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May 24, 2018
{Bullet journal} – what I’m bullet journalling these days
It’s been a while since I wrote a bullet journalling post so I thought I’d check in to:
tell you that yes, I’m still bullet journalling share some of the pages in my current bullet journal (there is one page that deserves its own post so look for that next week)
Quotable quotes
I still think of my bullet journal in terms of planning pages and “useful lists” pages.
The planning pages I have in this bullet journal are the following:
Monthly review Goals brainstorm Weekend to do list Work...
May 21, 2018
Do you know how much sleep you need?
On a recent episode of the Best of Both Worlds podcast, Laura mentioned something about how her sleep is always around the 7 – 7.5 hour mark, on average.
I was slacking on my bedtime a few days last week but interestingly, when I checked my Fitbit stats, I realised I’m almost always around the 7.5 hour mark. And that it’s been that way for the last 2.5 years.
Yes, it takes discipline to actually go to bed because I’m a night owl and my natural tendency is to stay awake later because my brain...
May 17, 2018
On being intentional with internet usage
I have spoken a little about this on my InstaStories but we are now on router number 5 in the last 7 months.
Our routers keep getting struck by lightning. We do have one of those lightning surge adaptors but, to be honest, when I follow the instructions on the pamphlet, the internet doesn’t work, so obviously something’s going wrong. I then attach it how it makes sense to me (which is also incorrect).
After the last new router, I just decided I cannot go on like this so now I manually switc...
Router number 5 in 7 months, and intentional internet
I have spoken a little about this on my InstaStories but we are now on router number 5 in the last 7 months.
Our routers keep getting struck by lightning. We do have one of those lightning surge adaptors but, to be honest, when I follow the instructions on the pamphlet, the internet doesn’t work, so obviously something’s going wrong. I then attach it how it makes sense to me (which is also incorrect).
After the last new router, I just decided I cannot go on like this so now I manually switc...
May 14, 2018
Feedback on my groceries experiment
Pictures taken before Easter, hence hot cross buns 
My little groceries experiment
Pictures taken before Easter, hence hot cross buns
May 10, 2018
In April I realised how I prefer to consume my books
Let’s get all the book stats out of the way because there’s something I want to discuss with you.
I had a good reading month in terms of number of books read, but only a few really good ones.
Books read in April
Books read: 10
Non-fiction/ fiction: 3/7
Physical/ Kindle/ Audible *: 4/4/2
*there’s a little story about the one Audible book
I listened to most of Chasing Slow on Audible but I really wasn’t enjoying it at all and I realized that the author might be coming across more whiny due to t...
May 7, 2018
5 things I learned in April
Yes, this post is late, but it’s always still worthwhile to reflect back on the month.
My new practice of taking some time on a Friday afternoon to write a ta-da list for the week ending and a goals for the next week is seriously changing my life. I feel accomplished and like I can completely shut off my mind from work until Monday morning knowing that I start focussed on Monday morning again. It is not a coincidence that my most productive week in months was one where I worked from home 3...April 30, 2018
You’re not alone when you ask this organising question
There’s one question I get asked by clients, friends and readers more than any other question.
It’s a question that makes me empathise with them so much because I know exactly where they’re coming from.
Marcia, I want to get organised but it’s all so overwhelming.
Where do I start?
There are different ways to approach this question but before we even start with the practical aspects, you need to do this:
First of all, relax and take a deep breath. Then get your mind in the right space.
Real...
April 27, 2018
What freedom means to me
Wicklow, Ireland – 2008
Today is Freedom Day in South Africa.
On this day in 1994 we had the first free and fair non-racial democratic election in South Africa. Freedom Day is now an annual celebration of those elections.
Fun fact – the first public holiday was declared in 1995. Dion and I chose 29 April as our wedding day that year so that my family could use the public holiday to travel to Joburg for our wedding. Yes, on Sunday we celebrate 23 years of marriage
