The holiday season has been a time of unplugging and rejuvenating for me, but I’m still here — complete with a Google Reader that is begging me to sit down and read the 300+ posts I’ve been ignoring over the holidays. But hey, even us social media junkies need a break from it sometimes, right?
While I’ve [...]
I’m a goal-setter. I like lists, especially when they are full of goals and dreams that I want to make a reality. My head is constantly spinning with ideas. Some I sit with for a while, others I toss out almost immediately. A select few are constant, nagging, and beg me to just [...]
Until I actually taught, I never dreamed of having any other career than being a teacher. I loved to play school and studying anything else in college never crossed my mind for long.
But there’s something I’ve dreamed about having as a hobby for just as long. A nagging thought in the [...]
Despite the massive amount of time I’ve been spending watching Friends, napping, and making my workouts fun, I’ve had a lot of time to think about goals this week.
As I look at my original 30 before 30 list, some of the things on there don’t resonate the same way anymore. [...]
My house is finally getting close to “okay, just keep it this way now” clean. Yes, a far cry from that messy room picture, all thanks to a little organization and the One Minute Rule.
Before you go getting all excited, this is not a first. My house has been [...]
When I posted about wanting to be organized, a couple of my friends commented on Facebook offering to help. One of them has seen everything from my dorm room to my house in all its messy glory and knew exactly what she was getting into. (I think she’s just lost her mind.) The [...]
Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point recently posted about her theory on neat people — either they’re just always neat, or they make a mess and clean it up about once a week.
I am a wannabe neat person — I would love to be either of these kinds of neat. You’ve all seen [...]
30. Learn to play chess
Thanks to a wonderful friend, I can (sort of) cross number 30 off my 30 before 30 list. My friend has now taught me how to play chess… twice. Fortunately for our friendship, he is a kind, supportive, helpful person. This did not prove so helpful for my [...]
19. Join a book club
A few weeks ago, I shared my 30 before 30, a list of 30 goals I want to accomplish before I turn 30. It’s funny how writing things down is such a catalyst for progress. I’m halfway done with #16, began work towards #1 on Monday, and [...]
A few weeks ago, one of my favorite bloggers wrote a post with this very title. In it, she gave a list of 30 goals she’d like to accomplish before she turns 30. It struck a chord with me for a few reasons. I am a list-maker. I love making to-do lists, [...]

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