One day it was summer, and the next it was fall. The autumn equinox was a gray, chilly day; I lit a pumpkin and sage candle in my office and listened to the sound of rain patter while I worked. A week ago, we had our windows closed with the air conditioner on. I wore … Continue reading The seasons changed overnight
A friend shared a TEDx talk at work the other day about success and happiness. The talk, The happy secret to better work by Shawn Achor, flipped the idea that you’ll find happiness when you find success at work. The more likely scenario is that you’ll find success at work when you find happiness. One … Continue reading Journaling the good things
I seem to be having personal problems with calendars and scheduling this week. So much for my 1-day buffer for lining up and editing blog posts. I accidentally published two posts yesterday right on top of each other. One of those – the one about me misreading my calendar — was intended for today, but … Continue reading Oops
Last Friday, as part of my planning for this week, I went to our aquatic center’s website to find available lap lanes during open slots in my workday. The times and availability change every week, which is annoying because I thrive on routine when it comes to exercise. At any rate, I reserved a lane … Continue reading Swim jerk
Until a few years ago, I shopped explicitly for specific needs for the week. We planned out menus, and I went to the supermarket on the weekend to buy everything we needed for our meals. If food wasn’t intended for a designated purpose, it didn’t make the list. This was great for our limited income … Continue reading Pantry
With this post, I will have published blog posts seven days in a row. I went through a dry spell where I barely published at all, and now, I’ve published every day for a week. I’m not sure what happened. Actually, that’s not true. I know what happened. I stopped caring about whether what I … Continue reading 7-day streak
