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The Power of Curious Blogging

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

New here? Feel free to explore the site, leave a comment, and subscribe to get free updates from Personal PR. Thanks for stopping by!I realized today that I’ve been blogging a while now. I’ve written a lot of different types of posts. Introspective, raw, terrified posts that have barred my innermost thoughts and fears to […]

The Hardest Part they Never Tell you about Blogging

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

After an intentional two-week blogging hiatus to enjoy my honeymoon and try to start settling into normal – two weeks that turned mysteriously into three – I’m sitting here at my computer thinking that now I know what the hardest part of blogging really is.
It’s not coming up with enough ideas, or trying to find […]

The Secret to Less Stress, More Productivity: Life Lessons from Planning a Wedding

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Days away from the wedding now, and I’m at the point where I need about two minutes of productivity for every minute I have. Work, life, and dealing with all the last minute things is more than enough to keep me going nonstop, about 20 hours a day. 18 if I’m lucky.
So when people come […]

Personal PR & Identity Confessions of a Bride-to-Be

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Lately, I’ve been feeling like a lot of all the customs involved with “getting married” in America are nothing short of a big, pointless, hassle, consumerism at its most effective, emotionally-clad best. Internationally or unintentionally set in the way of well-intentioned brides to keep us from thinking deeply about the larger issues women face when […]

Personal PR and Priorities: Investing in Relationships from the Top Down

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

“The future of work is managing a portfolio of limited assets – like time and attention – far more wisely than most of us do today.” – The Simplicity Survival Handbook, p. 59
In today’s multitasking-ridden, busy, scheduled lifestyle of the typical professional, this statement extends way beyond career. In fact, it’s the basic issue of […]

The Kind of Life You Lead

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

It was strange, walking into the house to see his grey chair empty, or to see someone else nestled into it as we sat around and reminisced about his life. His was such a constant, consistent presence in all of our lives. Sitting in that chair just inside the backdoor to watch the game, or […]

Because Who You Are Matters: Eight random facts about me.

Friday, January 11th, 2008

1. I was homeschooled until high school, grew up in a small town, and used to pretend my bike was a motorcycle speeding down the dirt road when my sister and brother and I would play the game where we were rich orphans running away from the greedy kidnappers. And we played that or a […]

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