Photo by Michele Venne It took four different stores, by I finally found a 2024 calendar with the options I like. It's the same size I've used the past several years, as there's comfort in the familiar, 7 X 8 1/2 inches. It has the months with small squares for each...
Photo by Michele Venne It's almost the fourth quarter of 2023. Not one to be rushed at the last minute, I start reflecting on the current year, and planning for the next, long before midnight on New Year's Eve. Maybe I'm thrilled that I've survived another summer in...
Photo by Michele Venne Perhaps the title of this post is an oxymoron. Everything ebbs and flows. Energy. Motivation. Creativity. If we figure out how to wait when whatever it is ebbs, we can focus on other aspects of our life. And when whatever it is flows, if we've...
Photo by Michele Venne I realize I do this to myself. I have a little available time... my inbox is down to 5 emails I'm hanging onto for various reasons... and I sign up for six webinars, download a bundle of a dozen ebooks, agree to give my email address in exchange...
Photo by Michele Venne Finally, it rained in Phoenix! Last year, the monsoons began at the end of May and continued through October. This year, they've been absent until last night. Some parts of Arizona have seen rain. Not a lot, and not often enough. Most of the day...
Photo by Michele Venne About this time, for the past few years, I've started thinking about the next calendar year. Maybe it's because my first career as a teacher meant my "year" began in August, so planning was on my mind. Or maybe I felt I needed a jump start on...