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  1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720135037197563554</id><updated>2024-03-13T10:22:34.011-07:00</updated><title type='text'>PensacolaBusinesses</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/720135037197563554/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Blogrid3rd</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13540741843926877824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720135037197563554.post-7693955287515883698</id><published>2021-12-26T22:52:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2021-12-26T22:52:05.822-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I Didn&#39;t Do It My Way</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve learned very much during my life. &lt;a href=&quot;https://thefortunenews.com&quot;&gt;I just bounce&lt;/a&gt; from day to day and take what comes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The one thing I did learn as I look back is, for the most part, I didn&#39;t do it my way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Remember Frank Sinatra and his song, &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;https://worldlifebugs.com/&quot;&gt;I Did It My Way&lt;/a&gt;?&quot; I would have liked to ask him, how&#39;s that been working for you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whenever we do everything our way, there is a consequence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You know what they say that for every action, there is a consequence. By the time the consequence hits you in the face, it&#39;s too late to&lt;a href=&quot;https://insiderorbit.com/&quot;&gt; make any changes.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When I ever did something &quot;my way,&quot; it never really worked out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The other day as I was meditating on this, I thought of how smart I was when I was a teenager. I knew everything; all you had to do was ask me. Sometimes you didn&#39;t even have to ask. I was ready to give my opinion at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If only I were a smart as I thought I was when I was a teenager, everything would be gloriously wonderful. The problem is, I&#39;m not.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have learned that I don&#39;t have to have everything my way. That was the first thing I learned as a husband. If I get everything my way, somebody in the house is not happy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As long as I have been with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, she is the only one I know that gets things done her way. Not in a bullying manner, she just seems to know the right thing to do at the right time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I, on the other hand, cannot even tell time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thinking along this line, a memory flashed back. I remember rushing my wife to the hospital to deliver our first baby. I&#39;m not sure who was more nervous, the mother or the expected father.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We got there, and she was escorted back to the delivery room where they would deliver the baby. I paced the lobby, not knowing exactly what I should be doing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several hours went by, and I heard nothing concerning the birth of our baby. If I only had my way, I would go back there and see for myself.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just then, the nurse that took my wife back into the delivery room came out, and I approached her and said, &quot;Can I go and see my wife and baby now?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After all, I was the father, and I was paying the bill for this baby.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The nurse, who looked like she had just gone through World War II, glared at me and, with a very rough voice, said, &quot;No, you&#39;re not going back there. After all, you&#39;re the one that&#39;s responsible for all of this.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did not know what she meant or what she was talking about?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/feeds/7693955287515883698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-didnt-do-it-my-way.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/720135037197563554/posts/default/7693955287515883698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/720135037197563554/posts/default/7693955287515883698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-didnt-do-it-my-way.html' title='I Didn&#39;t Do It My Way'/><author><name>Blogrid3rd</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13540741843926877824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720135037197563554.post-2379909276411904979</id><published>2021-12-26T22:50:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2021-12-26T22:50:36.303-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I Can Never Have Too Much Ice Cream</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;It was one of those hectic weeks that flew by, &lt;a href=&quot;https://observingblog.com/&quot;&gt;and I didn&#39;t&lt;/a&gt; know it until the end of the week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Friday night at supper time, it was one of those sneaky crashes. But, unfortunately, all the energy during the week had been pushing both of us forward, and we had no options but to keep plowing ahead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don&#39;t know about other people, but I don&#39;t know I&#39;m being pushed until the push is over. And Friday is the time for that push accounting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was a quiet dinner because both of us had pushed the limits of exhaustion. Then, during the week, something happened and put us behind just when we thought we had caught up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Getting behind sometimes is not a choice and has a way of sneaking up on you and catching you off guard.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had come to the point where I had enough. Enough is enough; let&#39;s get on with life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can&#39;t get enough of some things in life, and then there are other things that you can have too much. If only we could choose one at our discretion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That evening supper was quite good, and I had, like always, stuffed myself. I don&#39;t blame my over-eating on myself, rather on the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. If she were not such an excellent cook, I wouldn&#39;t eat so much. All the blame rests upon her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She insinuates that I should be a little more disciplined in my eating habits. Ha, disciplined in my eating habits? Whoever heard of such a crazy thing. I don&#39;t tell her that it&#39;s crazy because she might assume I think she is crazy. I do, but I don&#39;t want her to know about it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The marvelous supper was behind us, and we had just settled down to watch something on television. I like watching those mysteries, but I have a difficult time watching them with my wife. She knows the outcome before the first scene has &lt;a href=&quot;https://theversenews.com/&quot;&gt;completed itself&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Where in the world is the mystery to that?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;About halfway into the mystery movie, there was a commercial time, and my wife got up and said, &quot;Would you have any room for ice cream?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Would I have any room for ice cream? &lt;a href=&quot;https://gadgetsdo.com/&quot;&gt;I can never&lt;/a&gt; have too much and I am never too full for one more bowl of IC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A lot of things I have too much of, but it certainly is not IC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Someone once asked what my favorite I was, and I replied, &quot;My favorite is the one I&#39;m eating at the time.&quot; I have never yet had a bowl of ice cream that I didn&#39;t like.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, when my wife asked me if I would like some ice cream, I didn&#39;t even say, &quot;What kind of ice cream do you have?&quot; I don&#39;t have to say something like that. What I do say is, &quot;I&#39;ll have as much ice cream as you can stuff into that bowl.