<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Maximize]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>What is wrong with me?  Once again I don&#8217;t feel like writing.</p>
<p>Perhaps it is the time of year.  I can&#8217;t claim that I am busy because it is the holiday season.  I don&#8217;t have to travel until next week, I don&#8217;t have any presents to buy, I don&#8217;t have any holiday baking to do, our few decorations are up, and grades are turned in for the course I just finished teaching.  But perhaps it is just because it is the &#8220;time of year when the days are short and the nights are long.&#8221;</p>
<p>That thought made me feel better, as shared by Jesse Lyn Stoner.  If you too, are feeling your energy flag, you will find <a title="maximize engery" href="http://seapointcenter.com/how-to-maximize-your-energy/" target="_blank">How to Maximize Your Energy When You Don&#8217;t Have a Lot </a>interesting and useful.  And here&#8217;s a tip:  it works for other times of the year too!</p>
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