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Friday, May 13, 2005
Spring Cleaning
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Summer is almost here but you still have time to spring clean your life. Now is the perfect time to purge stuff that is holding you back — from bad money habits to unresolved emotional baggage. I picked out a few ways to spring clean your life from an email that was sent to me. You can’t be happy with someone else until you are happy with yourself.
1. Exorcise your ex
Get rid of their photos, take them off speed dial, and tell your friends to get after you if you mention the ex’s name. It’s over so move on.
2. Trash your bad body image and stop overeating
It’s self-destructive to obsess about your body. Get fit without striving for unrealistic goals. You can start not eating after 7 p.m., buying single-servings instead of economy size and saving half of a large meal as lunch for the next day.
3. Get your money right.
We have talked about cleaning up credit so I won’t dwell on that. But start a fun fund and put some money aside every week to do something fun like go on a cruise or a more-expensive-than-normal night on the town. If shopping is your vice, use the fun fund for shopping instead of going on unneccessary spending sprees when you know you have other bills to pay. And nobody likes someone who doesn’t repay their debts. So if you owe family and friends money, now’s the time to pay up.
4. Break up and update your network
Ditch the people in your life that are doing you no good. And cultivate new contacts both personally and professionally. Start a casual monthly networking party for people in your industry and/or amongst friends. You will be amazed at how many people you will meet.
What do you do to get ready for summer? Are there certain times of the year that you find yourself re-evaluating and purging your life? What other ways do you suggest to spring clean your life?
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