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We always have a good supply in the freezer. My wife is always looking for the Buy One Get One deal, so we usually are well stocked with ice cream.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not long ago, it was such a long weary day, and I was thinking about the ice cream I would reward myself with at the end of the day. Nothing calms me down better than a nice bowl of ice cream.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supper was over; I settled down into my easy chair and then asked, &quot;Honey, I really could use some ice cream tonight. It&#39;s been such a long weary day.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I didn&#39;t hear anything from her, so I said, &quot;Can I have some ice cream?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then I heard from the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I&#39;m sorry, my dear,&quot; she said as disparagingly as possible, &quot;we&#39;ve run out of ice cream.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those words are the worst words ever uttered in our parsonage. To be out of ice cream is the most stressful time of the week. How is it possible to run out of ice cream?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She explained by telling me that Publix did not have their usual Buy One Get One sale this week. So she was waiting for the sale to go on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I sat there thinking how in the world can I survive any day without ending it with a bowl of ice cream?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There&#39;s a lot of things in this world that I can do without. Number one on that list is broccoli. I don&#39;t even like the sight of that so-called vegetable. I don&#39;t even think it&#39;s a real vegetable, contrary to the thoughts of my wife.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have a long list of what I can do without, and nowhere on that list is ice cream.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/feeds/2379909276411904979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-can-never-have-too-much-ice-cream.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/720135037197563554/posts/default/2379909276411904979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/720135037197563554/posts/default/2379909276411904979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/2021/12/i-can-never-have-too-much-ice-cream.html' title='I Can Never Have Too Much Ice Cream'/><author><name>Blogrid3rd</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13540741843926877824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-720135037197563554.post-7865585442974305104</id><published>2021-12-26T22:49:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2021-12-26T22:49:01.206-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The 5 Key Benefits Of Having A Cleaning Schedule</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Many of us live busier lives than ever before.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Demands on us can range from work, &lt;a href=&quot;https://raternews.com/&quot;&gt;home life&lt;/a&gt;, raising children, social commitments, hobbies and more - not to mention our efforts to stay in shape.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As studies have shown that our space can have a &lt;a href=&quot;https://businessposts.org&quot;&gt;profound &lt;/a&gt;impact on our mental and physical health, staying on top of cleaning is important too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But how is this achievable when there is so much to juggle? A cleaning schedule can help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether you are a strictly&lt;a href=&quot;https://techexperthub.com/&quot;&gt; organised &lt;/a&gt;person who loves lists, projects, and &#39;checking&#39; items off when complete, or more laid back, scheduling your cleaning can have lots of benefits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have rounded up some of the best ones below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It Prevents You Becoming Overwhelmed&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are few feelings more tiring than returning home to a mountain of laundry or cleaning, or else finishing the housework only to discover things are back the way they started a few hours later.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At such times it can be easy to become discouraged and even overwhelmed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having a cleaning routine in place helps to prevent this. You know that things will be taken care of even if not right away, because you have already ear-marked some time to handle it. It will also help to ensure that nothing ever gets too out of hand, because it is being regularly addressed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We probably know from our own experience that the longer we leave a mess, the greater it becomes. Cleaning routines help to address this slowly but surely, so that things stay manageable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It Minimises &#39;Decision Fatigue&#39;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New studies show that daily decisions all incur an energy cost in the brain. What happens when we have too many decisions to make in the day, even small ones, is that we can develop &#39;decision fatigue&#39;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Decision fatigue can feel exactly how it sounds. We&#39;re simply faced with too many decisions until eventually very little gets done.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The way to combat this is by taking the decision out of our hands in some way. If we have already allocated time to clean, we don&#39;t have to decide again to do it the next day. We already know that this is what we have planned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Allocating the cleaning to a specific day or time that works for us and trying to stick to it reduces the daily decision fatigue of wondering whether to clean or not!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It Can Be Easily Delegated&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A cleaning schedule will help to illuminate exactly what needs to be done and how regularly. Once you know this, you are in a position to share the load.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Partners, children, and other family members or flatmates can all get involved. You could even consider making an event of it with a friend - returning the favour at their home the week after, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if you are taking care of the cleaning yourself, having a schedule ensures that you can divide up the work sensibly across the whole week, so that you have never given yourself too much to do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It Becomes Routine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cleaning can feel like a chore or an unwelcome obligation if it interrupts us.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We might just have settled in for a movie night with friends or a well-earned rest after work when we notice that the surfaces are dusty, for example.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having to get up and start cleaning when we are already tired or had other plans can make the process feel like a punishment. The results we get may even be sloppier too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A cleaning schedule helps to ensure that cleaning doesn&#39;t infringe on your leisure time or otherwise disrupt things. You know when it is going to be done, and you can even indulge in a reward afterwards!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/feeds/7865585442974305104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-5-key-benefits-of-having-cleaning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/720135037197563554/posts/default/7865585442974305104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/720135037197563554/posts/default/7865585442974305104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://pensacolabusinessescom.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-5-key-benefits-of-having-cleaning.html' title='The 5 Key Benefits Of Having A Cleaning Schedule'/><author><name>Blogrid3rd</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13540741843926877824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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