Mic drop moment: We were on the way to school today (Tuesday + Wednesday are my morning school driving days) and I was in a super happy mood. Halloween music was playing and I wasn’t even finding the Ghostbusters soundtrack to be particularly annoying…
After a weird midyear lull, I am on a reading tear! Thus far in October, I have finished 4 novels (Fellowship Point, The Shampoo Effect, I Who Have Never Known Men, and Strange Houses). I also read 2 nonfiction books and am more than…
Today’s episode kicks off with a planner peace segment from @lindyplans, who has been tracking financial data in a $2 notebook for 17 years, following in her parents’ footsteps. So cool and a testament to the fact that methods matter so much more than…
Okay I have to say yesterday’s minimum stim protocol went really well! Every time I felt antsy and felt my dopamine seeking neurons looking for action I repeated “minimum stim” and just chilled. And it really did feel like a much calmer day. (It…
MINIMUM STIM is a descriptor I’ve heard used in the NICU mostly for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome. But I also find it a useful phrase to repeat to myself when I’m stressed out about call. It means keeping additional inputs as minimal as…
1- Was just reflecting on our schedule this fall. It has been REALLY REALLY FUNCTIONAL I have to say! Things I love: Sometimes the pieces feel awkward and bumpy but this particular season is just working out really nicely. Deserves recognition I feel! 2-…
I am not very patient, unfortunately. This probably is something I could and should work on. In fact, maybe it will make it to my 2027 goals list, if I find a way to frame it effectively. But also I think that sometimes my…
Our weather seems to have shifted a tiiiiiiiny bit! It’s noticeably less humid and I daresay I might even describe it as pleasant, though when the sun beats down it still feels pretty hot. Today’s low was actually in the 60s (67!!!!) — I…
I use the word “metaplanning” in two ways, which is probably confusing. The first is to describe thinking about your planning systems. IE, planning your planning tools and techniques! If I’m thinking about my stack or trying some new productivity technique, I consider that…
In today’s episode, I walk through my current daily layout in the MD Notebooks I am currently loving (Jetpens; Amazon – latter is affiliate link). Here you go! Prompt I used to generate the schedule shown above: (Yes, it’s a bit stream of conscious.…