National Volunteer Week is right around the corner! On the days of April 12-18, we will be celebrating the contributions made by many across the country who work towards efforts bigger than themselves and seek out selfless ways to engage in their communities and workplaces. Working together, inspiring, and recognizing are all important parts of celebrating throughout the week.

We’ve all heard the quote, “you become like the five people you spend the most time with.” Considering we spend a hefty amount of our time at the office, it can be easy for the relationships around us to influence our attitudes and perspectives. When it comes to the workplace (where productivity and positivity should be abundant), that isn’t always the case. Instead of pointing the finger, starting with yourself is the first step towards making positive changes. Ask yourself: what kind of influence are you being on your workplace?  It's the little changes that make big differences! Here I’ve come up with 5 simple ways to be the co-worker you want to work with:

With Employee Appreciation Day being Friday, the 6^th and Baudville’s birthday Monday, the 9^th, last week Baudville had a lot to celebrate! (We have the tendency to do that around here.) It was the perfect opportunity to take a week-long vacation together.

Being a recent university graduate and making the transition from college to corporate, I find myself constantly looking for ways to implement wellness practices into my life. And when I say ‘wellness practices’, I’m not talking about anything major! Small changes make a big difference in enhancing my quality of life while at work if they turn into habits. This time of adjustment from active to not-so-active hasn’t been easy, but it’s been doable. Aside from trying to get my eight hours in each night and trying to hit the gym semi-regularly, I’ve come up with five resources to share with you that I’ve found to be helpful in making the most out of my desk-bound days:

As some of you may know, Random Acts of Kindness Week took place last week. Jennifer was full of kindness and decided to share some of her random acts to inspire us to continually make kindness an effort.