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My Secret: Adjusting to New
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I wish I’d brought my ball chair home from the office. It’s pleasantly bouncy, keeps my posture upright and my core engaged. I like it a lot. It may seem like a small, insignificant wish in the global pandemic, nonetheless, I miss my chair. My “home office” is set up on a collapsible table we…
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My “20 for 2020” List
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Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and many other books, has initiated a fun way to think about things you might want to accomplish in a year. She and her sister, Elizabeth Craft, who co-hosts the Happier podcast with her, started back in 2018 with an annual list. Part to do list and part…
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#oneword 2020 WRITE
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Choosing one word for the year begins with a promise. It’s a way to tell myself where to focus, how to spend my time, and what to accomplish. Using one word distills the essence of my wants and wishes. I’m looking towards my next chapter. In a few years, I’ll be leaving my current job…
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#oneword 2019 – ACTION!
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Ta da! The curtain is up on my #oneword for this year. I’m excited because it’s taken me a while. I discarded two or three potential words after letting them roll around – they just didn’t seem to fit. In past years, I found my #oneword easily. Things are changing though, and that’s good. Why…
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Life Isn’t a Holiday and That’s Good
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You probably just spent some time reading, hiking, skating, or one of many other activities on the holiday break. Wasn’t it great? Vacations can be truly wonderful. I look forward to them for a chance to disconnect from work and do some things I love. For instance, having the time to read more fiction is…
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How I Organize My Life
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August brings a new year for my bullet journal. I buy a gorgeous new Leuchtturm 1917 dotted notebook and begin planning and organizing using this “analog system for the digital age”. I’ve gone through lots of different systems over the years. Once upon a time it was a Daytimer. I loved my little binder with…