All advertising these days seems to be about consumption, buying, spending, perhaps even going beyond your comfort level or your means to buy things that will supposedly make you or your family members happy. I’m all for cheer throughout the year, but I’m also for realism, and I fear that a lot of people literally […]
What Could You Do in 30 Days?
It’s said — though it’s not really true — that it takes 21 days to make a habit, to change something in your life that you don’t like or to start doing something different. What would happen if, instead of making and discarding New Year’s resolutions, you decided to take on one task or habit […]
One Month Down
It’s just about the end of January and I have to say, just about nothing has gone according to plan so far. Between snow, sick and family emergencies with our preschool provider, it feels like the girl has been home more days that she’s been in school this month. (That may actually be true; I’m […]
Keep Your Big Goals in Mind for More Productivity
I consider myself a pretty productive person, and I know when I share on Facebook the results of particularly productive days people tend to be impressed and/or jealous, or at least curious about how I get so much done. I don’t always know what makes one day more productive than another, but I’m developing a […]
Creating a Life in 2013
Some friends and I were discussing New Year’s resolutions on Facebook the other day, and after I mentioned my ridiculous list of goals I wrote at the beginning of 2012, a couple of people mentioned the concept of choosing one word that would color your choices and actions throughout the year. I really like that […]
Things I Want to Do When the Book is Done
If you visit this site very often, you know that I’m writing a book. A book about knitting for babies. It’s going to be an awesome book, but it’s due in a month and two days and I’m a little freaking out about it. There’s still so. much. to. do. (I guess this is what […]
Resolutions Update, Or, Doing Too Much?
I’m sure it was innocent enough when my buddy Stephanie posted the question on Facebook asking people who made resolutions how it was going. I decided to be honest for a second and admit that not only did I have more than 30 resolutions on my “list,” I’d just added another one. And actually I’ve […]