Every so often I hit inbox zero.. Right now, I’m at inbox zero for both work AND for my personal email for probably the first […]
silence.
On a whim, I pulled the car off the street. We walked a bit. I whispered to Chloe “Do you hear it?” She replied “What?” […]
finding time.
How do I find the time? Whenever I see the suggestion “Just get up thirty minutes earlier!” I want to scream. I’m often up at […]
time tracking.
Starting back in May, I began tracking my time. Because of the crazy schedule of our time in Irealand, I really didn’t get serious about […]
the sound of silence
As I planned my trip to France, I started to think about things to do while I was in the area around Nice. I’ve been […]
time for “spring” cleaning.
Over the years, I have written on and off about my cleaning/decluttering strategies, like in Room of the Week and Room of the month. I […]
tidying up.
As everyone’s been discussing and praising the KonMari method, I wanted to find out what the fuss was all about, so I requested The Life-Changing […]
don’t have time for this
How many times have I said this over the past 10 years? I cannot even count the times… Over the past couple of years, I’ve […]
Paper, Plastic Or Neither
A few weeks ago, I read a short column in Time that left me all mumbly and grumbly. The “research” alluded to in Paper, Plastic […]
overdoing it.
Labor Day here in Decatur means, at the minimum, Dragon*Con and the Decatur Book Festival. This year as with last year, Rob and the girls […]
working for the weekend
Scrambling, scrambling this week to clear out my to do list. Table returned to IKEA. White t-shirt bought for Chloe. Work caught up on. Most […]
autumn is finally here
The days are cooler. The trees are bright and colorful. I’m ready to make soups and teas and curl up under a blanket with a […]
downsizing never ends
Last year, we moved from a great big house to a tiny (for Atlanta) apartment. In the process, we got rid of half or more […]
rethinking my to-do list
For better or worse, I have lived by a to-do list for the past 5+ years. My list is long and evolves very slowly. I […]
minor change results in great happiness
While I was stuck home this weekend recovering from the flu instead of out camping at the LEAF Arts and Music Festival with the rest […]
Learning to Breathe Again.
After two months of intense, packed lists of things that needed to get done, we are settled. And all of a sudden, I am ungrounded. […]
Mission Downsize: DONE!
Wowza! It feels like absolutely forever, but, in reality, it was just less than two months ago that we made our first offer and a […]
slowing down
The frenetic pace of our moving activities is finally slowing down. We have a few more piles in the garage to deal with, but they […]
Mission Downsize: Day 1082
Okay, not really, but it certainly is starting to feel that way. Yesterday, I really felt the toll that moving has taken on me. After […]
Mission Downsize: Day 36
Aren’t we done yet?? No, but look how far we’ve come so fast! Our house is empty on the two top floors; we only have […]