A general focus for me so far in 2024 has been to work on FIXING and SIMPLIFYING things that are persistent problems. I've had this nagging feeling for a long time now that many things in my life are mildly "out of sorts". Some areas just need a good declutter, yes. But others are minor issues… Continue reading Fixing/ simplifying things + a little Second Brain talk
I've had "clothes" on my mind since I cleaned out my closet this weekend. And as tends to happen, now clothes and style topics are seemingly popping up everywhere. I listened to several really good back episodes of The Lazy Genius while grocery shopping this weekend, all about style. Here are a few: 7 Ways… Continue reading What’s your fashion style?
How often do you fully clean out your personal email? I usually always aim to do a big email clean out/ catch up on Fridays. But that does not always happen. So Plan B is anytime over the weekend. Sometimes even this gets away from me and I might end up with up to ~2… Continue reading Email cleanout frequency
These last few weeks we've been trying to weed out some of the boys' old things. Specifically, jackets. We have a rather large stockpile of very nice but now too small coats and jackets that have been accumulating in our basement closet. Some are dressier styles, some are fleeces, some are 3-in-1 winter jackets, etc.… Continue reading Selling stuff and a nice message
Now that I'm sort of getting "back in the groove" of life, I've resumed my current method of time blocking. Since I've been really leaning into my Google Calendar, I've been trying to fine tune some of my digital habits and systems. One thing for me that has never really worked is doing time blocking… Continue reading Current time block method
Weekend: Asher was away this weekend (he's still away in Florida at swim camp- it's going great!) which felt weird! This weekend was probably my first WIDE OPEN weekend in forever- no soccer games or kids events of any kind! Ethan worked 7-3 both days, so with Asher gone, this was extra weird! I was… Continue reading Weekend + clothes + closet app
I had a realization last week, while listening to Sarah on Deep Questions (for a second time, actually- I listened first on my flight home from Texas, but was sort of in a post-food poisoning half-awake stupor, so I listened again with a clearer mind a few days later.) I keep a calendar, yes. I… Continue reading Planning but not planning, and time choices
I want to clarify a couple more things about my time tracking experiment! First, why I'm doing this: I am not tracking my time so that I can deeply analyze it, or be able to say with certainty that I spent exactly 3.21 hours with my children yesterday. Maybe some people may want to do… Continue reading Time tracking, continued!
Good morning! It's a 5:30 a.m. swim practice day. These are currently "necessary" in Asher's schedule, because he is so busy with volleyball + soccer right now that he can't get to as many of the evening practices. Even with the early Wednesdays in the mix, he's only making it to swim about 3x/ week… Continue reading Time tracking experiment
I've been using a hybrid paper/ digital planning "system" for a long time now. My paper option is the Wonderland 222, and then I use Google calendar. But I'm finding myself actually "needing" my paper planner less and less lately. I do still use it, but it has slowly dropped into being my more secondary… Continue reading Becoming a digital convert
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