The slow burn of workplace frustration

Hi friends! I started this post in one headspace, and now I’ve landed in an adjacent, but slightly different one. Can I vent for a minute? It’s not the big things that do us in, right? Okay, yes—explosions happen sometimes. I have been guilty of that. But death by a thousand cuts? That still rings… Continue reading The slow burn of workplace frustration

My toxic love affair with planners, to-do lists, and the illusion of control

Some people journal. Some meditate. I create highly detailed to-do lists I will absolutely ignore by 3 p.m. Welcome to my very unhealthy coping mechanism. I am in a long-term, mutually destructive relationship – with planners. To-do lists, digital calendars, sticky notes. They make me feel lazy and useless, I leave them to gather dust… Continue reading My toxic love affair with planners, to-do lists, and the illusion of control