From the Desk of Mandy Manley
Although I’ve never had to deal with the frustrations of insomnia, I’ve been plagued by bad dreams since childhood. It’s par for my nocturnal course; I’ve always had very vivid dreams. The good ones are exceptional and fulfilling, helping me make sense of various aspects of my waking life. On the flip, the bad ones…
Unplugging from modern life is a challenge, so I recently decided to take a 3-day midweek trip to a Postcard cabin (formerly Getaway) to do just that. Postcard campsites are springing up around major cities in the US, offering city-dwellers like me a place to go within a short drive to relax, unwind, and reconnect…
Does turning 40 still mean you’re “over the hill?” We are turning 40. People I grew up with have turned 40 and are moving into what has, until recently, been called “middle age.” When our parents, aunts and uncles, teachers, etc. were turning 40 a few decades ago, they threw each other “Over the Hill”…
In the past few years, I have become more and more interested in the planner community and considered attending a planner conference. If you’re not sure what this means, allow me to shed some light (if you are aware of planners, feel free to skip ahead to paragraph 5). I got my first “planner” in…