December 08, 2015
Deciphering the Dress Code
The holidays are a popular time of the year for parties, and sometimes it can be hard to figure out what is appropriate to wear. If you’re lucky, the invitation will include the intended dress code, but you still have to interpret what they mean. Business If the dress code is “Business,” they generally mean business formal. For women, this means a suit, a work-appropriate dress (think Fortune 500 company, if you’re not sure what “work appropriate” means – knee length, not too low), and heels (low or high). Stockings......
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October 21, 2015
Resetting Your Email
While not technically part of your home, your email inbox is just one more thing that most of us have to deal with (or should be dealing with) on a daily basis. I got an...
October 20, 2015
The Art of Stress Free Productivity
On Mondays we watch a video at the end of our weekly meeting. Usually something inspirational, we feel empowered to go out and do great things. I’ve been a huge follower of David Allen and...
October 19, 2015
Maintaining – How to Create a Habit
If you have a chance to read The Power of Habit* by Charles Duhigg, I highly recommend it. It’s a fascinating study on how the brain works, on how to make and break habits and...
October 18, 2015
Another Kitchen Update
We made quite a bit of progress this weekend on getting our cabinets in. We didn’t even have them put together on Saturday morning, and now they are basically installed. We’ll be putting in some...
October 17, 2015
A Good Sleep
Sometimes between normal life, working on getting your house reset, and the things that are not so normal (I’ve just finished a work-related class that took most of the last two weeks), we just need...