This is pretty awesome, because as a blogger, I’ve never been nominated for anything before. As far as I can tell, this is not exactly an award that one person will win, but more of a thumbs up from a fellow blogger, which I certainly consider an honor! Here are the rules, as I understand them. 1) Thank the person who nominated
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
I first learned when I taught English at university that procrastinators are the rule, and not the exception. Almost everyone finds it difficult to sit down and get to work. Procrastination isn’t something to be ashamed of, since it’s the norm. Not procrastinating is a superpower — a totally attainable one! [AdSense-B] Once you figure out how to overcome procrastination, you
This isn’t my idea — I saw it on Pinterest. In 2015, I tried to write down something that happened that made me happy every day, along with the date, and put it in a jar. On New Year’s Eve, Mr. Donovan and I read through them all. I didn’t actually do it every day. I wrote down maybe 50
I think this happens to most of us: we set New Year’s resolutions, or set a big new goal for ourselves. And then, things go awry. Maybe something happens in the world that upsets us for days, or something in our personal life throws us way off course. Maybe our plans don’t seem off to a great start. Numbers don’t budge,
Mr. Donovan and I usually spend the holiday break in Phoenix, where his parents and many of his siblings live. This year, after Christmas, we headed up into the mountains of Flagstaff, AZ with a few of his siblings and their kids, so that the kids could go sledding. Unfortunately, northern Arizona didn’t get as much snow as predicted. We drove
Last week I found out that someone I’m connected to through the Internets had said some pretty negative things about me and my work. When I get negative feedback or treatment, the first thing I do is consider whether I brought it on myself in some way. Sometimes I have, which is no fun to face up to, but it’s better to be
I had so much fun making this list of New Year resolution ideas! I am definitely a “New year, new me!” kind of person. When the end of the year rolls around, I don’t just want resolutions…I want a New Year revolution. And since New Year’s is hands down my favorite holiday of the year, it was kind of inevitable