My organization had its third staff retreat last week, and I think it was a success! The first one (in January 2015) was about getting to know each other and individual projects that contributed to the larger vision. We learned some training content, wrote professional bios for each other, and…
Remember when I said I was going to do Apartment Therapy’s January Cure? I’m doing it! Are you? If so, we made it through Week 1! Here’s the recap: Assignment #1: Pick one drawer–any drawer–and clean it out. I selected the top drawer of a dresser in my office that…
Welcome to the final installment of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2017 series! You’ve probably caught on that while a lot of my resources are resolution-specific, that’s not necessarily the point of this series. I’m not a fitness guru, a professional organizer, always at the peak of awareness, and without…
While there are plenty of bad habits out there that a lot of people want to get rid of, I want to zero in on one that’s got me all riled up: distracted driving. A couple weeks ago, I was driving the less-than-10-minute ride home from my chiropractor. I noticed a…
The time is now and the first thing you can do is try. Let’s start with a definition, and this Bustle article is a very good place to start. To get a little deeper, check out Charles Pulliam-Moore’s article. Both call-out the Urban Dictionary definition of “woke” as being aware, and…
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,…
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…
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…
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.)
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…
