I am a huge fan of testing out simple ideas, products, and techniques, and sharing what worked and what didn’t. Maybe one of these will work for you.
For those who just discovered my blog and have actually been returning on a regular basis to read it, this title may be a bit abrupt. But since I suck at clickbait (and anything beyond just posting or commenting on social media), I won’t beat around the bush. Eight years ago… Ha! I kid, I…
Not gonna lie: when I think about the term “tidying up,” I think about a stray toy on the floor, an open book on the coffee table, or maybe some excess paper on a desk. What I don’t think about is the endless black hole that I’ve managed to amass somewhere in the center of my…
Hello, good day, and HAPPY NEW YEAR, all! The fact that my posting date is also January 1, 2019, works out better than I expected. It allows me to not only set the tone for this new year, but it also allows me to introduce a newly refreshed, revised website for my blog. Now, once…
I’m more excited than I should be typing this, but I can’t help it. By this time tomorrow, I will be out of Atlanta and in the company of my sisters, my mother, and my nephew on the other side of the country. It will be my first real chance to step away and review…
Several years, ago, while moving into my current house and unpacking the multitude of boxes that I’d brought with me from my apartment, I came upon an interesting piece of paper called “Creative Change.” On the paper was a list of 12 commandments of sorts, each instructing the user to gently modify her life through…
As kids and adolescents, we’re told that being different is a wonderful thing. “You’re unique,” our parents gush, fluffing out the neon blue tutu we’ve refused to take off for eight days straight. “You want to stand out from the crowd. People will always remember you.” What they don’t tell you is that, once you’re…
Introverts, by definition, function the best when they are surrounded only by themselves or by one or two very selective friends. The more people they have to cope with, and the longer they have to cope with said people (especially when said people are talking a lot), it can quickly drain their energy. But what…
