With my last post appearing in July of 2020, I really thought maybe the pandemic was the end of this blog. Creativity was drying up. The urge to connect was drained by the Zoom calls and Facetimes I was forced to use just to connect with those closest to me. It felt as though I …
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How I Get It Done – Scheduling, Sleeping, Always Eating
Something I enjoy reading is The Cut's "How I Get it Done", a column where they interview a successful woman on how, well, she gets it all done. I love max efficiency. I love plans. I love guiding principles. I'm a Virgo Rising and it's the only thing that keeps my life from descending into …
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Why is The Great British Baking Show aka Bake Off — So Damn Soothing?
I have pretty moderate baking skills. I can follow a recipe. I can improvise a bit. And at the right time, I really enjoy it. I learned to bake before I learned to cook and it was something I was particularly drawn to when I was young. In the early days of the internet I …
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What to do When You Keep Making Mistakes
The past two weeks it has felt like I can't do a single thing right. Blunder after blunder. All little things that after awhile... start to feel like mighty big things. Traditionally, I have a personality type where I like to beat myself up over everything. Perfection has always been the name of the game. …
Subscription Review: BootayBag
For awhile I've been considering a new feature for the blog in which I review all of the subscription programs I have tried. And I've tried a lot. (I know, this is probably some diagnose-able problem.) I fall in love with some of the subscriptions I try and others I quit almost immediately. While this …