While skimming through my Facebook feed the other day, my friend, Cassie Lee, posted this message:

Making the bed makes me feel accomplished, like I'm saying, 'Not today, winter!'

Her status update was cute...and oh-so-true. Feeling accomplished sets the tone for a productive, happy day...and ends the day on a wonderful note.

Here are 10 other ways you can give yourself that feeling of accomplishment:

1. Clear out your email inbox. Whether you have one or two messages, or hundreds, get your email inbox cleared out...or at least to a reasonable number. Remember...your 'delete key' is your friend.

2. Make your bucket list for the new year. Get started on one of those items today...so you're ahead of the game when 2019 rolls around.

3. Wake up and clean something in your house. It doesn't matter if it's the kitchen counter, a shelf in your closet, or streaks on your mirror. Getting something done in the morning, first thing, is a great feeling.

4. Schedule a do-able goal each day, and then do it at a specified time. Your goal could be as simple as giving someone a compliment, reading one page in a book, or going for a walk. Do it at the same time every day...and revel in 'a goal met' each time.

5. Plan ahead. If you have to get a lot done, don't leave getting those things done up to chance. Plan what you're going to do, at the time you plan to do them. Look at your plan throughout the day and tackle each item one by one.

6. Don't give yourself too much. One way to NOT feel accomplished is to give yourself hundreds of things to do and make it nearly impossible for you to zero in on any one thing.

7. Decide what you're going to do tomorrow, the day before. Rather than waking up and wasting time wondering what you should do, plan your TO DOs the night before. When you wake up, you can get started immediately.

8. No accomplishment is too small. So many people, who accomplish tons in a given day, can still feel they didn't get much done. Start writing down everything you started and completed...getting dressed and ready for work, taking the dog out for a walk, meditating during your morning coffee, making your grocery list, driving to work...and so on. Give yourself credit where credit is due.

9. Start a new project. If you have a lot of projects on the back-burner, it can cause you to feel 'behind.' Start a new project today...and commit to working on it for 15 minutes a day until it's done. Yes, it will be fun when it's all done...but celebrate every 15 minutes that gets you closer to that goal.

10. Reward yourself in between. As you finish each TO DO, give yourself an appropriate reward. For instance, getting a 20-minute cleaning task done earns you 10 minutes of reading a story in your favorite magazine. Keep going back and forth...task - reward - task - reward...and you'll end the day feeling accomplished AND feeling great that you did a whole bunch of nice things for YOU!

Just a very quick shout out to let you know that my latest issue of Anything and Everything is now available. It's the DECEMBER 2018 issue and I know you're going to love it. Check it out:

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Here are the topics in the December Issue...

Making Christmas More Meaningful
A New Year, A New Calendar
The Lowdown on December Holidays
13 Ways to Reduce the Cost of Your Groceries
Recipe of the Month: Raspberry Cream Mimosa
Recipe of the Month: Mini Raspberry Tarts)
A 'Deer' Gift
Christmas Giggles

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