SAS Life
Telling the stories of our people, highlighting our culture, and sharing tips for work life balance.![Are You Satisficed? And Other Thoughts on Maximizing Use of Your Brain](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/01/SAS-Culture-1.png)
I highly recommend The Organized Mind by Daniel J. Levitin. Since reading it I have changed the way I approach daily tasks and technology. I’ll share some nuggets and strategies I have implemented but encourage you to read the book as it contains a wealth of information. You can also hear Levitin on the Diane Rehm
![The Wonders of Winter Squash](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2015/09/wintersquash2.jpg)
September is Fruit and Veggie Month! What better way to celebrate than to learn more about what’s in season right now! Here in North Carolina it’s time for all the winter squash recipes to start floating around again! Winter squash is a great fiber rich, nutrient dense carbohydrate that’s loaded
![Have you had your Vitamin N today?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/01/SAS-Culture-1.png)
Close your eyes…inhale deeply...now exhale fully. Absorb the smells, sounds, and sensations all around you. Connect with the ground under you; sense the sky above you. Now open your eyes and enjoy the fullness of the great outdoors! Oh wait! It is likely that you are inside while you are
![6 Traits for Growing Old with Grace](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/01/SAS-Culture-1.png)
In celebration of Work/Life hiring a new Elder Care Consultant, Kim Andreaus, I am posting this blog I wrote on tips for growing old with grace! George Vaillant, author of Aging Well, uses the long-term longitudinal Study of Adult Development (2002) to suggest six traits for growing old with grace.
![Top 5 Food Waste Solutions](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2015/09/save-the-bones.png)
One of my top pet peeves is wasting food. My mom has always been the same way, so I know where I got it from. I remember our weekly “leftover night” as a child. My mom would pull out all the random leftovers from the week and that’s what was
![Running: Body Awareness and How It’s Done](https://blogs.sas.com/content/efs/files/2017/01/SAS-Culture-1.png)
While I was in college, perhaps the lecture that stood out most to me was on proper running form from a Strength & Conditioning class. It wasn’t something I ever really thought about before. My only focus had been getting through my runs without dying! However, whether you are a serious marathon