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Parallels between the 2020 and 1918 pandemics

By Hazel Thornton | October 18, 2020 |

In April I wrote a blog post called Our Ancestors and the 1918 Spanish Flu, not realizing there would be more. But…of course, there’s more! This is a marathon, not a sprint, and COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon. Note: The 1918-1919 flu pandemic was often referred to as the “Spanish Flu” because of…

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3 Tips for Organized Grocery Delivery

By Hazel Thornton | July 23, 2023 |

I recently came across a TikTok post about an Instacart grocery delivery mix-up. The comments about this and other mix-ups were hilarious, and I could identify with many of them. But I also started noticing examples that made me think, “Well…I know how that happened, and I don’t think it was the Instacart shopper’s fault!”…

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Managing Life Transitions

By Hazel Thornton | May 2, 2022 |

I have a milestone birthday coming up. (Hint: I spent 90 minutes the other day consulting with a Medicare specialist and thought my head was going to explode with all the options. It was not the first time I’d heard them, either!)

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Dear Readers

By Hazel Thornton | April 2, 2022 | Comments Off on Dear Readers

The idea for this book came to me last year (2019) while attending 3 conferences: 1) RootsTech, the virtual portion of the mega-genealogy event held each year in Salt Lake City; 2) APPO (now called The Photo Managers), whose 2019 conference was held in nearby Bernalillo, NM; and 3) Southwest Writers, which I made a…

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Celebrating Introverts (and organizing them)

By Hazel Thornton | January 2, 2022 |

In honor of World Introvert Day (Jan 2), and January being NAPO’s Get Organized & Be Productive (GO) Month, I’m organizing all my introverted blog posts here in one place for you. Why are we celebrating introverts? Here’s an easy-to-read, not-very-long Psychology Today article I like about that: 12 Reasons to Celebrate Introverts. Take a…

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The door’s open. Where should I go?

By Hazel Thornton | May 30, 2021 |

  I am now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Yay! And, like this little bird, I’m pretty happy staying at home by myself. But it’s nice to have options as I face the (nearly) post-pandemic world.

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Getting Back on Track

By Hazel Thornton | May 10, 2021 |

2021 UPDATE: Getting “derailed” is one thing. Here it implies a potential for getting back on track with a little focus, some encouragement, and a few tips from me. However, falling off the trestle bridge into the canyon below, before crashing and burning, is quite another thing! This article is about getting back on track…

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A Buffet of Organizing and Productivity Inspiration

By Hazel Thornton | April 25, 2021 |

Greetings! I hope you are doing well despite the fact that somewhere along the way I lost my will to keep you updated on all things COVID. ARCHIVED: Survive and Thrive Resource Roundup Once in a while I’ve checked in with you and let you know how it’s going for me…. Are you wasting your…

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There’s No Place Like Home

By Hazel Thornton | April 19, 2021 |

(NOTE: It was in October 2012 when I “just returned” from this trip and wrote this post. A worldwide pandemic was the furthest thing from my mind! Most of us have stayed home for over a year, and we’re just now thinking about traveling again as we gradually get our COVID-19 vaccinations. Also new since…

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Hindsight is 2020. What’s next?

By Hazel Thornton | December 28, 2020 |

I love the week between Christmas and the New Year! For me it’s a strange, beautiful time of solitude and reflection. A time to relax and indulge, maybe do a little planning for the future, not knowing or caring what day it is. Um…not unlike every day of this past year… And what a year…

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