The weather certainly doesn’t feel like fall, but the academic year has begun, so it’s fall in my world. I already miss the freedom of the summer (my favorite season) while loving the busyness and possibility of the season ahead. Yes, I love the sun, water, the smell of coconut and suntan oil, but I love fall too. What a vibe! Fall has … [Read more...]
Coping with the Mid-Week Slump
There’s nothing inherently wrong with Wednesday. It’s not a heavy work day or a day I dread for any particular reason. I have nothing against Wednesday. Yet every Wednesday morning, I wake up tired, cranky, and feeling like the week is long. I talked to several friends who have the same experience on Wednesdays, which led me to do some research. … [Read more...]
5 Things I’ll Need to Survive the Summer (2023 Edition)
I know it’s not technically summer, but graduations happened, and the academic year ended, so it’s summer in my world. You may recall that summer is my favorite season. I love the sun, water, the smell of coconut and suntan oil, the slower pace of life… everything. There isn’t much about summer that I don’t love. 5 Things I’ll Need to … [Read more...]
Why Sunday is My Favorite Day of the Week
I used to get the “Sunday Scaries.” You know the feeling when you spend most of your Sunday dreading the work week ahead? Now Sunday is my favorite day of the week. Yes, I changed jobs, so loving what I do AND where I do it certainly helped eliminate that Sunday foreboding. But perhaps an even bigger change was to decide to focus my … [Read more...]
Gratitude Texts: Why I Want You to Steal This Idea
I’m pretty sure it all started while drinking beer in the pool. Shouldn’t all good ideas start that way? Surely all great stories begin with an alcoholic beverage and a body of water. I was talking to my sister about a concept I learned from Gretchen Rubin’s podcast, Happier. Gretchen says: Every day may not be good, but there’s something … [Read more...]
MY WORD AND GOALS FOR 2023
Life has been weird since 2020, am I right? Imagine my surprise when I sat down to plan for 2023 and realized that I hadn’t reviewed goals since 2019. That can’t be a coincidence, can it? I felt the need to return to being intentional this year. To help focus myself, I adopted a single word and a set of goals for 2023. Self-Love: My Word … [Read more...]
What I Learned From a Month of Using the Pomodoro Technique
I have a dirty little secret that I probably share with many other writers and editors. I can sit at my desk for hours without getting up. The hardest ring to close on my Apple Watch is that blue stand one. I'm glued to my computer with my rear in my chair for most of the day. I know how unhealthy it is to sit all day, but I don't seem to feel it … [Read more...]