UPDATE 4/8/13- I just read this blog post from Jen Lancaster, one of my favorite memoirists. It’s a good counterpoint to the seriousness of the issues of women’s ego and compensation in the workplace. I promise, you will laugh: Jen Lancaster on Channing Tatum ………………………………………………… I recently signed up for Elance, a website that finds jobs for […]
3 Tips For Starting A Journal
Often in conversation with people, I mention that I keep a journal. Invariably, the response is, “I should do that.” I’ve been keeping a journal since I was about fourteen (with a brief hiatus in my early twenties) and I can’t tell you all the great things it’s done for me. It’s helped me clarify […]
5 Things To Do When Making A Big Decision
When it comes to making a big decision, I take my time. I always want to go where my gut points me, but since my gut doesn’t always communicate clearly, I can’t decide right away. I have to take days, even weeks to think it out, talk it out, and sometimes put it aside. And […]
Babies Boost Creativity!
Yesterday I was paging through Stumbleupon.com (a useful and fun website that generates web pages you might like based on your interests) and found a BBC article on Five Ways to be More Creative. The first recommendation in the article is to change your routines. They suggested changing the way you do little things, such as make a […]
The Laughable Schedule
As I mentioned in my last post, All Time Is Not Quality Time, I did a time log for a few days recently to see if I was scheduling enough time on my priorities. It was very enlightening. I was pleased to see that I’d spent plenty of time with family, taking care of the house, […]
All Time Is Not Quality Time
As you all know, I’m very interested in the subject of time and how best to utilize it for a fulfilling life. From experts like Laura Vanderkam and Tim Ferriss, I have learned how to balance work and family priorities, how to find small pockets of time and make them productive, and how to interact with the […]