I’ve now spent two long posts complaining about everything around the whole idea of productivity, time management, and, most importantly, habits.
That’s enough of that. Time for some solutions.
Sometimes, moving forward requires going backward a bit and looking at where we’ve been. It’s kind of a way to get traction, I guess.
So I’m going to backtrack a bit and revisit old territory…
(more…)I’ll start this one with a confession: The biggest goal I have this year is to get more control over my time. Or maybe a better way to say it is to be more intentional about how I spend my time. In any case, I’m dealing with the time issues this year.
So yes, I’ve been reading those articles I mentioned in my last post and listening to podcasts and thinking a lot about how to at least feel a little more in charge of my own day. And yes, reading those articles and listening to those podcasts has put me in a bit of a funk, because honestly, there are issues with all of the approaches presented.
A breakdown of approaches and principles and my personal issues with each one:
(more…)Full disclosure: I’m grumpy today. And frustrated. So you all get the brunt of it. You’ve been warned.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the things we’re supposed to do. This is the time of year when all the well-meaning think pieces show up in our inboxes and newsfeeds—you know, the ones that remind you of all the “easy” ways to read more, exercise more, eat better, etc., etc. It’s all just habits, right? “Just five minutes… Just ten minutes… Just do a little prep, a little planning, a little… It’s easy!”
Or so they say.
I call BS. On all of it.
Hear me out.
(more…)January 22, 2019 Personal, Uncategorized 2
It’s been a heck of a week.
My youngest had a birthday a week ago, so much of the weekend before last was spent celebrating the anniversary of her birth. Which, honestly, how is my youngest 14? In the words of Ralph Wiggum, “That’s unpossible!”
We went straight from slumber party and birthday dinner into a crazy week getting ready for my oldest’s wedding. This would have been crazy under normal circumstances, but because we always level up in this house, my husband was traveling all week and came home with the flu, both of which added a layer of stress to my week. And after the wedding, we shared grandson duty with our new daughter-in-law’s parents. (I must note here: Considering that one has almost no control over the in-laws our children bestow upon us, we could not have possibly lucked out any more than we did with this first set of in-laws. My daughter-in-law’s parents are two of the most lovely people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.)
So phew! It’s been a week. The wee one went home this afternoon, and I have been trying to get to my computer ever since to post today, because I have to share with you all…
(more…)January 9, 2019 Personal, Uncategorized, Writing 4
Things I have learned since the last time I blogged:
How are all of you?
(more…)August 23, 2018 Personal, Writing 2
I just have one question: Why do I not have a massage therapist living in my house?
August has been a challenge around here. This summer has set a record for hot days in the Portland-Metro area–30 or 31, I think. The previous record was in 2015 with 29. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but I hate the heat. I hate it. I hate it so much. I understand that sun is a good thing and it’s important and all that, but why does it have to be HOT? So I’ve been sort of melting a lot for two months.
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June 6, 2018 Business, Personal, Writing 2
Oh hey there, friends.
I have no idea how I managed to let three months go by without so much as an “I’m still alive” post. It feels like I JUST posted something. I don’t know where the three months went. Suffice to say… I’m still alive.
This spring has been reasonably uneventful. In the general news category….
I bought a new planner.
You guys. It’s so pretty.
I texted my sister last night to make sure I remembered her kids’ birthdays right (yeah, I’m that kind of aunt), and she shared my joy over new planners. I live in a family of office supply addicts. My oldest daughter will work for sticky notes.
February 28, 2018 Personal, Uncategorized, Writing 4
I think I finally reached my breaking point.
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with social media since… well, since I started using social media. I’ve had my moments when I’ve shut it off for one reason or another–sometimes because I needed something different, sometimes because the shouting was just too much to bear–but I think I’ve finally hit the tipping point where I can see nothing useful that comes from having a social media presence.
