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Yesterday, I put approximately a dozen bags and boxes of stuff on the porch. We'd scheduled a donation pick-up for today, and so, if all …Read More
Yesterday, I put approximately a dozen bags and boxes of stuff on the porch. We'd scheduled a donation pick-up for today, and so, if all …Read More
With the Fourth of July falling on a Tuesday this year, work time has become a wee bit “atypical” (whatever that means). I feel like …Read More
Thanks for all the suggestions on what to call these! I’m partial to “Vanderhacks” myself :) Over the past few months I've been posting the occasional …Read More
People seemed to like my last post on this topic so here are a few more things making my life easier these days. Emailing myself. I …Read More
One of my Tranquility by Tuesday rules is Rule #8: Batch the little things. On one level, this rule is very simple. Keep a list …Read More
Lots of folks will start National Novel Writing Month on November 1st. This writing challenge involves writing a 50,000 word novel over the 30 days …Read More
Monday was my longest stretch at my desk in a while. Last week we were at the beach. The week before that I recorded my …Read More
My husband and I are both training for a half-marathon in late September. Weekends can be a great time for the necessary long runs, but …Read More
It is lunch time on Friday. From this vantage point, a few hours from quitting time, I am pretty sure I am going to end …Read More
My time logs show that I have spent several hours over the past week cleaning up. We had exterior house photos taken last week (including …Read More