O'Donnell Law Center : Lake of the Ozarks

There’s one thing a lot of working professionals have in common and that is trying to find a healthy balance between work life and personal life. A lot of people tend to put their personal lives and their own personal needs on the backburner. While your career is extremely important, taking some much-needed time off is just as important. That time that you take off will boost your time on. Exhaustion does not lead to effective work. When it comes down to taking that vacation, do it! Without having time to recover or to simply take a break, employees are susceptible to chronic stress and burnout. Both are caused by exhaustion. A vacation should be used as a productivity tool. Over time, work demands, and responsibilities build up and cause a loss of energetic resources which in turn lead to being stress. Vacation time helps rebuild those lost resources. The keyword everyone should focus on is ‘balance’. Without balance, productivity goes out the window. Your personal li...

I consider myself a “local” here at Lake of the Ozarks. In 2004 my mother moved my sister and I to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, to be closer to family. I graduated from Camdenton High School in 2010. After graduation, I went into the workforce holding positions such as reservationist, server, and receptionist, eventually going on to manage a winery. After my daughter, Emmalyn, was born in 2014, I took a year off from work. I reevaluated my career path and decided to pursue my passion for education and work towards becoming an Elementary School teacher. This fall, I will start my senior year at Central Methodist University and in Spring of 2019, I will complete my student teaching. This September will mark my 2 years working at O’Donnell Law Center. I have always had a passion for helping others and a desire to expand my knowledge in various subject areas. Here at O’Donnell Law Center, I am getting the chance to learn about law and gain hands-on experience working with a team of...

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take." Cardinal Meymillod This Sunday, May 13, is Mother’s Day. This is a holiday that honors motherhood and it is observed in many different forms throughout the world. The weather this weekend is going to be beautiful and there are many great events going on around the Lake of the Ozarks to celebrate that special role model in your life. Mother’s Day Mother’s Day was essentially founded by Anna Jarvis in 1908. It didn’t actually become an official U.S. holiday until 1914. Later down the road, Jarvis denounced the holiday’s commercialization and tried to remove Mother’s Day from the calendar. Across the world, dates and celebrations may vary, but Mother’s Day traditionally involves presenting moms with cards, flowers, and other gifts. Did You Know? More phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year. Phone traffic tends to spike by as much as 37% on Mother’s ...

You’ve probably started to notice the Dogwood trees beginning to bloom around the Lake and they are just in time for the Dogwood Festival. From carnival rides and street food to the annual parade, this weekend is going to be a great weekend for the 68th Annual Dogwood Festival. The Dogwood Festival starts Thursday, April 19th and goes throughout the weekend. The event attracts locals and vacationers for a weekend full of fun! O’DonnellLaw Center has all of the information you need to know about this family fun event. Photo courtesy of FunLake.com Dogwood Festival Mark your calendar for the 68th Annual Dogwood Festival – April 19th – 21st, 2018. The festival is fun for the entire family. Come check out the crafts, pageant, food, entertainment, parade, fish fry, and much more! 2018 Dogwood Parade Saturday, April 21, 2018 10:00 am | Downtown Camdenton Theme: Fairytales in Bloom Photo courtesy of FunLake.com Dogwood Festival Schedule of Events The 68th annua...

With the weather we’ve had this week, it may be hard to believe that spring is actually here. But it’s true! Tuesday, March 20th, was the day of the spring equinox. This means that both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experienced an equal amount of daylight. For those that live in the Northern Hemisphere, this day marks the first day of the spring season. For those that live in the Southern Hemisphere, this marks the first day of fall. O’Donnell Law Center has some information regarding the spring equinox. The Amount of Daylight on Tuesday Equinox means “equal night”. During the equinox, most places on Earth will see an equal day and an equal night. 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. Not every place will see the same amount of daylight. The difference in daylight depends on how the sunlight gets refracted as it enters Earth’s atmosphere at different latitudes. The first day of spring is the only time of year when the sun rises in the east and sets in the west...