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5…4…3…TWO?

A long time ago, when I actually made time for things like blogs and photography and what not,  I set up an alert every time there was a change to my pagerank. In that moment it naively never occurred to me that I might watch that number go down. No, this was to watch my progress as it climbed higher and higher, right? Yeah? No?

Oh, it takes new content and regular updates to achieve this. Right…

Soooo, here we are and I’m at a two and it’s merely my competitive nature that’s compelling me to write this.

Must. find. new. blog. purpose. Where did you go..?

2010
07/04
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Rachel
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Striking A Balance

Why is it that the personal well-being doesn’t necessarily get the same attention that work and other life responsibilities do? Easy answer – blame economy, outside forces, ambition and all sorts of other reasons that require no further self reflection. It’s not okay to feel guilty for taking a moment to yourself. In fact, it’s even less okay because once you start sneaking those in while facing a wall of mental paralysis…you’re no longer effective and efficient with your time.

A big goal of mine in the next six months is to really get back to my old habits of ultra time organization in order to have more of the unrestrained free time and less of the guilt. My scribbled lists need to be organized into notes and I owe it to myself to be honest about timelines and what matters.

Lamenting about how there isn’t enough hours of the day feels hollow and unnecessary now. There are plenty of hours – it’s how you use them. I speak like I know what I’m talking about, but really I just have to say it outloud (and type it a few times) to hopefully get the message personally.

2009
08/01
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Rachel
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What it’s all about

This was probably the best Valentine’s Day ever.

It’s very likely that I’m not an easy person to shop for. Nor am I laid back enough that I would turn to Adam and ever say…

“Let’s just skip it this year.”

I love this holiday. I know so many people who loathe this holiday. But here are the things I don’t like on Valentine’s Day.

  1. Restaurants – crowded. Totally un-fun.
  2. Chocolates – predictable, predictable…
  3. Roses – so unbelievably expensive and stupid.

This leaves him with the simple task of figuring out what to do without playing into the top three stereotypes of the day. Other clichés like champagne, cheesy chick flicks and lots of mushy “I love youuu…” exchanges are (and were) welcomed.

It was a great day. Hardly any computer time, blackberry on silent and stowed away. Next year will mark the 10th year that Adam has been my valentine…

He’s got a lot of planning to do in the next 12 months to top this one.

2009
02/15
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Rachel
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