Reflection
At this time of year, I like to reflect on the preceding year and plan the year to come. It’s mostly thinking with some reading and writing. Also, today, knitting. #2 daughter went home yesterday after a wild rampage with […]
Boxing Day 2016
We had ham, sweet rolls, breakfast casserole, fruit, and mimosas for breakfast on Boxing Day. Also cookies. Then we got to open the children’s gifts. We had pirate ships to build. Also pirate forts and hideouts. We all love pirates. […]
Christmas Eve 2016
Almost set up. #2 daughter and I made it home from church just in time to help.
Planner Planning
In 2016, I actually used three planners: my work planner, which mostly contains meeting notes, but which should also contain and drive business planning and GTD my Happy Planner, which includes habits and to-dos and appointments, and is the one […]
Watching, Waiting, Hoping
It’s December and time to get out of my bad mood. So no more sad songs. Advent isn’t a joyful season though, so before we move on to happy songs, we need some watching and waiting songs. Here’s one that’s […]
Positives of Negatives
New research on negative moods suggests that people who are angry or in a bad mood are more logical, persuasive, and evidence-oriented than happy people. This doesn’t square with my personal experience, but it’s an interesting claim. So here’s a […]
Human Hair is Sustainable
In the course of researching a blog post for a client, I learned that human hair set in resin is currently being explored as a building material. “Human hair,” the article mused, “is sustainable.” This is clearly true. It’s sustainable, […]