January was Get Organized Month, and hopefully you spent some time getting rid of clutter and bringing order to your home or office. February is designated as American Heart Month, so this month you should be working on removing the clutter from your heart. We think of men, when we hear heart disease, but it is the number one cause of death among women. The great news is that heart disease can be prevented.

Some of the things the American Heart Association suggests you can do to keep your heart clutter free are:

•Get regular check ups.
•Get moving: Become physically active at least 30 minutes a
   day.
•Know your numbers: Cholesterol (LDL and HDL), Blood
   Pressure, and Triglycerides.
•Limit your salt intake to 2300 mg of sodium a day.
•Eat a heart healthy diet, including more whole grains, fish,
   fresh fruits and vegetables.
•Limit food high in saturated fats and dietary cholesterol.
•If you smoke, stop smoking now.
•If you drink alcoholic beverages, drink in moderation.

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The New Year is all about new starts. Most of us, whether we admit it or not, make at least one resolution or goal of some sort. We like the idea that the new year is a blank slate. In fact, we look on the beginning of the month, the beginning of a week, even the next day as being a better day to handle things. In the words of Scarlett O’Hara, we choose to “think about it tomorrow” – “it” being whatever difficulty we are currently faced with and desperate to avoid.

I fell into that trap on December 29.  I was feeling discouraged and tired. Kind of the antithesis of “New Year” feelings; I was acting and thinking more like the worn out “Old Year”, or really, to be honest, a lame duck. My thought process: “Why bother calling clients tonight; it’s almost 6:00 p.m.? Most of them probably aren’t home or have company. I’ll start fresh on January 1. Well, not on the first because everyone will be sleeping off New Year’s Eve. And not the second or third because that’s a weekend. So first thing Monday, January 4, I’ll work my business!”

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