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When Is the Right Time of Day to Work?
Last week I told you the story of my try-hard-do-little day at the coffee shop, attempting to churn out some of my monthly writing and failing miserably. Despite the fact that I am generally a fast writer, and someone who can put pen to paper with particular speed,...
Why You Need to Work At the Right Time of Day
I'm extremely efficient with my writing. It's true. I am. Friends laugh that I write books in a weekend. I'm not that good, but I'm close. I can knock out amazing amounts of content in short bursts. I don't exactly know why this is, but I like it. (Don't worry, I'm...
My Goals for 2015
As mentioned, every year I do a few things at the end of one year and the start of the new one. I review the year behind me. I set annual goals for the year ahead. And I choose a word of the year. (For more on why you need one, see this post explaining the...
How I’m Going to #BanBusy in 2015
This week, I announced my word of the year. And it's not a word at all. It's a hashtag. #BanBusy Heh? Here's the deal: I'm a digital gal. I live in a digital world, and walk in a world wide open to the interwebs. I instagram stalk people I barely know to my...
My Word of the Year is #BanBusy
Every year, I do a few things. First, I review the year behind me (that would be 2014). Then I set annual goals for the year ahead (2015 is what we're calling it, apparently). In that process, I choose a word of the year. This is my third year on the...
Why You Need a Word for Your Year
For the last two years, I've done a thing that I highly recommend: I've chosen a word of the year. I got the idea from a book, and I've had great success working hard to make sure my word directs and defines me in my year in question. I'm now such a fan that...
#thisweek
Happy Saturday! I couldn't think of what to call this post, so I called it #thisweek. Feedback is welcome on creating a non-sucky title. Here's what I have to say: This week, I won the world by traveling for 24 hours internationally by myself with a 23-pound...
The Free Video Bonanza (This Time, for Writers)
I love presents. I do. And so, I was both not surprised and slightly embarrassed when I read The Five Languages of Love and found that "Gifts" were my love language. If you give me gifts, I will think you love me. Because of my passion for gifts (they don't have to...
Elite Blog Academy: An In-Depth Review of A New Blogging Course
I get tons of questions about blogging, so I'm always happy when I can check out blogging courses to see what I think of them and if I think readers would like and learn from them. Recently I told you about Ruth Soukup and her new course, Elite Blogging Academy. In...
How to Make 2015 Not Suck #goals
As part of my morning quiet time, I've been reading a book on goal-setting from Danielle Laporte. So far, I'm loving it. This morning, in the book, Danielle suggested that the entire month of December should be wiped off the map in terms of work. In other words,...
How to Stay Healthy While Traveling
As I write this, I’m in the first hour of a 17-hour plane ride. (Yes). In reality, this is just the first of a number of long-haul flights I have this week. (9 days; 4 continents). It’s a doozy, and it hasn’t been a trip I’ve been particularly looking forward to. That...
Black Friday Sales: Get ’em While They’re Hot
It's Black Friday! Which means that, if you didn't get up at 2 am to wait in line at Macy's, you're likely going to spend 12 hours a day clicking to buy things online! No, seriously, though. Here are some sales. Sale 1 For those of you who are not only...
Why I Live-Tweeted My Daughter’s Birth
A funny thing happened on the fourth of April. I woke up, pregnant, and had a good day. Some work, some play, some rest. In close to a month I’d be having a baby, and I was settling into that stretch of pregnancy where you are uncomfortably large and eager for it all...
Where I’ve Been…
This is the post where I tell you where I've been. Because it's been a long six months of me not really blogging. A long six months of me not doing much online, and a long six months of me being extremely thankful for that fact. In no particular order (although I bet...
The Best Blogging Course I’ve Ever Seen
Claire here, with a note about a sweet blogging class I recently endorsed. Here's the deal: I talk a lot about blogging, why I love it, why I think most folks should try it, and what it's done to change my life. That said, bloggers come in all shapes and sizes, and...