LET THAT FRESH AIR FUEL YOU
4 Tips to Make Getting Outside Easier
Hunkering down and waiting for the dark and chilly winter season to pass sounds pretty nice. But the reality is, if we deprive ourselves of time outside, we do ourselves a big disservice both mentally and physically. Staying indoors all day affects your energy and mood, which makes it hard to get anything done, so here are four easy tips to make it easier to get a little fresh air. 1. MAKE IT A PRIORITY. Getting outside means making the conscious effort to do so. If you want to reap its benefits, you have to decide to make it a priority in your day-to-day schedule. If you make the act important to you, you have more motivation to actually do it.
2. USE MORNINGS EFFECTIVELY. Waking up and getting the day started can be hard. But studies have shown that natural light helps decrease your melatonin production, which means you feel ready to face the day sooner. So, set yourself a second alarm to head outside and take a quick walk around the block just after waking. Don’t even wash your face or grab coffee. Just get out there. 3. TAKE YOUR WORK OUTSIDE. If you’re working from home, take some work outdoors. Phone and virtual meetings are a great outdoor option, especially if you’ll just be an active listener and aren’t required to do any work simultaneously. Attach a note to your meeting
reminders to get yourself set up outside five minutes before you start.
4. CREATE A SCHEDULE. It might feel strange to set reminders throughout the day to step outside, but you easily get wrapped up in activities and overlook breaks, and these reminders are exactly what you need. Start with 10-minute blocks three times a day. If you stick to them, soon you won’t need a schedule to get outside anymore. Winter weather may be cold, but even when you’re bundled up under a jacket and scarf, just 5–10 minutes outside can do wonders for your mood and energy for hours.
OUR TEAM’S GOALS FOR 2021 AND BEYOND DREAM BIG WITH US!
Did you know that Jan. 13 is Make Your Dream Come True Day? Here at Emery Law Offices, we encourage our team to dream big, just like Melissa is doing as she plans her trip to the Philippines (read more about that on Pg. 1). In honor of this wacky holiday, we asked our staff to share their goals and dreams for the New Year. Here’s what they said.
Designs, including housing for the ladies who work within those shops.
countrymen who lack education or the opportunity to acquire education, thus if money were no object, I’d build a school complete from nursery level up to college level. I’d like to admit as many students as possible in order to grant them the opportunity to study and hopefully achieve a brighter future. Moreover, as I see that most of my countrymen lack the proper health care needed, I’d also build a massive tertiary hospital in order to provide quality health care to those less fortunate individuals, and improve their quality of life. LIBBY THORNGATE OPERATIONS MANAGER My personal goal for 2021 is to get outside as much as possible. It looks like we have a lot of globe-trotters on staff! Do your goals and dreams involve travel, too? We’d love to hear them. This month, share your answer to one of the two questions above on our Facebook page, Facebook.com/ EmeryLawOffice/ , or visit us there to see what others are dreaming about.
MADDIE MCCUTCHEON LEGAL ASSISTANT
If I could make any dream of mine a reality, I would travel to the Silfra fissure in Iceland and dive between the two continental plates. The water clarity is supposed to be incredible!
“Which dream would you accomplish if money were no object?”
MARIBEL BELEN, JD LITIGATION PARALEGAL
As someone who lives in a developing country wherein I can see most of my countrymen in poverty, if money were no object, I’d build a school and a tertiary-level hospital. I see lots of my
JOEL FRANKLIN ATTORNEY
If money were no object, I would take my family to travel the world. We could see all of Europe, go to Australia and check out the outback, go on safari in Africa, and more.
KRISTEN HAWTHORNE PARALEGAL
I would love to create more ethical work for women in East Africa, for example, and build more workshops for the ethical company Sseko
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