I’ve spent much of my workday the past few days watching people of all ages stroll by the Webster House Administration Center and the Antoine Janus Cabin, or wander through Library Park searching for Pokémon and trying to capture them. A few of the folks are so absorbed in the game they haven’t been real good […]
The 5-foot Rabbit in the Room

About 20 years ago, my husband Jim and I made the decision to build an addition to our 900 square-foot house. The main purpose was to house our preschooler’s ever-growing collection of “needs” along with each of our hobbies and interests. Now our son is an adult living on his own, and Jim is unable […]
Was “Get Organized” a Goal for 2015?

As someone with “ADD”, I have always been forced to “stay organized or die”. Folks who don’t know me well may not realize exactly how “scatterbrained” I really am – I hide it pretty well most of time, because I’ve developed systems for just about everything in my life. I’ve had to in order to […]
How Fast Can You Read?

Seriously – how fast can you get through a 300 page novel? If you’re like these folks on GoodReads you can probably get through a 300 page novel, non-stop, in about 3-6 hours. Did you know that the average person speaks at about 180 words per minute (wpm)? And the average person reads at about […]
Cache in on Apps

As of early 2013, mobile device users spent 158 minutes daily on their devices, and 127 minutes using apps. Only 31 minutes were spent on a browser. Most smartphone and tablet users spend 80% of their time on apps, of which 32% is spent on games and 18% on Facebook. You don’t have to be a […]