August 2016 Tasks
We’re surrounded by leaders. Loud ones, quiet ones. Natural ones, reluctant ones. Servant ones, and grandiose ones. Ones that make us proud. Others that make us resolute. With the conventions complete, our political leaders are campaigning for the fall presidential […]
July 2016 Tasks
Happy Independence Day! This weekend I re-watched Empire Records. Naturally, it is the best possible movie to watch circa Independence Day. “Damn the man, save the empire” is dangerously close to what I imagine was yelled in 1776. (Or maybe […]
June 2016 Tasks
Summer has arrived, in spirit if not in actuality, and this month, our clocks slow down as the mercury rises. We’re slowly approaching the longest day of the year, and yet, there never seem to be enough hours of daylight […]
May 2016 Tasks
What Are You Worth? This month, we’re talking pricing. How do you price your time? How do you price your work? More importantly, how do you describe your value to those around you? There’s a math way (which is […]
April 2016 Tasks
To persevere. To continue, even in the face of difficulty. To persist with determination. To carry on. To follow through. Perseverance is powerful. It is important. It is why we continue to do the important work we do, even—and […]
March 2016 Tasks
Welcome to March, a month of celebrating women’s history (and our future), college basketball, and the welcome arrival of spring. If you only do one thing this month, you should probably fill your bird feeder. Or plant a butterfly garden. […]
February 2016 Tasks
To Do This Month: Floss (And Budget Too) Welcome to February! Even with a bonus day this year, February promises to be a short month where we cram in an insane amount of things to do. We celebrate African American […]
January 2016 Tasks
To Do This Month: Get Organized We start each new calendar year with the best of intentions, don’t we? We swear we’ll drink more water and eat more kale. We promise to take more steps and snooze our alarms […]
December 2015 Tasks
There’s something powerful about light, isn’t there? This month we naturally start to crave more of it as our days shorten and the darkness lengthens. Light makes us feel hopeful, happy, and optimistic. It lightens our burdens and lifts […]
November 2015 Tasks
Somehow it is already November. Allegedly. I’m still a bit suspicious. Nevertheless, I’m going to use my extra hour of saved daylight time to finish a few more pieces of Halloween candy and ponder gratitude in the context of […]
