I’m so thrilled to see my fellow grown-ups picking up new hobbies. We all need something fun and just-for-us to indulge in after working hours. The excitement of something new is fleeting, though. As the novelty fades, we often find ourselves stuck in the dabbling phase, if we continue on…
Happy Halloween! It’s been a while since I wrote for the series Confessions of a Serial Hobbyist. I meant for the series to be a place to share my random hobbies, but I’ve actually been pretty singularly focused on continuing to learn about the wonderful world of blogging. (And there’s…
But what exactly do they mean, and why do they keep saying it? I’m an accountant. Numbers and statistics reflect outcomes at a given point in time: You’ve made this much profit in the last 12 months. Here are your net assets at year-end. We often forget that we can…
Before we get started, I must admit a couple of things: Editor’s note: Until now in 2025, where I think I’ve finally started to make some progress toward clarity and brevity! But I did want to keep most of my original post intact, even if spread out over three separate…
“When it comes to tea cozies, it’s either crochet, or the highway.” If you’re not familiar with Musings by Peggy Hill (from the show King of the Hill), Peggy writes a column for the local paper. Included are hundreds of her classic musings, such as: Although there is no “L”…
The Rapid Log · 01 Today I’m diverging from my usual blog content to share a sweet little story featuring my daughters. In respecting their privacy, I’ll nickname them Button (5 years old) and Beep (3 years old). My husband picked Beep up from daycare while I took Button to…
Bullet journaling starts out simple: flip to the next available page, and start writing. But as we fill it up with life’s commitments, events, and musings, navigating it in a logical way can feel a bit complicated: These are great questions, and honestly, they’re also great cases for using purpose-built…
When I first started bullet journaling, I struggled with organizing my tasks. They seemed to be all over the place, and I didn’t have a solid system to keep track of them. That was until I got used to using bullet states! These are what keep your system flexible, your…
The key that unlocks the magic of bullet journaling? Rapid logging with signifiers. A refresher: Rapid logging is a quick, shorthand method of journaling that uses “bullets” to denote tasks, events, and notes. Bullets can also change states, such as turning a dot into an “x” when a task is…
Earlier this year, writing blog posts felt like a real struggle. But how could I be stuck? I had plenty of ideas and lots to say, but actually getting the words out coherently and succinctly was another matter. I had been blogging for about a year and a half by…