I’m a textbook introvert. I’m outgoing when necessary (normally when required by work-related situations) but there is nothing wrong to me with passing up a social thing that only promises middling amounts of fun for a night in with Netflix. Or bailing on a purely social commitment because I don’t have the emotional energy. Or… Continue reading The introvert’s guide to making new friends
Category: Work-life
Financial realities when your life is bonkers
I've had a really nutty year. In a nutshell, my significant other wrapped up a slightly nontraditional graduate school experience. As part of this wrapping-up process, we had planned to do three months of long distance, but that soon turned into six, then 10. Several financial decisions were influenced by this fluid relationship location, such… Continue reading Financial realities when your life is bonkers
Back into the swing of things
Hi, readers! All four of you! I’m kidding. It’s probably more like seven. Maybe. As the half-dozen-at-best of you may have noticed, I haven’t posted or tweeted since early July. That’s because I moved. And we’re not talking across town. I packed a vast majority of my stuff, then located in the Maryland suburbs of… Continue reading Back into the swing of things
Owning Your Achievements: Do’s and Don’ts
When’s the last time something freaking awesome happened to you in your professional life? When you: got a raise or a bonus earned a promotion got an awesome job secured an fantastic partnership received stellar feedback from a boss or a customer delivered a great presentation … What did you do? (Anything ringing a bell?)… Continue reading Owning Your Achievements: Do’s and Don’ts
What feels right? Do that.
I’ve hinted at and mentioned in earlier posts that I’m making some big changes in my life, and I ain’t kidding: I’m moving to Boise. (Boise's in Idaho, BTW. Not to be confused with Iowa). Why? Significant other - that would be Tyler - got a job there. So, that’s where I’m going, too, away… Continue reading What feels right? Do that.
Your post-vacation self
I’ve had the opportunity to travel quite a bit in the nearly two years in my current job, but haven’t taken off an entire week to do so… until just recently, when I left a snowy, cold Baltimore/Washington area for sunny Arizona and mild Oregon. Most of my time was spent visiting and connecting with… Continue reading Your post-vacation self
How to make your next big decision
As I’ve been settling into my new life on a new coast and (another!) new job--I’m not yet one year in to either of these transitions--I tend to think a lot about the future transitions that I’ve yet to make. These transitions--career based, location based, personal life related--result from decisions. What choices I’ll have along… Continue reading How to make your next big decision
Strategic Relaxation: It’s Possible
I try my best to be a productive person, to use my time as wisely as I can, to think about what I can be doing to improve. Exhibit A: I arrange my shopping lists in order of how I traverse the grocery store, and, most importantly, I always hit up the store first thing… Continue reading Strategic Relaxation: It’s Possible
The work-to-home transition
After a particularly frustrating day (or three!) at work, I got a lot out of this article from The Wall Street Journal, "Rethink Your After-Work Routine to Make the Transition Home a Happy One." As the author begins this piece, "It is so easy to arrive home from work in a bad mood, cranky and… Continue reading The work-to-home transition
New Habit: Waking Up Early
I’ll begin this brand-new blog with a post in which I discuss something I don’t necessarily do well, but something I’m trying to make a habit: Waking up early. How early? 5 a.m. on weekdays, 7 a.m. on weekends. Gross, I know. I must add that I have never been referred to by anyone as… Continue reading New Habit: Waking Up Early
Gail Marie Cole 