My fast-growing orange kitten provides endless entertainment. This morning, Hobbes was sitting on his perch watching the birds and squirrels do their thing in the feeder. And the birdfeeder was a particularly busy place this morning, with cardinals, finches, and other assorted birdies eating up the food. As Hobbes was sitting on his perch, very […]
A pair of flip flops and a phone
I’ve discovered Zappos.com. And it’s both wonderful and addictively easy. See, my mom bought me the cutest pair of shoes for Christmas. I had asked for them after seeing them in a store a month or so earlier. I emailed over my Christmas list with the direct link to the shoes on Zappos.com so “Santa” […]
Are you a Spasmodic Hercules?
I guess I start with, “What exactly is a Spasmodic Hercules?” A Spasmodic Hercules is someone who: Has no systems or uses them sporadically (occasionally, inconsistently, in fits and starts) Doesn’t quite “get” organization and how to do it Feels stress and anxiety over lack of said organization and systems Feels the pressure building and tries […]
100 Tools and Tricks to Make you Insane-ly Productive
This blog post title actually made my teeth hurt: 100 Tools and Tricks to Make You Insanely Productive Seriously? I mean, how long would it take you just to read through the list? And what if even ten percent to those tools or tricks caught your attention? How long would it take you to try […]
I can see your desk – and your floor!
In the last month, I’ve had three different people walk up to me and say I read your book and was so inspired I went back to my office and cleaned it out. Now people walk by my office, stop abruptly, stare, and remark that they can now see the top of my desk and […]
So easy even my kitten can do it
My new kitten’s name is Hobbes. He’s learning to navigate the world that is my house, which includes two very large labs who have never really had contact with a cat before. It’s been…interesting. So far, the kitten is still alive and the dogs are getting less and less interested in the furry orange streak […]