If one thing is for sure, Americans are not getting enough sleep. One in three people report not getting enough rest, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 40% of people admit to falling asleep during the day without meaning to at least once a month. Celebrities are no exception, which is why many stars use "sleep syncing" to ensure they get their beauty rest every night. And you can use it, too! SO, WHAT IS SLEEP SYNCING? Sleep syncing aligns your circadian rhythm, your body's natural internal clock, with your daily routine. Unlike many celebrities, ordinary people don't have much control over what they do every day; things like work, appointments, children's schedules, and family duties more or less set our daily schedules for us. That's why the trick with sleep syncing is to align your body around that schedule so waking up for work or taking the kids to school feels natural. After a while, you may not even need an alarm! HOW DO YOU START SLEEP SYNCING? The first step to sleep syncing is to create a consistent sleep schedule, which requires a bit of self-research. Start by writing down the time of night you feel sleepy, when you fall asleep, and how many hours of sleep you need to feel rested. Collecting data may take a week or two, but once you know how much sleep you need and when you start to feel sleepy, you can choose your new sleep and wake times. Pick a realistic morning wake time to get ready (no snoozing!), and then reverse engineer your sleep time. For example, if you need eight hours of sleep and must be up by 7 a.m., you likely need to be in bed by 10:30 p.m. to fall asleep by 11 p.m. The key to successful sleep syncing is to stick to your schedule — even on the weekends. With consistency and practice, you'll wake up naturally feeling more rested and ready to take on your day! Sleep Like a Celebrity WAKE UP REFRESHED WITH SLEEP SYNCING
25 Years of Dedication Maureen Napoli Reflects on Her Career With Cellino Law
Since beginning her work with Ross Cellino in 1998, law firm administrator Maureen Napoli has worn many hats. She started doing part-time dictation at night, but her experience working in payroll and management at a previous law firm made her the perfect fit for the position of Cellino & Barnes’ office manager. She went full-time in 2000 and was instrumental in moving the firm past its humble beginnings.
“I was also Ross’ paralegal when I became office manager,” Maureen says. “The firm was small enough that I could handle both. But as we started to grow, it was very apparent there was no way I could continue.” She remembers a year in the early 2000s when Cellino & Barnes hired 52 people. “I was placing ads, screening resumes, interviewing people, checking references, and onboarding new employees,” she says. “It was a crazy time, but exciting that we had that growth. And I’m glad to say many people we hired back then are still with the firm.” Maureen is responsible for hiring, benefits, payroll, and other human resources tasks across Cellino Law’s offices. “I’ve had a sense through my whole life that I wanted to help people,” she says. “This job has been a great opportunity to be a part of helping thousands of people over the years — hopefully including our employees.” Maureen has stuck with Ross Cellino for 25 years for a few reasons: “We’ve got a great team attitude. There’s no division between attorneys and staff.” She also notes the work/life balance at the firm, which she attributes partly to Ross coming from a large family and understanding the struggles that working parents face. As evidence, Maureen explains that she works longer days to have Wednesdays off. “I’m very fortunate to still have my mother, who is 91. I spend Wednesdays with her and my youngest granddaughter, Lucy, who is 2,” she explains. “It’s my girls’ day and my favorite day of the week.” Maureen looks forward to having more leisure time when she retires at the end of 2024 and hopes to join her husband, Richard, in golfing. She was supposed to retire at the end of 2022. “But Ross talked me into two more years,” she says. Maureen jokes that she’s leaving earlier if she wins the lottery, but adds, “I guess I should be flattered that Ross wants me to stick around — he isn’t ready to send me out to pasture yet.”
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