Thanks for the commiseration the other day! 🙂 As is often the way, as soon as I wrote all that, I actually had a good day and felt generally more upbeat, for some reason! Maybe our warm, spring-like weather this week is helping... I sat in a patio chair for 10 minutes yesterday on my… Continue reading A few switch-ups
Ugh, I have just felt in a little bit of a funk lately. I touched on it in my time frustrations post the other day. That's part of it, I think- just the constant sensation of things not quite fitting right. It's... annoying! Kind of an underlying persistent stressor. But more than that, I have… Continue reading Blah
I've accumulated a little stash of good quotes or snippets in my Google Keep "second brain", so I think I'll share a few today! 1. "I am arriving right on time to the person I'm becoming." - From the Four Thousand Mondays newsletter 2. "Every storm runs out of rain." - Maya Angelou 3. "Every… Continue reading Friday 5: Quotes
A big part of my job involves working on Process Improvement projects for our transplant program. There's this tool that is used in PI work called the "5 Whys" that is meant to help identify the root cause of a problem. Some of you may have heard of this! I've been meaning to share about… Continue reading Problem solving
I've been feeling a little frustrated lately. It's been one of those phases (which I get in quite frequently, honestly) where it just feels like everything does not really FIT into my life the way I wish it would. In an average day, I am always trying to finagle ways to fit in (not in… Continue reading Time frustrations and other misc.
Without really meaning to, turns out I posted 3 times this week, and all 3 posts were "theme" posts! x2 about social media stuff and x1 about work stuff. I am feeling overdue for a ramble-about-regular-life post! Backing up to last weekend.... a party with Charlie: On Saturday we went to a birthday party for… Continue reading Lately: dog behavior, awards, big kids, blog anniversary!
Whew, TGIF. This was a fine week, really, but I had work-releated things Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday that I was either just not super excited about and/or made me a little anxious. On Wednesday, in particular, due to an absence of the person who normally does this, I had to facilitate a certain meeting series… Continue reading Imposter syndrome(?)/ some discomfort in work growth zone…
I loved the comments and thoughts on my social media post yesterday. Thanks all! I think I'd like to try the "only use Facebook on my laptop" idea for a while. Cal Newport often suggest this to people who may have an actual need or use for social media (e.g. an artist who needs to… Continue reading Net negatives
On Friday night Ivan and I were out to dinner. Our Mexican place is casual; we usually always sit at the actual bar rail. At some point I had my phone out and ended up scrolling on Facebook. (During dinner out with my husband... yes, I realize this sounds bad when I write it out,… Continue reading Lately: on social media
March went so fast!! I know it's because a large chunk of the month was dedicated to preparing for travel, traveling, or resetting after travel. At first I felt like the rest of the month was kind of a wash- nothing particularly exciting stood out in my mind. Fortunately, I have my time logs/ trackers… Continue reading March 2025 Recap
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