Kae was sending me some ideas she had for moving around various parts of her week yesterday (using Ideal Week-style mapping to play her own game of time tetris) and I have been thinking about my own situation, particularly the issues I have had…
As you all know, yesterday’s appointment took up a lot of space in my head over the past several weeks. I had trouble sleeping the night before, because I knew that whatever I was going to hear was going to carry a lot of…
In today’s episode, you can tell I’m feeling a lot better than I did last week! I share the strategies that got me feeling much less “in the weeds”, including airtight task capture and inbox cleaning, plus monthly work planning. Then, I share a…
Summer Reading Update: First, a deep apology to Pizza Hut for forgetting about the Book It! program. I did indeed participate in this. I don’t remember it being a big motivator for me though because a) I liked to read anyway and b) I…
1- I ordered this cookbook and it is awesome: We already have some of Jessica’s recipes on heavy rotation at our house (this salad; this pasta) so I ordered this pretty much the moment I saw it. There are SOOO many good (and reasonably…
1- This morning was so smooth! Lately the kids have been a bit . . . difficult in the morning. Everyone is tired, everyone is ready for school to be over (just counted: there are 20 school days left!), and yet — the demands…
Yesterday I finished all of my self-assigned work tasks, so I’m on track for my current creative-work plan! I continue to feel like seeing the month as a whole here is a) such a game-changer and b) so obvious now that I’ve implemented it…
In today’s episode, I share current feelings of being “in the weeds”, how I got there, and the strategies I am currently employing to climb out. Since it’s been a week since I recorded this episode, I will share that the two things that…
MAY IS FULL. There are a lot of things coming up in May, most of them positive (some examples: G’s “Fun Meet”; A’s gymnastics banquet; G’s piano recital; live Peloton yoga class; bday dinner with friends). AND, as has been previously discussed I’m looking…
1- IT’S MAYYYYY! This is definitely a full month in our household. Every weekend has something if not multiple somethings, but this one is fairly chill (even if we will be fresh from whirlwind travel). Next week is my much-awaited Hopkins appointment. Then there…