Whelp, my October Bullet Journal walk-through won’t be very impressive. I had huge plans for October, but I over-committed myself and after a huge push to host a school-wide party AT MY HOUSE early in the month, I crashed. I crashed hard. It took me 3 weeks to get back into the swing of things and I’m looking forward to… Read More
For the last 2 years, I’ve participated in a great mid-year review process hosted by Lisa Jacobs over at Marketing Creativity. Basically, it’s a chance to review the goals you set out for yourself at the beginning of the year and see what you really need to wrap up (or start, ahem…) for the current year to feel successful. I… Read More
I love a good planning session and there’s nothing quite like the start of school (let the mamas rejoice!) and a new month to really get me pumped to plan ahead! First, let’s take a quick look at how loosey-goosey my planning became towards the end of summer. We had a constant stream of visitors and I put my writing… Read More
At some point recently, you’ve looked at your spouse and said, “I really think Susie needs help at school. Do we need to get her tested or something?” And you know the school can do some testing and will have to in order to provide her with any special help. Maybe you’ve already requested they look at her or maybe… Read More
I’m a bit of a pen snob. Always have been. I purchased my first fountain pen at 18 on an exchange trip to France and I used it all throughout college, despite not so gentle teasing from my classmates. I carry my own pens in my purse, have a huge stash of my favorites so I never run out, purchase… Read More
“The degree to which you accept responsibility for everything in your life is precisely the degree of personal power you have to change or create anything in your life. […] It is important to understand that responsibility is not the same as blame. While blame determines who is at fault for something, responsibility determines who is committed to improving things.” – Hal Elrod… Read More