I love to write and I love to read. Non-fiction, depending on the topic, challenges, inspires and educates me. Fiction helps me escape, lets me dream, and often sparks my own creativity. While on a long car trip to visit a client yesterday, I finally had an opportunity to read a non-fiction book that’s languished […]
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Productivity Tip of the Day
My mantra today: I will dictate my day. My email and the internet will not dictate my day. Tired of constantly being pulled off track by email and that “just one second to google the answer” lure of the internet? I sure am. This morning I read an article in July 2008’s Real Simple that was so meaningful I […]
The Creepy Line
Spotted last night at the gym: a man, slightly heavyset in his late 40s, early 50s. Lifting weights while wearing a t-shirt that said “Hustler: An American Men’s Magazine.” Yuck. If I saw a college guy wearing that shirt, I would think how yucky! Poor judgement! Hope he grows out of that soon! But somehow, […]
Looking Ahead
I love lists. I like to write down tasks, items to purchase and future goals. But what I like even more is crossing items off my list. It gives me a sense of control and a sense of accomplishment. Today, I did x, y and z! I went shopping and bought everything on my list in 2 […]
Didn’t Get the Memo
To recap: I woke up at 4 this morning, didn’t feel tired at all, but was able to go back to sleep. I slept in a bit, and woke up to the faint beep of the coffee pot’s auto-finish alert in plenty of time to get ready in the morning. Bridget decided she’d rather stay […]
A Plea for Etiquette
Arriving back home after a long weekend away, I found a very nice thank you note in the mail for a wedding gift given last month. What a nice surprise! You see, we have either gone to, or sent gifts for, nine weddings over the past three years. I have received exactly three thank you notes in […]
Update: It Doesn’t Look Good
I suppose I should be grateful that it booted, because I’ve had a visit from the IT director. From the look on his face when he stepped into my office, I knew the news wouldn’t be good. “Multiple indications of hard drive failure.” How discouraging is that? I’m going to have a 2G flash drive […]
I’m in a Technology-Driven Funk
I worked late last night on my nifty relatively-new laptop. No one wants to work late, but at least it’s a bit more bearable when you can work late in your jammies at the kitchen table, grooving away to Viva la Vida. Fast forward to this morning: I arrived at work, bright and early, ready […]
Fear of the Flush
This weekend, while we were enjoying our practically perfect Saturday, I had a couple of not perfect in any way encounters with public restrooms. That was followed by reading my friend Catherine’s blog about an “icky potty” experience with her daughter, and I realized I wasn’t alone. I have a fear of flushing. It’s not the same […]
The Arrival of the Birthday Hamster
What’s made of plastic, migrates and knows how to irritate any human within 50 feet? My company’s Birthday Hamster. This dilapidated creature joined our office sometime in 2002 or 2003. His original mission was to appear during monthly staff meeting and save us all the trouble of singing Happy Birthday. With a push of a button BH dances […]