Importance of making time for your family emerges from the fundamental goal of life-peace and happiness. In our pursuit for a successful business we normally overlook the need for making time for the family. But the fact is that time spent with the family help us to succeed in business as well. Surprising? But it is true.

Family Time Helps Business

In today’s busy world one gets stressed easily. Projects to be completed, deadlines to be met, stringent time schedule all add up to one’s stress. Do you know that time spent with family is a great stress buster. When you play around with your kids for some time you feel relieved and happy. Your state of mind becomes fresh and active. This helps you to perform better. So, if you wish to achieve more spend some quality time with your family

Family Time Ensures Health

By making time for your family you ensure that you are free from anxiety and stress. Precious time that you spend with your family guarantees your physical health and mental well-being. Family time helps you to ward off stress related health problems like blood pressure etc.

Family Time Betters Bonding

Importance of making time for your family cannot be over emphasized, as it is very essential for harmonious human relationships. Time devoted to family assures proper communication among family members. It gives a chance to understand each other better and the situation on the whole. If you let your family members know about your plans they can support you easily. Such support you get and the secure feeling you have from strong relationships help you achieve your goals.

Time spent together by the family members is very valuable as it helps grow love, mutual support, understanding, long lasting relationships and happiness.

Family Time Makes Better Parents

Remember your childhood days? How eagerly you waited for your dad to come to your birthday party? How desperately you wanted your mother do be there for you during a problem? So, please ensure that your business does not come in the way between you and your kids. Young souls need the support and guidance of the elders very badly. It is the duty of responsible parents to see that their kids learn good behavior and acquire skills to face life.

Parents should dedicate a share of their time to their kids. Good parenting callas for helping their kids with their lessons. Growing children need that secure feeling more than anything else. It is important on parents’ part to assure that.

The importance of making time for your family when you operate a business can be clearly understood from the following facts.

- Precious family time helps marriages survive

- Time spent with the family improves your performance; you get peace and happiness
- Kids get the support they need and they grow into good human beings
- Happy families result in a happier you and a successful you

What are you waiting for you then? Make time for your family and get the taste of peace, success, happiness and contentment.

China and India have discovered the pleasures of the private car. Parts of the U.S. are running short on water. Brazilians continue to cut down their rain forests. The world grows desperate for more food production. Commodity prices are soaring. Here in Canada, acres of the water table are being drained to extract oil from Alberta’s tar sands. The price of gasoline has passed $1.30 a litre.

Earth Day? We don’t need one Earth Day, we need 365 of them.

Tips to save energy

Reduce your carbon footprint. Leaving your car at home twice a week can cut greenhouse gas emissions over 1,500 pounds per year.

Don’t idle. Don’t idle! Remind your school system to turn off bus engines when buses are parked to eliminate harmful exhaust pollution.

It’s electric. Check how much of your electricity comes from renewable sources, like wind, solar. Then find green power options available to you.

Tread lightly. Commuting without polluting! Use public transportation, carpool, walk, or bike whenever possible to reduce air pollution and save on fuel costs.

Make the switch. Buy or switch to energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs. Look for the EnergyStar label to help save you money on energy bills and pollute less.

eCycle it. eCycle - take your old computer, DVD player, or other electronics to a recycling center. This helps keep hazardous substances out of the landfill.

Everyone can make a difference. High school students can study links between everyday actions at their high school, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change.

Make your home an Energy Star! As you start your spring cleaning, do a home energy audit and switch to EnergyStar products.

Tips to use water efficiently

Make it a full load. Run your dishwasher only when it’s full; use the rinse-and-hold dishwasher feature until you’re ready to run a full load.

Be sensible. Buy water-efficient fixtures and products. The WaterSense label helps shoppers identify water efficient products and programs.

Shower power. Shower power! A full bath tub requires about 70 gallons of water, while taking a five-minute shower saves water by using 10 to 25 gallons.

Don’t be a drip - fix that leak! Leaky faucets can waste thousands of gallons of water each year, like money down the drain. Repair or replace old or damaged fixtures.

Fill ‘er up! Make it a full load. The average washing machine uses 40. 9 gallons of water per load. Buy a high-efficiency washer or save up for full loads.

