What’s normal? It’s a setting on your dishwasher! A washing machine and clothes dryer use the word “regular” instead of normal. In the cleaning world, an item needs the normal/regular cycle or it falls into a different category and requires …
I’m a bit overwhelmed. Bet you weren’t expecting that! When I rebranded to JaniceRussell.com, I decided that I’d become the Overwhelm Slayer because that’s why clients partner with me. You may assume that I never feel overloaded myself. And you’d …
“I think I need to shock my pool,” my client Peg (not her real name) said one day. WHAT? Background: Peg has several brain and body-based diagnoses. As a result, she decided that using an Endless Pool (a small, easy-to-use, …
I am blue…but not in the way you might think. I’m dressed in royal blue with my Duke Blue Devil jewelry and mask on because it’s my first live men’s basketball game since March 7, 2020. I’m EXCITED! That being …
How’s that for perspective? We all have the same amount of time each day, week, month and year. Whether it’s your neighbor, your relative three generations back, or Julius Caesar, we all have (or had) the same amount of time. …
What do these have in common? Butter churn, ice cream churn, and churning of the sea. All of these images indicate something spinning for a long period of time. With a butter or ice cream churn, there is a goal …
One may be the loneliness number, but it can also be a powerful number! When I’m feeling overwhelmed by stuff or tasks, it’s often because I want the whole problem to just go away. Unfortunately, neither the Organizing Fairy nor …
Did you know that the “back-to-school” season can affect you — even if you don’t have kids at home? Surprise! Today is a good time to start thinking about how the rush of a new school year can impact you, …
Yes, you read that right! Here’s the backstory: mid-first-COVID-spring, I started walking (sans phone!) in my neighborhood and on nearby greenways. The cardio was good for my body and my mood. In fact, it helped my mental state so much, …
I’m not talking about the garb a nun wears! I mean habits that we use in our personal and professional lives: morning routine, what you do with the mail when you bring it in the house, what you do (or …