I love Sundays. Saturdays are for shirking off work, relaxing or partying, eating junk food, de-stressing from the week. On Saturdays, you get a free pass. But Sunday morning comes, and everything is new again. A new week, a new perspective, a new beginning. A literal clean start: healthier eating, motivation to exercise, cleaning and […]
Time Management
Resolution Check-In, September Edition
Since I was five, with the exception of the last two years, I’ve been starting school the first week of September. That’s 25 years of First Days of School. Even now, while I’m still out on maternity leave, I feel the impact, as my husband and nearly all of our family are returning to the […]
Makeup: Wearing The Daily Mask
I wear makeup every day. Most days, I put on everything from concealer to bronzer to highlighter, but sometimes I keep it simple: just concealer, powder foundation and mascara. On very, very rare occasions, I go a whole day without putting on any makeup, but that means I spent the whole day at home with […]
List Lover
Hello, my name is Leanne, and I am a List Lover. A list-oholic. I am addicted to list making. I make to-do lists every day, and edit them several times over the course of the day. I could not live without my digital appointment and list-keeper, iCal. It’s the one window that is always open […]
If You Love It, Time Will Come
People sometimes ask me how I find time to keep a journal, write a novel and keep a blog. Part of that is simple: I AM on maternity leave, so I have more flexible hours than someone who works full time. But I found time to do all of those things while I was working, […]
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, […]