In the Quiet

+ J.M.J. I am by no means an expert on time management, but I thought I'd glean some tips for you and also discuss what has worked/not worked for me. Remember: time management is not one-size-fits-all! Everyone has a different time budget. We all have the same amount of time in a day, but the way we use it is unique because of our different responsibilites and priorities. I found eight tips to share. I will share my thoughts and you can act or not act according to your schedule/way of doing things! 1.  Write down the things you have to get done . Yes, this could be helpful. For myself, I keep everything catalogued in my brain. To-do lists and schedules alike are kept in the noggin. Do I forget things once in a while? Yes. I do find making lists tedious. Might it help me? It could. But I don't think there's any foolproof way. Whatever helps you best. Maybe writing it down would solidify everything better in my brain of what I need to get done. 2. " Keep y...

+ J.M.J. As I was sitting in the theatre with my friends watching this movie, one of them noted that it was like watching Lord of the Rings and Star Wars at the same time. I quite agree with this friend's analogy. There was a lot of violence and rudeness in this movie which I did not care for. I don't normally watch movies about superheroes. I thought I'd give this one a chance. It turns out that the film had a couple of rather redeeming qualities. A group of five were working together to save the galaxy from the evil Ronan. Now you know why the word "guardians" is in the title; they were guarding the galaxy. I digress. Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, Groot (a tree with a three-word vocabulary), and Rocket (an evil racoon that will forever change the way I see racoons) are a team. This team has selfish interests at first, and they are thrown together by circumstance. Then they realize the worthiness of their cause and how well they fight together. Friendsh...