Tips to Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

Compost it. Allow grass clippings to stay on the lawn, instead of bagging them. The cut grass will decompose and return to the soil naturally.

Proper maintenance reduces waste. Maintain and repair products. Keep appliances in good working order. Follow manufacturers’ suggestions for proper operation and maintenance.

Don’t trash it - reuse it! Be creative about reducing waste. Give pet hamsters or gerbils cardboard tubes to play with. Use an egg carton to plant seedlings.

Just bag it. Take reusable bags on shopping trips. Keep them in your car or near your door to remember. You can also reuse paper or plastic shopping bags.

Wait for the storm to pass. Don’t fertilize before a rain storm. Your fertilizer - along with your money - washes down storm drains and can pollute rivers and bays.

Compost it. When properly composted, kitchen wastes can become natural soil additives for lawns, gardens, and even house plants.

Travel green. When you travel, stay at hotels that use less water or energy. Before you go, unplug your VCR or other electronics that use electricity even when “off.”

Tips to make environmentally protective choices

Be the first to know. Protect yourself! In summer, always apply sun block SPF 15 or more to protect your skin from solar UV radiation.

Check before you go. Find out the quality of beach water before you go. Check with your state office to be sure you will enjoy your visit to the beach.

Environmental hazards and the elderly Be extra aware of conditions where older people live. As we age, our bodies become more sensitive to chemicals and environmental conditions.

Read the label Use pesticides safely, whether at home or in the field. Always follow the instructions on the can or container label - it’s the law.

Don’t top off! During hot weather, don’t top off your gas tank. Even a small gas spill adds to air pollution and wastes fuel.

Don’t let waste run off! You can reduce polluted storm water runoff — simply pick up your pet’s waste; don’t leave it to wash away after a rain.

Use clean diesel. Encourage your hometown/state to spend road construction money on the cleanest equipment for air quality.

Compliance made easy. Farmers, mechanics, and other businesses can help protect the environment by better understanding environmental requirements.

Celebrate Earth Day! Exercising outdoors? Use your local air quality forecast to help plan the best time for a workout or run.

Breathe easy. On unhealthy air pollution “action alert” days, wait to mow your lawn until it’s cooler in the evening or early the next morning.

Play it safe. Protect children from poisoning by household chemicals such as bug spray.

Just kidding! It’s been another long day for me, but I’m quite thankful for the help I’m getting with my VA. It’s about 11pm here in Southern Ontario and besides running around most of the day, I’ve been working on this computer for the past 6hrs or so. So I’m beat! Maybe I’ll go out to the hot tub for a 5, then hit the sacks. Let me see if I can find a pic on this camera of the hot tub to show you how inviting it can be. It’s about 12 C outside and the tub is set at 38.5 C.. yup I’m heading out there now.

What was the point of this post? See below the pic…

I came across a vacancy for a Virtual Assistant and since I promised my readers that I’ll let them know whenever I came across one…. here goes. The ladies at “5 minutes for mom” is seeking help answering emails etc and they’ve decided to hire a VA. If you’re interested in the position, please visit the 5 minutes for mom site. be sure to tell then that Chris from Obzokee.com told you about the vacant VA position. Good luck to everyone interested.

Have a great nite all!

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It’s so easy to allow rubbish and clutter to take hold of your life. I’m sitting here this morning trying to create a game-plan for the next 60 days so I can streamline what I do and end time wasting. I got into thinking, why am I so disorganized? Then I happened to look closer at my surrounding. my white board is covered with tasks, notes, phone numbers and reminders from our girls. My desk is a mess and the only thing I can recognize is my monitor and the phone. Then as I work my way to the right of my desk there are dead leaves on the floor and a matching dead or dying plant. Behind me is a box of old cassette tapes and other clutter.

Is my messy surrounding holding me back? I’m a strong believer that one’s environment plays a big impact on their life. If I can’t organize my everyday surrounding how can I expect to organize my business life? So step 1… clean up my office and get rid of the junk.

Dead plant.

Messy desk.

I had a pic of my white board I wanted to share, but then I noticed that there were several phone numbers and secret things I’m working on that’s private