Since letter writing is becoming a rarity thanks to email, computers, and instant messaging, cursive writing also suffers from lack of use. The Dallas Morning News reports that cursive writing practice has lost its importance. Students still learn cursive in third grade and are required to follow the rules for writing each letter correctly, but … Read more
In the last few companies I worked with before becoming a full-time content maven, we knew and heard about colleagues who work over 12-hour days on a regular basis. I’ve put in a couple of long hours over my career, but never on a daily basis. Based on my experience, I don’t understand why companies … Read more
The wallpaper border in the bathroom has been peeling, so I finally got motivated to remove the wallpaper. I talked to a friend and did research online to see what method would work best. Turns out it’s a combination. The wallpaper is from 1996 — so the method may not work with older wallpaper. We … Read more
The name “prunes” comes with a stigma leading people to think of them as a yucky (apologies to those who like them — just reporting the facts) food item to help relieve (ahem) backup. Furthermore, the poor prune got a reputation of being associated as a product for older people — turning off the younger … Read more
If you get an email with the above in the Subject without looking to see who sent it — what do you think? Considering I was swamped during that time, I jumped out of my seat. I always make an effort to beat my deadlines and probably because of all the things going on at … Read more
Letting things go — what is done is done is a recurring theme this week. In today’s Early to Rise newsletter, Robert Ringer talks about Dale Carnegie’s How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, a book a read years ago as I’m a worrier (thanks, Grandma). Ringer writes that some of the book’s content are … Read more
Best site for organization tips: Lifehack. I’ll share my tips every now and then. Feel free to share yours. Maybe you do something more efficiently than I do. Spices One of my favorite tips that I actually use is writing the date I bought something or when it expires. More and more products are coming … Read more
I finally got around to trying out my digital camcorder that I lucked out and found a great deal on it. I recorded my daughter’s team’s volleyball game last night and experimented. First, I would start/stop between plays to keep it short, but it has a slight delay when starting and stopping, so I stopped … Read more
Last week, I spent way too much time surfing blogs for inspiration and referencing. Sometimes, I come up with blog topics with ease and save them. Other times, blank. I do have saved unpublished entries for later posting. After not finding something to blog about, I grabbed the another entry from the unpublished bank. I … Read more
I love editing… other people’s work. You know how many of us don’t like to look at pictures with ourselves in them? That’s how I feel about editing my work. After all the research and rewriting of sentences, I can’t see my writing with fresh eyes anymore. Occasionally, I’ll read an article I wrote months … Read more