Okay, so I listened to a new TED talk today (I swear I will write about other things in the future). This one was really interesting and I had to share. Derek Sivers spoke on the idea of keeping your goals to yourself. He stated that psychology tests have shown that when you tell someone [...]
Weekly Challenge: Update and New Challenge
March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So it’s been a week since I decided to give up television for the hours of 9-5 everyday. I will be honest and say I never made it one whole day without watching something. I did however reduce my viewing greatly and became much more productive. Most days the cheating was a result of lunchtime [...]
Weekly Challenge: No TV from 9-5
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A Time for Organizing: Scrapbook Paper
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I have a confession to make. I’ve recently discovered I’m a hoarder. Not a find-dead-cats-in-rooms-piled-high kind, but I am a paper hoarder. I am in the middle of re-organizing my room for some new projects, and my craft section needs to be redone. I’ll be documenting the whole thing for you all, and we’re going [...]
My Goals for 2012
January 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Field Trip: Hike to the Griffith Observatory
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The following was written before Christmas, but I didn’t get a chance to post until now. Hiking Griffith was on my to-do list for 2011 and I got it in just under the wire! I hiked up to the Griffith Observatory and back today. LIast time I was at the observatory I was 8 or [...]
A Time for Perspective: Goodbye to a Fabulous Year!
January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If I’m really honest, this is my absolute favorite time of year. I love to reflect on the past year, and I love to think about all the possibilities the new year may hold. I’ve spent a lot of time the past few days thinking through 2011 and it has been an AMAZING year. This [...]
