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This school year has been remarkably stress-free for me. As a middle school band director working with the non-varsity group, this is unheard of. I have come up with a list of 25 things I have done that have helped to make this happen. During the month of October, the busiest month of the year for people involved with Texas marching bands, I am going to spend each weekday writing very briefly on one of these tips. The articles will be much shorter than my normal articles, but they will be consistent.
- Drink Water
- Wake Up Earlier
- Eliminate Junk Food
- Increase Healthy Foods
- Kill Your TV
- Declutter Your Desk
- Declutter Your Desktop
- Declutter Your Inbox
- Declutter Your House
- Declutter Your Car
- Reduce Paperwork
- Reduce Responsibilities
- Reduce Phone Calls
- Reduce Possessions
- Reduce Your Lifestyle
- Deepen Your Relationships With Family
- Deepen Your Relationships With Friends
- Deepen Your Relationships With Students
- Deepen Your Relationships With Coworkers
- Deepen Your Relationships With Books
- Only Work At Work
- Work Only At Work
- Work Hard At Work
- Don’t Take Work Home
- Play At Work
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These were great ideas! I did “Stumble It!” so I hope others will read it. I lost all of my hair due to stress 20 years ago.
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Thanks! I have been stumbling some of my links for a while, but now that you mentioned it, I decided to add some social bookmarking links to the bottom of the articles.
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