With smart phones, tablets, laptops, gaming systems and devices, smart watches, fitness trackers, smart homes, GPS in everything, and apps for everything under the sun; it’s nearly impossible to be totally disconnected from technology. Shopping, schoolwork, social connection, professional growth, and nearly every other aspect of our lives depend on these fragile and unfeeling devices. Though technology has allowed the world to advance and thrive in a myriad of miraculous Read More >
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Time Management is a Necessity Even After You Retire
By Good Neighbor Concierge
Time management is a necessity, even after you retire. You might think that retirement is all about sleeping in, and having total freedom over your life, but just because you no longer have to follow someone else’s nine-to-five schedule does not mean that your mind or body is at all ready to slow down and start living a sedentary lifestyle. Retiring will only make you more acutely aware of your remaining years, no matter how many or few there may be, which is why time Read More >
Lifestyle Management with Purpose
By Good Neighbor Concierge
If you want certain things in life, you have to be proactive in order to attain them. Having a good job requires you to study hard in school and learn how to be useful in your desired industry, finding true love requires immense bravery and relentless resolve, and fulfilling your many aspirations in life requires intense focus and organization. Sometimes though, life can be tough and the simple idea of time management isn’t enough to get you over your mental and Read More >
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
By Good Neighbor Concierge
With millions of little thoughts and ideas constantly running around in our heads, it can be easy to forget the importance of taking the time to slow down and rest before proceeding with a fresh perspective on various significant tasks. Especially when it comes to professional environments, most experts and highly successful individuals will agree and stress that working smarter is better than working harder every time, and is the only way to ensure continued Read More >
20 Things to do in Boston for Spring Break
By Good Neighbor Concierge
As spring break approaches, families from all over the country are trying to decide where they should go on vacation, but if you live in a city that in itself is a tourist destination, there’s really no reason to spend your hard earned travel funds on going anywhere too far away. Instead why not use that cash to get to know a different side of the city you already love so much, and try out one or all of these 20 things to do in Boston for spring break. Are you a Read More >
Reprogram Your Brain with Mindfulness
By Good Neighbor Concierge
Being mindful is a scientifically backed method of acquiring true inner peace and lasting happiness through comprehensive reflection and conscious efforts toward emotional stability, but it’s also a habit that every person must make for themselves in their own lives. It is not about putting away things like stress, anxiety, grief, or any other negative emotions, it’s about allowing yourself to feel, acknowledge, accept, and release anything and everything that comes your Read More >
The Secret to Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions
By Good Neighbor Concierge
Who has ever made grand goals to go to the gym or park everyday at like six o’clock in the morning hopeful to work out every part of your body but deep down knowing that you would quit after less than a month and look guiltily back on that shameful day for the rest of the year? Starting a new diet or kicking a bad habit is the exact same way. You try and quit everything cold turkey and sooner or later you fail and fall back into your old ways. The new year is upon us now Read More >
Table Setting Etiquette 101 and Why It Matters
By Good Neighbor Concierge
When it comes to every night meals after a long days work you may be lucky to find a few clean forks for your kids to eat with and that’s perfectly okay, but when it comes to setting up your table for the holidays why not use the special occasion get a little fancy with it? Proper table setting and other etiquette techniques date back as early as 17th century, so why not use those timeless techniques for your most festive meals. Experts will tell you that etiquette is a Read More >
The Importance of Self-Care
By Good Neighbor Concierge
Are there some days where you just feel so tired and burnt out that you don’t want to tackle anything on your never-ending to-do list? This can happen to anyone and often happens to everyone at least once or twice in life. Luckily there are ways we can better care for our bodies, minds, and spirits without taking too much time away from our busy schedules. Here are a few ways you can start on a path to taking care of yourself just a little better, helping you live and Read More >
Back to School: Time to Manage your Time
By Good Neighbor Concierge
As summer comes to a close and you adjust to your kids heading back to school, you might begin to realize that all the things you had to do and remember have suddenly tripled. The more kids you have, the more you have to do and remember. The days of only worrying if your kids are fed, clean, and safe throughout the summer has now turned into a full time micro-management job of making sure your kid does all his/her homework, studies for tests and quizzes, has enough Read More >
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