Jaclyn Paul / Lena George
author. mom. nerd. lover of mountains, rime ice, and cloud inversions.
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Year in books: 2018
Every year, I try to compile a ranked list of my reading. Sometimes I even remember to post it publicly! This is by no means precise, but I always have fun remembering all the books I read and looking for any trends (or blind spots). I didn’t read any fiction that blew me away in…
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Business Diaries #1: where I’m at in January 2019
This post is part of Business Diaries, where I document my journey to grow a business around my blog The ADHD Homestead. You can read the full series here. I’ll get into the nitty-gritty of my writing business in future posts, but first an introduction: I founded The ADHD Homestead in 2014 with a dedicated…
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2018’s surprise successes & 2019’s few-but-mighty goals
Remember that long list of goals I posted last fall? And how I said I usually don’t do big goal lists because I think they’re a terrible idea? I stand by all of it. Maybe it works for some people, but it never has for me. I get excited about the actual goal-setting, but I…
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I deleted my Facebook data. It was harder than I anticipated.
Almost a year ago, I stopped using my personal Facebook profile. The contempt and incivility around the 2016 election left a bad taste in my mouth. Subsequent articles I read about how Facebook can affect our beliefs and relationships further soured me on the experience. Beyond that, though, I noticed how good it felt to…
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Fall 2018 goals update
Remember the goals I outlined in September? Even though it seems like just last week, I have to remind myself almost half of my work time has already passed me by. It’s been a busy time: I took a solo trip to the beach to read and write. My brother-in-law got married in Florida and…