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Good morning! Time is of the essence as I juggle multiple projects for deadlines that are coming up at the end of the month. In my characteristic overly optimistic way, \u00a0K and I planned some fun outfits for me to sew up for her this weekend, and of course, by late Saturday evening it was obvious the outfits weren’t going to happen.<\/p>\n

My harried state of being was abundantly evident on that same Saturday evening\u00a0when\u00a0K, her friend and I swooped into\u00a0the theater parking area (we had tickets for Robinhood<\/a>, if you recall) with 9 minutes to spare. I’d just negotiated a labyrinthine series of construction roadblocks which made a normally 10-minute drive into a crazed, 35-minute one. Fortunately, I’m freakishly paranoid about being late for anything and always leave excessively early. I cut off the engine and\u00a0frantically\u00a0fished through my bag for my wallet to insert my debit card into the\u00a0parking meter. Nothing. No wallet! I’d left it at home. This is something so rare, K gasped.<\/p>\n

“We’ll have to miss the play,” I announced gravely. I had no money to pay for parking, no ID to show for the will-call tickets. 8 minutes until showtime.<\/p>\n

The girls were crestfallen, and it’s amazing how the brain kicks in when faced with two stricken-looking\u00a0tweens. I restarted the car, zoomed into the nearby grocery store parking lot — conveniently located roughly two blocks from the theater — and the three of us hauled ourselves at breakneck speed toward the will-call window. The women behind the glass didn’t even ask for my identification and placed the tickets into my sweaty palms. I glanced at the clock: 1 minute until showtime!<\/p>\n

Robinhood was awesome<\/em>. It had a bit of a contemporary twist to it (think disco music), and was full of humor and excellent performances. Note to self: I better go back to that grocery store and buy a ton of food – I’m feeling guilty about parking not-so-legally.<\/p>\n

For spring break last week, I tried really hard to focus on K and spending time with her; I also\u00a0tried desperately to find\u00a0small pockets of time to hustle on work-related tasks when she was happily occupied with friends, but those were hard to come by. Though I felt good about prioritizing family time, I’ve been tamping down my mounting distress that other things are not<\/em> getting done. Laundry? Psh. Cleaning? I wish\u00a0dust farming existed, as I seem to excel at harvesting dust bunnies. As much as I love them, I’ve been cursing all those sound-bitey Ted Talks and books about organization and prioritization — I do<\/em> think they help remind me about what’s important, but they’re useless when it comes to dealing with the uneasy feelings that come with choosing relationships over impending work deadlines and basic home maintenance.<\/p>\n

Anyway. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I\u00a0may not be\u00a0gracefully executing my projects, and I may be throwing out a cop-out post offering up a hardly worn garment for a giveaway (and it’s possible I’ll do this again next week), but childhood is fleeting and\u00a0memory-making is priceless, no?<\/p>\n

I’m not sure if anyone is going to want this pullover<\/a> I made a while ago. It’s super stylish, I think, but it’s not animal print which is the singular most important criteria for K as we all know. So it’s up for grabs. It’s about a 5T in size and it’s not perfectly made, but I was pretty proud of figuring out what was one of the most complicated pocket instructions to date.<\/p>\n

I’ve heard of pomodoro techniques<\/a>, GTD<\/a>, et al\u00a0— but if you would like to enter the giveaway, I’d be delighted to know: what’s your most effective productivity or focusing techniques? Do you hide your phone\/devices? Or conversely do you live and die by a particular app? Clearly, I need some help and love recommendations from folks.<\/p>\n

The giveaway will be open until this Thursday, April 23rd and I’ll announce the winner on Friday. Do I need to mention that international entries are welcome at this point? Good luck!<\/p>\n

P.S. Apparently there was some kind of technical glitch on Friday and people weren’t able to leave comments – sorry about that! It’s all fixed now, I believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good morning! Time is of the essence as I juggle multiple projects for deadlines that are coming up at the end of the month. In my characteristic overly optimistic way, \u00a0K and I planned some fun outfits for me to sew up for her this weekend, and of course, by late Saturday evening it was obvious the outfits weren’t going to happen. My harried state of being was abundantly evident on that same Saturday evening\u00a0when\u00a0K, her friend and I swooped into\u00a0the theater parking area (we had tickets for Robinhood, if you recall) with 9 minutes to spare. I’d just negotiated a labyrinthine series of construction roadblocks which made a normally 10-minute drive into a crazed, 35-minute one. Fortunately, I’m freakishly paranoid about being late for anything and always leave excessively early. I cut off the engine and\u00a0frantically\u00a0fished through my bag for my wallet to insert my debit card into the\u00a0parking meter. Nothing. No wallet! I’d left it at home. This is something so rare, K gasped. “We’ll have to miss the play,” I announced gravely. I had no money to pay for parking, no ID to show for the will-call tickets. 8 minutes until showtime. The girls were crestfallen, and it’s amazing how the brain kicks in when faced with two stricken-looking\u00a0tweens. I restarted the car, zoomed into the nearby grocery store parking lot — conveniently located roughly two blocks from the theater — and the three of us hauled ourselves at breakneck speed toward the will-call window. The women behind the glass didn’t even ask for my identification and placed the tickets into my sweaty palms. I glanced at the clock: 1 minute until showtime! Robinhood was awesome. It had a bit of a contemporary twist to it (think disco music), and was full of humor and excellent performances. Note to self: I better go back to that grocery store and buy a ton of food – I’m feeling guilty about parking not-so-legally. For spring break last week, I tried really hard to focus on K and spending time with her; I also\u00a0tried desperately to find\u00a0small pockets of time to hustle on work-related tasks when she was happily occupied with friends, but those were hard to come by. Though I felt good about prioritizing family time, I’ve been tamping down my mounting distress that other things are not getting done. Laundry? Psh. Cleaning? I wish\u00a0dust farming existed, as I seem to excel at harvesting dust bunnies. As much as I love them, I’ve been cursing all those sound-bitey Ted Talks and books about organization and prioritization — I do think they help remind me about what’s important, but they’re useless when it comes to dealing with the uneasy feelings that come with choosing relationships over impending work deadlines and basic home maintenance. Anyway. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I\u00a0may not be\u00a0gracefully executing my projects, and I may be throwing out a cop-out post offering up a hardly worn garment for a giveaway (and it’s possible I’ll do this again next week), but childhood is fleeting and\u00a0memory-making is priceless, no? I’m not sure if anyone is going to want this pullover I made a while ago. It’s super stylish, I think, but it’s not animal print which is the singular most important criteria for K as we all know. So it’s up for grabs. It’s about a 5T in size and it’s not perfectly made, but I was pretty proud of figuring out what was one of the most complicated pocket instructions to date. I’ve heard of pomodoro techniques, GTD, et al\u00a0— but if you would like to enter the giveaway, I’d be delighted to know: what’s your most effective productivity or focusing techniques? Do you hide your phone\/devices? Or conversely do you live and die by a particular app? Clearly, I need some help and love recommendations from folks. The giveaway will be open until this Thursday, April 23rd and I’ll announce the winner on Friday. Do I need to mention that international entries are welcome at this point? Good luck! P.S. Apparently there was some kind of technical glitch on Friday and people weren’t able to leave comments – sorry about that! 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