What Do You Want to Make Today?
A few months ago I read a book called The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. It’s mostly about how doctors and pilots use checklists in their daily work to make things safer and to know what to do when things don’t go according to plan. I expected it to be more instructional, about how you […]
Despite our best intentions sometimes work piles up, whether because we took a day or two off, deadlines ended up on top of each other or just because it’s been a crazy summer. I have faced down some giant to-do lists lately (and have another one coming up this week as I prep for the […]
This is a project that I’ve been wanting to make for a long time, and I’m so excited to finally get to share this DIY ribbon organizer with you. I think it was one of those things where I was sure it was going to be hard for some reason but it’s not at all. […]
This has not been a great year for goal setting or goal keeping so far. In January I was going to clean my office and keep my desk cleared off. It’s March, and both my office and my desk are still a wreck (but a couple of big wreck-making things have happened and are done […]
I’ve been trying to keep my desk cleared off more often than not (daily just does not work for me), but part of the problem is that my craft supplies live in my closet, which is across the room from my desk. It’s literally seven steps away, but it feels like too much of a […]
So, January, on the whole, did not go quite as planned. I was doing fine with my office cleaning for a lot of the month, and while I don’t think it’s possible for me to have a clean desk every day (too many projects!) I was at least trying to clean up at the end […]
Evaluate your bookshelves and learn how to get rid of books easily and without regret. I love a full bookshelf. Stacks of books on every available surface. It’s comforting to know I’m rarely an arm’s length away from something good to read. It helps me read more, which is a continual goal, but as a […]