From the Desk of Mandy Manley
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”…
Unplugging from modern life is a challenge, so I recently decided to take a 3-day midweek trip to a Getaway cabin to do just that. Getaway 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 with nature….
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…
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…