I recently read about Pomodoro timers and was like Heyyyyy, there’s an OCD app I don’t have! I should probably get it. It’s touted as “a very effective way to improve your work and study habits,” and there is an adorable tomato that makes… Continue Reading “Pomodoro timers + peanut butter cups”
I was painfully shy for a lot of my life, which is confusing I suppose because I’ve run for public office and interviewed celebrities and generally done a lot of crazy things that have attracted attention. And, like, some people know me who I’ve… Continue Reading “Former Shy Girl Redeems Self with New Gigs as Confident Presenter-Type”
I love, love, love when people ask me where I work, and I tell them I work at home. Mostly because they all have a flash of surprise and say “Oh!” and then you see their eyes flicker a bit as they wonder if… Continue Reading “Five enemies when you work from home”
12:30 p.m. Finish cleaning up from lunch. Shove three-year-old in her room and instruct her to read books quietly if she doesn’t want to sleep. 12:31 p.m. Put on load of laundry. 12:33 p.m. Grab water bottle. Sit down at desk to work. 12:40… Continue Reading “A "working" afternoon in the life of a WAHM”
I have been blogging for almost seven full years, but I only attended my first blog conference last weekend. WHAT? I don’t know what’s wrong with me, either. Anyway. I was pumped to attend the first-ever BlogJam Atlantic conference in Halifax, and — as… Continue Reading “Six Lessons I Learned at My First Blog Conference”