Vacation Day 1

I’ve been working hard. So has Husband. Our house was messy. We were tired. Home-made meals were thrown together at 7:00 at night once we were both home from work. It wasn’t that pretty. Yesterday was Day 1 of my winter break. And oh – what a difference! I woke up … happy! And late …

Work Magic

Things have been happening at work. More things, harder things, faster things. Magic! I started being systematic with one productivity/anti-procrastination strategy of making a to-do list for the following day at the end of each workday. I’ve been taking time to do it – up to 15 minutes – as I work through my to …

Little Things

This morning, baby really wanted to nurse and really didn’t want to wear a diaper. Result: much sitting around, two big floor puddles, and late departure for work. I had a meeting that went long today and I found I was a bit late for yoga class. I almost didn’t go. I was sorely tempted. …

Choosing Peace

Today I had an annoying phone conversation. I was told that, for purely administrative reasons which were incomprehensible to me, I needed to fill in yet another form to clear costs from the conference I attended in March. Apparently something was an advance, and something something else, something bla bla bla, use this code and …