by thetendingyear | Aug 6, 2018 | Habit formation, Productivity, Project Management, Technology, Time Management
The word “doozy” gets a bad reputation. We use it to emphasize the scope of things that tax our energy, as in Whoa, that 3-hour meeting was a doozy or That final exam was a doozy; I hope I did okay. But the actual definition for doozy is “something very good of its...
by thetendingyear | Jul 30, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development
Ever get that feeling where you know you feel bad, but you aren’t exactly sure what might help you feel better? Wish you knew that the heck was going on, so you could try to have more control? Since I struggle with all of these things, I dedicated Week 31 of The...
by thetendingyear | Jul 23, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Time Management, Workaholism
If you follow The Tending Year on Instagram, you’ve like seen recent posts about spikes in my chronic pain. Since I’m focusing on intention this month, I set an intention to investigate why my pain was spiking at night in an attempt to prevent, lessen, or accommodate...
by thetendingyear | Jul 16, 2018 | Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Writing
My focus for July is Intention. I’ve been practicing new habits and perspectives so I can bolster intentions that align with my values. One of those values is my fascination with productivity. I love researching it, practicing it, and blogging about it, but sometimes...
by thetendingyear | Jul 9, 2018 | Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
If you remember back to Week 27, “How to Live with Intention Using Values + Presence,” intentions are states of being that we manifest and inhabit, often in line with our values. One of my biggest intentions for The Tending Year is to live a life filled with good. I...
