Life/Work Balance

I am constantly striving to find balance. I love my work and believe that I am on a mission to help students to transform their visions and dreams into realities.  I am dedicated to this mission, and I am constantly trying to find ways to rest and to rejuvenate!  Relaxation includes spending time with family, making pancakes and waffles (any time of the day or night), and working on improving my Spanish.  Our Robinson Family Reunion constitutes a national holiday in my eyes. As my brother says, “it’s in our blood.”  My students always tell me that I need to take a break.  They’ve even brought me books on relaxation, candles, and gardening guides!  (Such thoughtfulness!) I would love to spend more time on the beach and hope to have some days to relax with sand and water in the near future.

 

I work with the College Connections group at Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries in Baltimore. http://mountpleasant.org/ and when I am in able to participate, I spend time with the Deaf Ministry.  I come from a singing family, so I especially enjoy both singing and signing the Praise and Worship songs.  I often write about hope and faith.  Many of these thoughts are reflected in my posts.  I am a graduate of the MasterLife Class and serve with my husband who is a deacon and teacher at our church.  My (late) father, George C. Garrison, Jr.,  was the Assistant Minister of Music of our church, Calvary Baptist in New Jersey. He produced some albums in the 1970’s under the Savoy Label with the family group in Philadelphia.

Posts related to Life/Work Balance, Health and Wellness

General Topics

• Peaceful Places: Longwood Gardens plus Faunbrook Bed and Breakfast May 13, 2010

• Saying “No” to treadmills, “Yes” to the great outdoors May 10, 2010
• I drew and colored a flower, and then I was relaxed. May 7, 2010

• Taking a break from Facebook, Twitter, and email to draw and color. May 5, 2010
• If I’d started when I was younger, I’d totally do Parkour April 30, 2010
• Love, Pride, and the Futility of Cowardly Atonement April 23, 2010
• Don’t try, just do it! January 4, 2010
• Taking something off of my plate December 14, 2009

Specific Topics

Diet Without Deprivation

From the Diet Without Deprivation Blog:

Summer 2010

• Cookies & Headaches — Those Ginger Lemon Cremes
• Passing up the office cupcakes
• Oh, Those Fries!
• Granola and Yogurt Breakfast
• Cranberry Tuna

From this website:

• My Newest Website: DietWithoutDeprivation.com May 24, 2010
• Diet without Deprivation. Thinking about a diet? Don’t put your ice cream in a bowl, use a saucer. May 14, 2010
• Diet without Deprivation. Only go for the cookies when there are 2-3 in the bag after you’ve given the rest away. May 6, 2010

For a short and sweet look at some links for calorie counters and calculators, visit http://dietwithoutdeprivation.com/

Love, Friendship, and Family

• Family Reunion – Summer Holiday April 12, 2010
• A mother’s love backs up the truck March 29, 2010

• A Friend’s Journey – Nicole Fisher Alston’s Story November 2, 2009
• Viviendo la vida Boricua September 21, 2009
• Thoughts from a “Vulcan-Betazoid” September 4, 2009
• Making Friendship Intentional July 28, 2009

• Giving Love Away May 2, 2008
• Love & Understanding Men: Love is a Verb, Choose to Love February 18, 2008

Faith

• Prayer. Life! Death? Life! Prayer. April 9, 2010
• The POWER of ONE April 9, 2009
• Praise & Worship Music — Academic Church, Part II November 13, 2007
• Academic Church August 31, 2007
• The Secret August 8, 2007
• Holy Ambition (Your Purpose) June 16, 2007
• Wow, what a world! May 16, 2007

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Links for Shopping (Favorite Stores) — Part of Life/Work Balance

Century 21

Ann Taylor Loft

DSW

The Body Shop