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I recently went through a very difficult personal circumstance, one that threatened to sink me into an abyss of sadness. As I was going through it, I was overcome by a strong desire to read for pleasure, something I rarely make…
As a lifelong lover of learning and teaching, I have always tossed around the idea of homeschooling my children… that is, until I was actually forced to homeschool my four-year-old during a pandemic. I know, I know… homeschooling…
About a month ago, I managed to pull myself out a work-from-home funk. I often write about what I call “the work-from-home doldrums,” that haze that remote workers can fall into from the repetitiveness of the days, the lack of…
We interrupt the standard posts on remote work for a reflection on using communication to support your success.
This advice might run counter to everything you hear and think about remote work, but in my experience, there is no quicker road to burnout than constantly trying to work and parent simultaneously. Obviously, this advice changes…
Every morning, I write out all the tasks I envision accomplishing throughout the day—everything from working out to meal prepping to completing work projects. I used to make the mistake of writing everything—EVERYTHING—I had on…
The trend toward offering remote and hybrid work options has been sharply accelerated by recent concerns about the coronavirus, as many companies like Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Square, and other organizations…
Remote work has been on the rise for years now, but concerns regarding the coronavirus have sharply accelerated this trend, forcing many companies and employees to test their capabilities for telecommute work environments.…
We’re in the middle of a move (so boxes everywhere…check out my latest YouTube video for proof!). My mother is living with us (well, we’re living with her, as she bought our house). I expanded my role at the publishing house for…
I’ve just finished reading Elizabeth Willard Thames’s Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence through Simple Living for the second time (affiliate link). Whoever thought that personal finance books were dry and…