Now that I’ve had a bit of sleep, I’m pondering current personal and professional goals, and how I might expect to attain them. Some goals are vague: “I want to write more.” Some are personally-driven: “I need more restful sleep.” Some cry out for priority: “I need more/better organization.” Some of these goals, like “print …
Category: Getting Unstuck
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Oct 14 2009
Two Days of Wasteland
After feeling like I was holding my breath for the last ten days, the (2008!) tax materials went to the accountant on Monday. And I still didn’t feel like I could exhale. It was as done as it was going to be, and I couldn’t sleep, and have spent the last two days in an …
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Oct 08 2009
How About a National Day Without Tax Prep Anxiety?
If there’s anything I procrastinate more than getting the taxes done, I don’t know what it is. The insane part is that we are due a refund. And here I am, pressed on a deadline once again. I don’t want to find out what happens when you need an extension for your extension. I believe …
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Sep 07 2009
Yes, I'm A Luddite
After years of scribbling URLs, special offer codes, and phone numbers on scraps of paper and backs of envelopes, then forgetting where I put them, I graduated to creating a draft in Gmail, which at least made a centralized dumping area. Unfortunately I now have almost 400 drafts. I have capitulated and dragged myself into …
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Sep 05 2009
Depression Is A Thief
We wouldn’t put up with it if a stranger entered our home and demanded all of our time, our energy, our hope. But that’s the net effect of depression. It robs both you and the ones who love you. It takes what you cherish and makes it seem worthless. And it digs in its heels, …
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Sep 01 2009
It's Like He Wrote This For Me
I am a person who is great at making lists, but not so great at doing something with the items on my list. Having just discovered Mashable a few days ago, I am delighted that Jordan English Gross is already inside my head with his new article, 5 Steps to Getting Unstuck and Pursuing Your …
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