Well, we made it through no-spend February! I received a few confession comments/emails from people who felt like they blew it, but the point isn't to be perfect. The point is to become more aware...
February 2021 Organizing & No Spend Challenge
I know I'm not the only one who felt like things got a little out of control in 2020. Not only did we have the big, global things going on, but I had a lot of significant events happen in my...
think about such things
I have found myself puttering around during the day more often than usual. I'm still productive and have plenty to show for my time, but I'm not working with my usual intensity and purpose. After...
creative retreat | feb 2020
I went on my first creative retreat almost two years ago. It wasn't a conference that was packed with classes and activities. It wasn't a family vacation where I was wrangling kids between pockets...
My Daily & Weekly Planning Sheets | Free download
Historically, planners have lured me in and then fell short. I would try to use them to get myself organized and stay on top of my schedule, but the format always felt forced. It didn't work the...
Dreams & Goals for January 2020
I was planning to share my dreams and goals for the entire year, but that seemed like overkill. Let's just do this one month at a time, slow and steady, with long-term results in mind. I don't have...
creative frontier
The first few days after my surgery was tough in some ways, but in one way, I was sort of enjoying it. It was a forced rest. I couldn't do very basic things that were staples in my line of...
mastery & all things worthwhile
Mastery... I've been thinking about that word a lot lately and have been challenged by it as I've been reading books like Essentialism and The Creative Habit. If I had to draw a diagram of my...
contentment boundaries
I wrote earlier this month that my two focus areas of 2019 are contentment and health. These are two areas I'm working on, so anything I share with you is like the blind leading the blind, but...
contentment without conditions & health without strings
During my time off (and even squeezed into the hectic weeks before Christmas), I did a lot of pondering, writing, and planning. I've been reading old notes and taking new ones. I've been thinking...