Here are some great suggestions for better rest and more life during your day.

A scheduled wake up time every day

Having a sleep plan depends on your waking plan. Studies show that  when you wake up at the same time every day, it’s easier to get to sleep at the same time every night. your body will naturally fall into a pattern after a few days. So, if you wake up at 7am every day and you need eight hours of sleep, your body will naturally release melatonin, the sleep chemical, at around 10:30 to help you go to sleep.

Set up your sleeping space for sucess

Is your bedroom set up to get you the best sleep possible? Are all the lights out, including computer screens, hall lights, and even outside yard lights? This helps cue your body to know it’s time to sleep.

How Exercise Improves Sleep

Exercise alters the chemistry of the brain. One reason for difficult sleep is that the body stores too much of the “sleep chemical” if you don’t get enough physical activity.  How does exercise really help you sleep? By expending energy, getting the heart rate up, removing toxins and getting more blood to the brain, your body. All you need is about twenty minutes of cardiovascular exercise, four days a week. Try it for two weeks to see if it improves your sleep.

Try those three things to get a better night’s rest and see if it doesn’t change how you feel and work every day.

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Organizing is on my brain lately. So, I figured, “why not blog about it”?  I’m beginning a category of blog posts here at Alex Shares about organization.

Do I hear groaning in the back of the room?

Let me tell you, if I didn’t do it daily or weekly, I’d be lost and a huge mess trying to run 2 or 3 blogs and 2 business and manage my 2 kids with their special needs, and help run the family’s shop. You get the idea?

So, as part of this category, I’ll be writing tips, tutorials and articles related to managing your household and everything that goes with it.

Starting off today is this short organizing tip and a fun quote.

Express version – area organizing: remove only the clutter that’s visible to the eye. The space will feel more organized, motivating you to tackle the rest of it in the near future.

Webster’s defines clutter as “a confused multitude of things”.

What’s “confused” in your space? What is not where it belongs -  i.e., have no point being there— making any part of the space unusable.

For instance, piles of schoolwork on the kitchen counter, shoes thrown on the floor by the couch, clean clothes piled on the table.

Now, go put them where they belong, or find someone else who will.

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This post is a sponsored post, but the stated opinions are my own.

Shrek Brain Buster Surgery Game

This poor Shrek is suffering from nose-marble-itis. And, seeing as how Donkey doesn’t have hands capable of performing the necessary surgery, it has fallen upon your child’s shoulders to fix this ogre’s aliments. Let’s see if the kids are, in fact, little surgeons in training! Hint: There may be a dollar bill in his buck tooth!

Product Description:

• Shrek Surgery Head with Removable Pieces
• Best for Ages 6 and Up
• 2 Game Modes
• Based on Popular Shrek Movie Characters
• 7.05″ x 7.05″ x 12.01″