When the apple announcements dropped on Tuesday I was busy working with Martha Burtis. More specifically, I was watching her show off the incredible work she’s done with the surveying the burg site. I’d match it up against professional CRM apps any day, and will have more to say about it soon. Anyway, I missed … Read moreA fan girl’s two cents
Last week I went to Brooklyn and helped my sister settle into her new apartment. On a schoolteacher’s salary, she found a fantastic place, but it did need a little TLC. The week was beyond fun: sister bonding time, the world cup, an evening on Broadway, and general catching up with my old city and … Read moreWhat I did on my summer vacation (Part 1)
I have been grading for what feels like an eternity, and I've got another eternity of grading ahead of me. It's tough to stay positive, so for your enjoyment and mine, a treat: How about that French 80s music video awesomeness? Génial, non? Ok, back to grading. See you on the other side.
We’ve already established that I’m a ridiculous fangirl. This means I have many apple products at home, in almost every room in the house. I use my iPhone and iPad pretty much nonstop, both for work and play. Which means I have many tech accessories too. People ask me a lot about them, so here … Read moreAccessorizing
This weekend, I repaired rotten wood in my shower window surround. I am, admittedly, quite proud of myself (I even made crêpes and did laundry. It was a very productive weekend) but I’m writing about this because I think it’s related to DoOO and learning/teaching in general. While I do have a graduate degree in … Read moreLearning, teaching, and epoxy
It’s been a few weeks, now, and I’m still holding strong at inbox zero. I’ve learned a little since the start, and thought maybe I could share my experience so far. First, the bad: I’m still underwhelmed by the software options. As far as I can tell, there is nothing out there to make maintenance … Read moreInbox Zero update: still on the wagon
This is only sorta-kinda related, but I’ve recently started trying to organize my email. A couple of weeks ago, I had about 22,000 emails in three inboxes. I am a neat freak by nature, so I decided to try for InboxZero. In a nutshell, the point of InboxZero is to take control of your email … Read moreA Sisyphean task: InboxZero