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Tackling Tuesday

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Yesterday didn’t go so well. Part of it was that two of my three Most Important Tasks actually turned out to require a lot more “prerequisites” than I expected—I needed to download and install very large software for one (which took a long time), and the designer didn’t have the files ready [...]

New week, new hair

Had fun getting my hair done on Friday. Call it a Pink for October endeavor. Also enjoyed visiting with friends most of the weekend, and had a good hike yesterday (we’ve been going on Saturday afternoons lately but switched to Sunday this week due to weather and over-crowded schedules).
Most Important Tasks

Prepare for and participate [...]

Pragmatism vs. Idealism

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I’m an idealist. I don’t believe the ends justify the means, and I am a big fan of concepts like “doing the right thing,” “personal responsibility,” and “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
I’m also a pragmatist. I think this is partly personality, partly profession, and a good deal of being married [...]

Thursday, October 2

This is going to be short because I need to run to a doctor’s appointment—I’m doing my glucose test today, and this also marks the switch to every-two-week visits (I’ve been going monthly). The big life change is getting closer!
Most Important Tasks

Site review for a client (this will take almost the whole day)
Renew hosting for [...]

Happy October!

photo credit: Per Ola Wiberg
The first day of a new month (rabbit rabbit!) and it’s the one that feels most like “autumn” to me—nevermind that it’s supposed to get up to almost 90° F today! The only downside: dreaded invoicing day. I really hate invoicing. A lot.
One reason for my passionate loathing is just [...]

Tuesday, September 30

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One of the things I’m going to have to watch out for is the tendency earn a reward but skip actually getting it. Part of the problem is setting it up like I did yesterday: time-sensitive. I completed my entire list, but by the point I got there, I had run out [...]

Yet Another Plan for Productivity (YAPP)

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After my post last week, I carefully considered both of the productivity courses I was thinking of taking… and decided to go with “neither.” Why? Because realistically, I already know most of what I need to do and am not doing it, so I think it would be a mistake to spend [...]

Find a Playspace online

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Okay, I don’t have kids yet (well, the one I have is doing all the playing he wants in the womb!) but I came across the KaBOOM Playspace Finder the other day and thought it was a great idea.
It’s basically a Google Maps mashup that lets visitors review “playspaces” (by which I’m [...]

Tackling One Habit at a Time

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I was up early this morning with heartburn (completely new to me courtesy of pregnancy; I’d never encountered it before last week, so I can only be so whiny ) and decided it was finally time to buy the Zen To Done ebook.
I’ve been wanting it for months and am starting [...]