Today is the last day of the Blogathon and I am proud to say that I met my goal of blogging every day in May. I also managed to sustain my daily yoga practice for 30 of the 31 days of May. I am still counting that as a personal victory. Especially since May included …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Productive Procrastination
My yoga teacher says (weekly) that resting is the most important part of yoga. I have yet to internalize that message, either for yoga or life in general. I am a champion sleeper, but a horrible rester. My comprehension of the term “leisure time” is severely lacking. Believe it or not, I have actually gotten …
If it wasn't for disappointment, I wouldn't have any appointments
Several weeks ago, I was talking to a colleague whose organization is going through some serious leadership changes. My friend was contemplating next steps and trying to come up with a new staffing plan. In essence she was trying to figure out how many people it would take to do the job of the 2 …
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Hey, Jealousy
Earlier this week my mother-in-law gave my husband a Kindle. That’s not particularly unusual. She tends towards being overly generous. I have learned not to complement her on anything in her house lest she make me take it home. The unusual part is that I am envious of his Kindle. This is very unlike me. …
Tippecanoe and Tyler too
A few days ago I had what I thought was a simple conversation with a barista, but oddly enough, it has stayed with me. I met a colleague at a local franchise of a national chain of coffee shops earlier this week. I usually go to locally owned places, but the person I was meeting …
Feline Induced Inertia
I need to write tomorrow’s post today, although by the time you read this, today will be yesterday and tomorrow will be today (I think I just wandered into Lewis Carroll territory there). I am struggling to come up with a topic for this post. Usually when this happens, I peruse my RSS feeds to …
Staying on Top of it All
In addition to being a Tech Whisperer and crafter, I sit on a very hands-on nonprofit board and a state commission. I have been searching for years for the best tool to help me keep track of the numerous balls I am always juggling. I have tried Day Timer, a Palm Pilot, a simple notebook …
The Paradoxes of Daily Blogging
powered by Fotopedia I have noticed an intriguing paradox emerging as I blog daily. When I first started this process, I felt compelled to make sure I had the following day’s blog scheduled for posting the next day. This went double for travel days. I have seen my compulsion dissipate over the last week or …
It's all about the externalities
Yesterday I was speaking with a friend and she asked how long it would take to do a certain technical task. I paused for a moment trying to decide which number to give her. The time required to do the task itself is short. However, there are lots of little places where external issues could …
Keeping Track of it All
Yesterday’s post was all about finding content to read. Today’s follow-up post is about ways to easily save that content to your smartphone or tablet so you can bring it with you and read offline. There two options that I currently use (although one has emerged as my favorite) and a third one that comes …