At the time of writing this, I've been sheltering in place for 60 days. 60 days at home, just Seth and I. 60 days since I've hugged another person. 60 days since I've been able to go out without taking a million precautions. 60 days stuck. The entire fucking world has changed in those 60 days. Nearly 90,000 Americans have died of a virus. We're on the verge of economic collapse. Globally things don't look much better. It's funny, because I work from home. I'm always home anyways. My schedule has barely changed - if anything, you think ... Keep Reading
A Decade in Review
Forever the serial procrastinator, I've been writing this post in my head for literally a month but decided to wait until the very last day of the year - the decade - before I actually put it all down. I needed time to reflect. To go over everything that's happened in the last ten years and figure out what was really important. I'm gonna go through, year by year. Share my ups, and my downs. And the lessons I've learned along the way. 2010 If I take a look at my FB memories, I rang in the new decade listening to Michael Bublé's Haven't ... Keep Reading
My New Favorite To-Do App
I'm a productivity junkie. I'm always looking for a new way to organize my projects, housework, and general to-dos. Paper planners, bullet journals, apps, sticky notes - I've tried it all. Which has given me a really good idea of what I want/need in a to-do list. In a perfect world, my to-do list would: Sort tasks by two main categories - Home and WorkAllow me to break Home and Work into smaller sub-projectsCan be accessed anywhere, from any deviceLet each task have sub-tasksLet each task have notes and reminders/deadlinesShow my calendar ... Keep Reading
iPhone XS Review
About a month ago, I decided to trade in my iPhone 7 Plus for a shiny new iPhone XS. There wasn't anything inherently wrong with my 7 Plus, I just got a case of "shiny object syndrome" and the only real way to solve it was to upgrade my phone. I loved a lot about my 7 Plus. The bigger screen was great, and I loved the dual cameras - portrait mode took my Instagram to another level. But, there were also a few downsides. The biggest one was size; I couldn't comfortably hold it in one hand and relied on my PopSocket to keep it secure in my ... Keep Reading
Gift Ideas for the Person Who Has Everything
Every Holiday season, I get harassed by family members that I'm hard to shop for. You see, I tend to buy myself basically whatever I want. I'm a shopaholic. I don't mean to be, but I am. On the flip side, my husband is equally hard to shop for. He, too, tends to end up with everything he wants. So big, fancy gifts like new game consoles and things don't make a splash because he already has it. We are "the Person Who Has Everything". And being both that person, and having to shop for that person, I know how hard it can be to come up with ... Keep Reading
TarDisk Revisited: Maybe It’s Not So Great?
A little over a year ago, I blogged about the TarDisk - a small flash-storage device that promised to add to the storage on your Mac device. Since my MacBook Air only has 128 GB of storage, I picked up a 128 GB TarDisk and got it installed. It doubled my storage space, and seemed like a great investment (even if the re-Pearing process was an absolute nightmare). Unfortunately, not all that glitters is gold. A year later, and I'm sad to say that I'm no longer using the TarDisk with my MacBook Air. Which means I'm back down to 128 GB of SSD ... Keep Reading