Organization is a topic I enjoy thinking about, writing about, and experimenting with (I got a Moleskine planner for 2017 and am both excited and wary about my to return to a hardcopy system). Since getting organized can apply to so many different aspects of life (your desk, your finances,…
New Year’s Resolutions for 2017: Get Fit
When I finished grad school, I realized that my body had stealthily become a Grad School Bod and I needed to whip myself into shape. I had a gym membership, but I craved more guidance and structure. So, I did two main things that I attribute a lot of my…
New Year’s Resolutions for 2017: A Series
Hi, readers! And happy almost New Year! As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not that into New Year’s resolutions. But if you are, great! I’ve been thinking about my successes in habit-forming, and figured it couldn’t hurt to share my tricks. And what better timing than at the start of a…
A rough week (have hope)
This week: A loved one was rushed to the ICU. (He’s stable now.) My husband and I were hit by a drunk driver. (We’re fine.) Our country elected a racist/misogynist/bigot/narcissist/sexual predator/tax evader without any political experience to the most powerful position in the world. (We shall overcome.)
What Halloween taught me about perfection
I’m a little bit of a perfectionist. I mean, I would prefer things to be perfect, but over the years, I’ve learned to be happy with pretty darn good. Take my Halloween costumes. Each year around July or August, I come up with a fan-freaking-tastic costume idea. Part of what…
Wanna ride bikes?!
Sometimes I forget how intimidating it is to be new at something. I rode my bike a lot when I was a kid, but I never really learned to take care of it (beyond aesthetic upgrades like spoke beads and a personalized mini license plate). I’ve ridden as an adult, too,…
The Power of a Bad Man
I’ve been having a lot of feelings lately. Feelings of being completely overwhelmed by this election, and more than that, feelings of being completely overwhelmed by the mess we’re in because of ignorance, hatred, fear, prejudice, and power. On Sunday, a childhood friend of mine beautifully articulated these feelings in…
Inbox tabs are the devil (maybe)
I’m comin’ atcha after catching up on over a month of Seth Godin’s blog posts (emailed to me daily), and simply deleting a backlog of Google Alerts and other third-party-generated notifications. How did I let it come to this? Inbox tabs, that’s how. I have personal and work Gmail accounts, and…
Things to do this weekend (for people who are bad at relaxing)
I don’t like to wish my days away, but I have been LIVING for this holiday weekend! This summer has been absolutely bananas, on both the work and home fronts, and I am so excited for a few days without anything on the schedule. Sure, my personal to-do list is exploding, but…
Rituals and Cycles
“Your inbox is overflowing. You’re paralyzed because you have too much to do but don’t know where to start. Your to-do list never seems to get any shorter. You leave work exhausted but have little to show for it.” That’s the copy on the back cover of the “Harvard Business…