoop on Balance (Balance is Not a Myth)

BySandy Cooper September 8, 2015January 28, 2023

I need to weigh in on something. And it may or may not resemble a rant. It’s not the most…

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Best of Balance | Blog | Everyday Balance

Everyday Balance: Thoughts on Guilt and Rest

BySandy Cooper February 11, 2015January 28, 2023

Yesterday, I took a nap. Here’s the thing about me and naps: unless I’m vomiting or up all night with…

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Best of Balance | Blog | Everyday Balance

Everyday Balance: Three Practices I Cannot Skip

BySandy Cooper January 28, 2015January 28, 2023

I have very little margin in my day. Normally, I work hard to keep my calendar clear and my days…

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Balance | Best of Balance | Blog | Blog Business | Everyday Balance | Relational Health | Spiritual Health | Time Management

Here’s a Balance Tip: Get off the Internet

BySandy Cooper November 3, 2014January 28, 2023

The other day after all the children had left for school, I took the dirty breakfast dishes and started loading…

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Best of Balance | Blog | Everyday Balance | Parenting | Time Management | Utter Nonsense

Everyday Balance: A Laundry Revelation

BySandy Cooper November 5, 2013January 28, 2023

I’ve written many times about laundry over the years.  Mostly when I write the word “Laundry” I really use it…

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Best of Balance | Better Balance in 2013 | Blog | Book | Grief/hard stuff

BBi-2013: Control What You Can (hint: you can only control you)

BySandy Cooper September 25, 2013January 28, 2023

I can’t control everything. But I can control some things. Knowing the difference between what I can control and what…

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Best of Balance | Better Balance in 2013 | Blog | Book | Depression | Emotional Health | Physical Health | Time Management

BBi-2013, Week 15: Recognize Rhythms of Life

BySandy Cooper May 21, 2013January 28, 2023

I prepared this post before I saw the news.  I wrestled with whether to go ahead and run it as…

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BBi-2013, Week 14: Give Your Funk to God

BySandy Cooper May 14, 2013January 28, 2023

I don’t even know where to start with this post. This is a blog about living a well-balanced life, right?…

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BBi-2013, Week 13 :: Make Friends With the Word “No”

BySandy Cooper May 7, 2013January 28, 2023

One of the most powerful tools in your debt-free plan is the word “no.” No, I will not buy new…

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BBi 2013, Week 10 :: Be Quiet

BySandy Cooper March 26, 2013January 28, 2023

“Quiet time is often not quiet. Our designated prayer time is generally consumed by hurried meditation on a scripture passage,…

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Best of Balance | Better Balance in 2013 | Blog | Physical Health | Time Management

BBi-2013, Week 9: Manage Your Chaos

BySandy Cooper March 19, 2013January 28, 2023

Last week, we had some chaos going on in our house. Not life-altering, heart-wrenching chaos. But mess-up-my-routine, nothing-is-where-it-should be, chaos….

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Best of Balance | Better Balance in 2013 | Blog | Time Management

BBi-2013, Week 8 :: Be on Time (Or Confessions of a Reformed Habitually Late Person)

BySandy Cooper March 12, 2013January 28, 2023

I am embarrassed to admit this, but for ten years, I never knew our church service opened with a scripture…

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BBi2013 Week 7: Define Success

BySandy Cooper February 26, 2013January 28, 2023

  “So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life’s A Great Balancing…

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BBi-2013 Week 6: Pay Attention to Your Inner Monologue. Silence it, if Necessary

BySandy Cooper February 19, 2013January 28, 2023

Warning: Today, I’m letting you inside my head. Not the filtered, edited and photo-shopped version, either. But the messy, irrational, borderline-psychotic version….

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BBi2013, Week 5 :: Find Like-Minded Confidants

BySandy Cooper February 12, 2013January 28, 2023

Most people won’t get you. Oh, they may like you well and good—-want to be with you, meet you for…

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Best of Balance | Better Balance in 2013 | Blog | Emotional Health | Time Management

BBi-2013 Week 4: Tackle the Things You Dread

BySandy Cooper February 5, 2013January 28, 2023

  Good Morning, Class! Today’s lesson is going to be all scientific-like. And you will think I am smart and…

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Best of Balance | Better Balance in 2013 | Blog | Marriage | Parenting | Relational Health | Spiritual Health | Time Management

BBi-2013, Week 3: Establish Routines and Rituals

BySandy Cooper January 29, 2013January 28, 2023

  Routines and rituals get a bad rap. Routine is portrayed as boring, mundane, bondage. And “ritual” just sounds, well,…

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Best of Balance | Better Balance in 2013 | Blog | Marriage | Parenting | Relational Health | Spiritual Health | Time Management

Better Balance in 2013 (BBi-2013) Week 2: Live with Prayerful Intention

BySandy Cooper January 22, 2013January 28, 2023

The areas in life where I have reaped the greatest rewards, harvested the most fruit and enjoyed the most success…

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