While I have owned a standing desk for probably about two years, I’ve only been using it for a little over one year. In the midst of the post-COVID-19 era of businesses moving to remote work and consolidating office space, the company I work for followed suit and started selling Read more
I wouldn’t call myself a sports girlie. I like to frequently and avidly watch one sport — NHL hockey — and I am trying to get a little more into basketball, but other than that I don’t really get into sports. This is probably a good thing. Because the thing Read more
When I worked as a morning show producer and anchor in broadcast news, a running joke between my meteorologist and I was how there were several films I’d never seen. Several popular films that everyone and their mother has seen. In fact, looking at some Greatest Films of All Time Read more
I don’t read a lot of historical fiction. It’s not because of strong negative feelings, I just don’t find myself drawn to that style of storytelling very often. But as is becoming a pattern, I have been chosen to read Weyward: A Novel by Emilia Hart, courtesy of my book Read more
Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy is actually the first novella I’ve read — both for this blog and I think ever. I’ve read short stories of course, and flash fiction pieces, but this is the first piece of work I’ve picked up that is actually called a novella (that I Read more
The greatest investment in my own fitness and exercise experience was getting a Vegan Suede Yoga Mat from POPFLEX when they were having a holiday sale. Purchased in November 2023 around Thanksgiving, I have used this mat nearly every single day since then (minus vacations) for my regular barre workouts Read more
It’s time for Round 2! I’m so excited to introduce my second-ever Project Pan, but it’ll be slightly different this time. I mentioned in my accidental January Makeup Declutter that as I’ve been continuing my month-long organization and decluttering project, I’ve gotten rid of about 11 products that I don’t Read more
My main month-long goal for January 2025 is cleaning up and better organizing my living space. A little bit at a time, I am working on decluttering; going through all my belongings; moving things into storage; and giving away or throwing out items I don’t need. I’ve gone through a Read more
Welcome to January! It’s the start of a brand new year, which means I’ve spent the last few days thinking about what goals I want to make for January specifically for all of 2025. Like I mentioned in my 2024 EOY Series, I realized that I should carefully plan what Read more
The final installment of the 2024 EOY Series wrap-up is all about going over the long-term goals I set back in January and have modified throughout the year. I wanted to have a portion of this series be all about looking over what I’ve accomplished over the year and tie Read more