Put the CAN in decant!

Let me clear something up right away: this post is not about wine (sorry). I’m a sucker for nice packaging, pretty displays, and intuitive merchandising. Aesthetics help to make the shopping experience and the products themselves enjoyable for me, so why should my home be any different? When I bring…

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Introducing (d)well

Spring is always an incredibly inspiring time for me. Each year, as the temperature rises, I’m reminded of one of my favorite quotes, which I’ve shared here before:   It’s one of my favorites because it’s so true. When I have spring fever, I know that I want to do…

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My body, my self

One of the themes of this blog is self-care, and as such, I want to share a personal milestone and revelation with you. I had hip pain for many, many years and only addressed it when acute issues arose. But when I finished grad school and had some extra time, I resolved…

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Challenge: Accepted

I’m a challenge junkie. Have something that flexes my willpower and tests my discipline (and is somewhat interesting)? I’m in. While a lot of the challenges I’ve done in the past are fitness/nutrition-related like the Whole30 or a 30-day plank challenge, I can get excited about a lot of different flavors…

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Reverse Resolutions

January’s winding down (already?!) and New Year’s resolutions are starting to fizzle. As it turns out, I don’t typically make them, but I recently learned about reverse resolutions and think they’re a great alternative. Reverse resolutions are commitments to continue doing the things you successfully did last year, setting yourself up…

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L-A-T-E: why you disrespectin' me?

When I was an orientation leader in college (NERD ALERT!) it was drilled into us that “early is on time; on time is late; and late is unacceptable.” It seemed cruel–especially when we had to report for duty at some ungodly hour (on weekends. in the SUMMER.)–but it also made complete…

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Fit to Print

I promised I’d share my article when it was up. Man, for as long as it takes for a paper to get accepted, they sure do throw it into a journal quickly! It’s available online now, and will be printed in Volume 59 of the Journal of Biomedical Informatics in…

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6 Things Organized People Do

This article on Apartment Therapy just popped into my inbox and as a pretty darn organized person, I thought I’d share the wisdom. FYI: If I could just reblog this list from their site, I would, because it is straight-up copy and pasted. Enjoy. 1. Automate Use tools that do your…

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