Something I think about a lot is how understanding your colleagues’ (and your own) work and communication styles can make your life so much easier. I’ve written about it before, like when I created my user manual, which is a guide to my work style and personality that I shared…
I had to make a decision this morning: after walking the dog and eating breakfast, do I work out or get to work? This is the kind of decision that should be automatic for me (and not feel like a decision, because it’s automatic). But here’s the catch: I know…
If you’ve read my blog before, you probably know that I’m a fan of Gretchen Rubin. I’ve read and enjoyed a few of her books, but I particularly like her podcast, Happier, as well as the spin-off, Happier in Hollywood, which is hosted by her sister, Liz Craft, and Liz’s…
The weather here in Durham, NC has been strange. On January 15th, we hit 70 degrees at noon; as I write this, five days later, it’s 31 degrees out. As you can imagine, it’s a popular subject of conversation. But small talk about the weather has a bad reputation. Every…
Last week, I shared resources to help you with your resolutions. One of my resolutions, which I made over the summer, is to buy less stuff–especially clothing. If I do buy clothing, I want to opt for secondhand first and invest in quality pieces. I know that monitoring my behavior…
It’s the first Monday of 2020: how are your resolutions coming along? I’m not really one to make New Year’s resolutions, but I do make resolutions/set goals as I think of them. That’s not to say that I’m anti-New Year’s resolution; I totally get the appeal of a fresh start…
It’s the second-to-last day of the year and decade, and I’m struggling to decide what to write about. I keep a list of topics and thoughts in a note-taking app so that I can make good on my promise (to myself) to publish weekly blog posts. But I want to…
I have an exciting announcement to make! On January 15th, the first of hopefully many, many Enrichment classes is happening. What is Enrichment? It’s a new project that introduces Bull City (Durham, NC) adults to new things–and each other–through hands-on classes. Topics will range from the wacky (like how to…
I don’t know about you, but the way I consume my daily email (particularly newsletters and digests) and social media is by scrolling through and opening the links that intrigue me in new tabs to visit later. Last week, I had three tabs open and was struck by a theme….
I went to a conference for running speciality retailers last week. I learned a lot and have all kinds of deep thoughts from it that might end up on this blog later; but for now, I want to discuss something that came up over and over again: millennials. First, let’s…
