Planner Peace – Part 1

There’s this joke in the planner community (yes, the planner community is a real thing) about finding your “planner peace.” They system that makes you the most happy, productive, comfortable, warm and fuzzy, etc. I’ve had a planner (in the form...

#PlannerGoals

Working in software development I hear the phrase “technology stack” a lot. To me, it’s the (technical) things that make our applications work. It’s the concepts, frameworks, languages, databases, operating systems, and more that are chosen to...

Weather Woes

Doing some research into the climate of Liverpool, the nearest large city to Ormskirk. I’m also listening to Rick Steves’ podcasts of England. Currently, it’s  “Walking Across England.” Steves talks about how he loves the feeling of the...

(Packing) Trials and Tribulations

This weekend is turning into my most productive weekend all summer. Went to Mansfield and bought out Macys, JCPenney, Sears. Bought them out of clothes, shoes, and scarves, I mean. More things I need to try to cram into my suitcase. (Side note: For some reason I keep...

Shopping and Packing

The biggest headache of my life. Shopping is generally a very pleasant experience for me. I enjoy spending money (I also enjoy saving money and getting good deals so don’t think I spend money like a drunken sailor). But today as my sister and I flew through...