My 2017 Word of the Year Is…

by clairediazortiz | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized

Hello from twin central. After seven weeks in tne NICU, we brought our preemie twins home last week, and they’re growing like bean stalks as we speak. This year my end of the year goal-setting was a bit different than most, as I was full up in the craze of being...

How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Your Smartphone

by clairediazortiz | Sep 12, 2016 | Business

This weekend, I had the bizarre impulse to text my two year old to tell her something. Although it would be an effective way to communicate important updates (“Emma’s mom is picking you up at preschool!”), I clearly don’t want to rush my daughter’s childhood. I know...

Great Links this Week

by clairediazortiz | Sep 10, 2016 | Best Links

  We spend a lot of time in this space chatting about productivity and how to work well. I thought I’d start something new here, shift gears a little bit, and have some fun. A lot of you want to know what I’m reading online. Some things make me think. Some things...

I Haven’t Blogged in Two Months and Here’s the Crazy Reason Why

by clairediazortiz | Sep 5, 2016 | Blogging

Oh hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! It’s me, Claire. Your long-lost blogging buddy. Generally I love me some good ole’ regular blogging. But things happen, you see, and this year THINGS HAPPENED and it has taken me more than a couple of months to get my groove back. Here’s the...

What I’m Reading {2016}

by clairediazortiz | Aug 3, 2016 | recovered

I’ve said before that for six years or so I’ve set a goal with my reading. For many years that goal was 100, and I’d usually exceed it by a dozen or so. In 2012, I decided to up the goal to 150, and in 2013 I upped it further to 200 (and exceeded...