by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Mar 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
My word of the year is REST, and I’m trying hard to remember this at times. It doesn’t come naturally, and I find myself fighting my word more often than I find myself settling into it. Rest, for me, is proving hard. Take last week, for instance. I had...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
An update: This post was originally written in 2013. Since that time, I tried Paleo a heck of a lot more and began to completely love the way it made me feel. I did some tweaking, of course (I’m convinced I didn’t eat enough carbs in my first 30-day trial,...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Feb 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m ready to say it. Or, rather, shout it from the rooftops. I love reality television. Yes. Reality. Television. That oh-so-useless entertainment form that some decry should be wiped from our earth forever. And here’s why. Over time, I’ve noticed...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Jan 29, 2013 | Business, Productivity, Uncategorized
By now, I imagine you’ve realized that the truth is staring you in the fact: It’s a new year. (Cue: So, what are you going to do about it?) For me, a new year is about new goals. Whether you got a chance to do goal-setting over the holidays before 2013...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Dec 13, 2012 | Blogging, Business, Social Media, Uncategorized
This week I’m excited to announce my new column over at Babble.com, entitled The Business of Being a Woman. I’ve long admired the fun, classy, light-hearted Moms over at Babble, and it’s fun to be writing for them. The first post, “All About Me...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Aug 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week, a tiny little news item appeared on the right side of my screen as I scanned something vastly more important. In no uncertain terms, it alerted me to the end of an era. Hotmail is dying. Yes, folks, it’s true. The 350 million of us who at one point...