Hazel Thornton
I usually spend Christmas with Jane, my best-friend-since-we-were-14. Usually, she flies from Boise (where we grew up) to my house in Albuquerque. (My brother and aunt live here too, and she calls us her Christmas family.) Sometimes when I tell people she is coming they say, “Do you have anything special planned?” And I reply,…
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Please join me in celebrating 20 years of membership in the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals. NAPO has been the foundation of my professional life and business. I’m retired now, but I’m still an emeritus member. For 17 of those years I helped clients to declutter, simplify, organize, and refresh their homes, offices, schedules,…
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Things are changing in the social media world. Not just recently, but constantly and relentlessly. And I’m drowning in social media clutter. Should I add new accounts? Delete old ones? Continue ignoring the ones I’m not using? Arrgh! It’s a problem for me, but also one that’s easy to procrastinate solving because social media accounts…
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I’m not writing much these days. A regular monthly newsletter and an occasional blog post. Social media posts. Emails. That’s about it for now. I’m also not participating in NaNoWriMo, but that’s what I always think of in November. And that’s what inspired me to write this post. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month,…
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(Published 10/27/24 and updated five times so far.) I wish I could hold a press conference like Los Angeles District Attorney Gascón does when he’s overwhelmed with inquiries about the Menendez case. I’ve received more media requests in the past 30 days than I have in the previous 30 years! I’ve responded to many of…
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It’s been 30 years since I served as Juror #9 on Erik’s first jury. In that time I’ve observed lengthy periods of drought when it comes to public interest in the Menendez brothers murder case. But when it rains it pours, and we’re currently experiencing a flash flood. This time, the interest of media outlets…
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I once wrote a post called Those Magic Little Words (that help you get organized). The point of it was that there are lots of organizing methods, and different ways of describing them — what I call “magic little words”. And the BEST method, or catchphrase, is the one that works for YOU. Just…
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Don’t keep your deepest-held convictions to yourself. Take them to the ballot box! Don’t be complacent, thinking that others will vote enough to obtain the results you desire. And don’t be discouraged, thinking your vote doesn’t matter. It does! If you already have a plan for how and where to vote, you can skip this…
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I’ve had a lot of medical appointments lately. To a degree, I think it goes with the territory of getting older. But also, some people really do have more to keep track of than others. When the topic of doctors comes up and I say, “I have a spreadsheet,” I get one of three reactions:…
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Today I’d like to discuss something of utmost importance; something that impacts all of us on a daily basis: bedding. (Ha ha, but also true.) How I grew up doing it If you are like me, you grew up with your bedding assembled…
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